JEAN MICHEL JARRE TO HOST IFPI PLATINUM AWARDS

Jean Michel Jarre is to host the 4th Biennial IFPI Platinum Europe Awards, for Artists who achieve European Sales of 1 Million Records, at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, Belgium on July 10th 2002.

Jean Michel Jarre received a Special Award at the 3rd Biennial IFPI Platinum Awards in July 2000, for an exceptional contribution to the European Music Industry, and is “delighted to come back to Brussels for the fourth time for the IFPI Platinum Europe Awards, a unique event that shows the very best that the European Music Industry has to offer.”

Artists performing LIVE at the Awards Ceremony include British R&B Band ‘BLUE’, whose Debut Album ‘ALL RISE’ achieved Platinum Status, and Finnish Dance Group ‘BOMFUNK MCs’, whose Single ‘FREESTYLER’ will receive a Platinum Award, the first for a Single, for achieving European Sales of 2 Million, despite a general downturn in European Single Sales.

Other Artists who will receive Platinum Awards include the Scottish Band ‘TEXAS’, French Singer Helena Segara, Italian Singer Laura Pausini, German Rock Star ‘WESTERNHAGEN’, and Belgian Singer Axelle Red.

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Nathalie Gallois (www.jarre.net) For This Information