NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue
Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's
Hometown Airline™, today proudly announces an exclusive live
performance by critically acclaimed Italian operatic teen trio Il
Volo (Italian for "flight") on Tuesday,
December 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. ET at its world-class
Terminal 5 at New York's John F.
Kennedy International Airport.
Celebrating the recent release of their second CD "We Are Love" and
their recent tour with Barbra Streisand, Il Volo is spreading
holiday cheer throughout New York,
first with a performance at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on
Nov. 28 followed by a performance as
part of JetBlue's Live From T5 concert series on
Dec. 4. To bring holiday cheer to
some of New York's most deserving
residents, the airline and Il Volo have extended special
invitations to the performance to JetBlue crewmembers impacted by
Hurricane Sandy.
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JetBlue's Live From T5 concerts are held post-security at
Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) in New
York and are available exclusively to ticketed customers and
contest winners. Over the past three years, JetBlue's Live From
T5 concert series has transformed the travel experience by
producing live entertainment for customers traveling through
JetBlue's Terminal 5. These surprise shows have featured
performances by an array of artist across musical genres including
Ellie Goulding, Chris Isaak, Jason Derulo, James Blunt, Taylor
Swift, Sarah McLachlan and
rock band Daughtry.
"Il Volo is the perfect group to perform at our next Live From
T5 concert given the group's new CD and infectious holiday spirit.
Our customers are sure to enjoy Il Volo's unique mix of holiday
tunes and selections from their new CD," said Lisa Borromeo, JetBlue's director of brand
management and advertising. "This is also a great opportunity
for us to reach out to some of our crewmembers that have been
impacted by Hurricane Sandy and help spread a little holiday
cheer."
As a special holiday treat, JetBlue has also partnered with
Interscope Records and Il Volo for a contest to provide tickets to
some of the group's most dedicated fans. Beginning November 27, fans can enter via the group's
website and social media channels for a chance to win passes
(winner plus a guest) to this exclusive, intimate concert as well
as a private meet and greet with the trio. Fans in the New York area who are members of the Il Volo
mailing list can enter via IlVoloMusic.com.
About Il Volo
Il Volo's second album "We
Are Love" was released on November 19,
2012. The group's members are Piero
Barone (19), Gianluca Ginoble
(17) and Ignazio Boschetto
(18). The CD, recorded in Los
Angeles and Rome, was
co-produced by Grammy-winning producer Humberto Gatica and Tony Renis and includes
guest appearances by Placido Domingo
and Eros Ramazzotti. "We Are
Love" includes Il Volo's soaring version of the Aerosmith/
Diane Warren hit "I Don't Want To
Miss A Thing" ("Questo Amore"), a cover version of the U2 Hit
"Beautiful Day," a new Warren song "I Bring You To My
Senses" and the title cut "We Are Love." The group recently
wrapped up a tour as special guests on the Barbra Streisand Tour
and also recently completed a series of U.S. tour dates following
appearances on "American Idol," "Good Morning America," "The Today
Show," "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno," "Ellen," "The Talk," "Rachel Ray" and the final episode of
the HBO hit "Entourage". The deluxe version of "We Are Love"
includes the 12 track album plus five Christmas songs that were
originally released as an EP last year. Their self-titled
debut CD, released in 2011 has sold over one million copies to
date.
About Live From T5
JetBlue's Live From
T5 concert series debuted in 2009 developed in partnership with
Superfly Marketing Group. It has since grown into a concert series
that transforms the travel experience by producing live
entertainment for customers traveling through JetBlue's world class
Terminal 5 at JFK. Live From T5 features artists from around
the world, including many Grammy Award nominees and winners. Over
the past three years the series has hosted performances by
Kany Garcia, Ellie Goulding, Chris
Isaak, Jason Derulo, Robyn, James
Blunt, Taylor Swift,
Raphael Saadiq, Sarah McLachlan and rock band Daughtry, among
others. All Live From T5 concerts take place post-security
in the terminal marketplace.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™ with other focus
cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los
Angeles, Orlando and
San Juan. Known for its
award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue
offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on
average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious
Even More Space seats. JetBlue is
also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer
Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for
customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's
control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue
serves 74 cities with 750 daily flights and plans to launch service
to Providence, Rhode Island on
Nov. 29, 2012 and Charleston, South Carolina and Albuquerque, New Mexico in early 2013. With
JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an
overnight stay is never required. For information call +1
800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530), or visit
www.jetblue.com.
SOURCE JetBlue Airways