VETERAN pop star Kiki Dee will be coming to East Lancashire this Autumn to perform a "stripped back" acoustic song session.

She will be performing alongside guitarist Carmelo Luggeri as "Kiki and Carmelo" in an intimate performance at Barnoldswick Music and Arts Centre on Monday September 27 2021.

This comes as part of a tour of venues across Europe.

A statement issued by the Rainhall Road venue said: "For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe.

"Performing in this stripped back fashion allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience.

"2019 marked Kiki’s 55th year in the music industry and has cemented her status as one of the UK’s finest and most revered vocalists.

"The duo’s latest critically acclaimed album A Place Where I Can Go features eleven tracks including the haunting duet Horses with Scottish singer Eddi Reader.

"Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists such as Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and of course Kiki’s own hits Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I Got The Music In Me, Loving & Free and the stunning Amoureuse."

Kiki Dee has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums over the course of a career spanning all the way back to the 1960s.

One of the highlights of her time in the music industry came with her Elton John duet Don't Go Breaking My Heart which got to number one in the UK singles chart in 1976.

She later performed a second duet with Elton John a cover of Cole Porter's 1956 hit True Love, which got to number two in 1992.

To find out more, go to: https://www.barnoldswickmusicandartscentre.com/kiki-dee-and-carmelo-luggeri.