3 Divas World Tour to stop at Pala Aug. 22

PALA – The 3 Divas World Tour, featuring Cantonese singing stars Francis Yip, Elisa Chan and Maria Cordero, will include a stop August 22 at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.

Yip is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer who became immediately famous with her signature song, “The Bund,” from the TVB drama of the same name. She has released over 80 albums in American English, Indonesian, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Japanese, Tagalog, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Chan was one of Hong Kong’s biggest stars in the 1980s. Primarily a Cantonese singer, she also sings in Mandarin, Japanese, English and Tagalog. She began her singing career at 16 and emerged as a solo star.

Cordero is a singer, actor and chef from Macau who has her own cooking show, “Maria’s Kitchen,” on cable TV. Her singing career began in 1985 in Hong Kong after word spread about her singing ability at a new disco. She received offers of recording contracts, movie roles and stage performances after a string of hits that began with “Sai Hei,” written by Teddy Robin.

The performance will be Sunday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Pala Casino Spa & Resort Events Center. Tickets are on sale now, with no service charge, at the Pala box office. Call (877) WIN-PALA (946-7252). Tickets also available through Jade Entertainment, (626) 964-4747, or http://www.jadeentertainment.com