VIOLETTA LIVE

VIOLETTA LIVE TO VISIT HUNGARY IN 2015

VIOLETTA LIVE WILL VISIT BUDAPEST AS PART OF ITS 2015 INTERNATIONAL TOUR
ALL NEW CONCERT WILL SEE MARTINA STOESSEL PERFORM LIVE FOR VIOLETTA FANS IN AUGUST 2015

Budapest, 12 December 2014: Following the extraordinary success of the Disney Channel series Violetta and the wildly popular 2013/14 International concert tour Violetta In Concert, The Walt Disney Company today announces that the new 2015 International concert tour Violetta Live will visit Budapest on 29thAugust 2015 at 7:30 PM.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 06:00 am CET on the 13^th December.

Ticket prices are from 9900 HUF. Tickets and exclusive packages are available on  http://www.livenation.hu. For more information visit www.disney.hu/violetta-live.

Violetta Live will feature original cast members from the TV series including Martina Stoessel who plays Violetta. Joining Martina live on stage will be Jorge Blanco (Leon); Diego Dominguez (Diego); Facundo Gambande (Maxi); Mercedes Lambre (Ludmila); Candelaria Molfese (Camila) Samuel Nascimiento (Broduey); Alba Rico Navarro (Naty); and Ruggero Pascquarelli (Federico). The cast will perform favourite hit songs from seasons 1, 2 and En Gira from season 3 of Violetta. This all-new concert will also includeateam of nine high energy dancers, an amazing five-piece band, incredible set and lighting designs, high impact choreography, breath-taking technical elements and stunning new costume designs.

• 240 square metre HD LED system with 3 moving curved LED screens
• Spectacular visual effects including snow, 4500 kg of confetti and 20,000 kg of pyrotechnics for the entire International tour
• Artists will fly over the stage and audience
• A production team of over 130 people
• 8 trailers will transport the concert around Europe

In 2013/14 the first concert tour, Violetta In Concert, opened in Asunción, Paraguay in September 2013 before transferring to Europe with 62 performances in 15 cities across Spain, Italy and France. In total the tour sold almost one million tickets over 200 shows across 12 countries. The tour was followed by a theatrically released concert special which captured the full-length live performance and gave fans a peek into what happens behind the scenes during a live concert tour. 

Now filming its third TV season, Violetta has been a runaway hit in every market where it has launched. Called the first ‘soap’ for kids, viewers have been gripped by the dramatic twists and turns of Violetta’s teenage life, as she sings and dances her way through the challenges of being a talented teenager newly returned to her native Buenos Aires after many years living in Europe. Dubbed in 15 languages, Violetta had more than 40 million viewers tuning into the show between April and June 2014. Violetta is the #1 spontaneous favourite character in Belgium South, France, Italy, Poland and Spain amongst Girls 6-14.

In addition to the TV series, Violetta has also had huge product success across multiple categories including fashion, home, stationery, accessories, beauty, toys, electronics, books and magazines, selling more than three million books and one million diaries in EMEA alone. The cast of Violetta have also had multiple platinum records with over two million worldwide sales to date.

Violetta has over 350 million YouTube views globally with more YouTube searches than Justin Bieber in Italy, Spain and France.

Charlie Coleman, VP Marketing for Violetta EMEA from The Walt Disney Company EMEA said      “Though Violetta was a TV series first, it was clear from the outset that it had the potential to become a multi-platform property. With music and dance at the heart of every storyline, having the original cast perform live in the first concert tour allowed Disney to expand the depth of engagement Violetta has with its audience. Overwhelmed by the phenomenal fan reaction to the live concerts in Spain, Italy and France, Violetta Liveis a brand new concert experience that will allow Violetta fans across Europe the opportunity to see the stars of Violetta perform their favourite songs live on stage.”

About The Walt Disney Company in Europe, Middle East and Africa:
 

The Walt Disney Company (TWDC), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of $45 billion in its last fiscal year (FY13).

TWDC Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has operated in the region for 80 years, has offices in 25 countries and employs more than 6,000 people. The Studios locally produce and distribute films across EMEA, with recent successes includingDisney’s “Maleficent” and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”. Forthcoming releases include Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” and“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”. In EMEA, Disney Branded Channels (Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior) are available in 117 countries, with 41 visual feeds, in 22 languages. The company is also a major supplier of TV programming, distributing Disney-branded and ABC Studios television shows including the award-winning series “Revenge”. Disney’s wide range of consumer products, including toys, apparel, home décor, foods, books and magazines, are sold at specialist and mass market retailers and at Disney Stores across EMEA, as well as online. Club Penguin is the most successful virtual world for kids around the world, with more than 190 million registered users playing in over 190 countries and in five languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, English and German. Disneyland Paris is still Europe’s #1 tourist destination with more than 275 million visits since the resort opened in 1992 and nearly 15 million visits in 2013.