Australian Tour 2013 (also known as the Triumphant Tour or Triumphant Australian Tour among fans) was an Australian concert tour by American singer-songwriter
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
.
Background
After the birth of Carey's twins, Moroccan and Mornoe Cannon, with then-husband
Nick Cannon in 2011, Carey decided to take a break from music and spend the next two years focused on other projects, such as being the spokesperson for American weight loss company
Jenny Craig
Jenny Craig, Inc., often known simply as Jenny Craig, is an American weight loss, weight management, and nutrition company. The company has more than 700 weight management centers in Australia, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. The pro ...
and creating a second capsule collection for
HSN. In 2012, inspired by the death of fellow singer
Whitney Houston and Cannon's hospitalization due to kidney failure, Carey made her grand return to music with "
Triumphant (Get 'Em)", featuring American rappers
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
and
Meek Mill, originally released as the lead single from her 14th studio album, ''
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse'', at the time titled ''The Art of Letting Go''. However, negative reviews and low sales reflected on the song not being included in Carey's next effort and the song received very little promotion, as it was then considered as a mere buzz single before the release of "
#Beautiful", the actual lead single of Carey's next album.
Still part of Carey's return to music, the singer embarked on a 3 date tour across Australia, a region she hadn't visited since 1998's
Butterfly World Tour. With shows on the
Gold Coast,
Sydney
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and
Melbourne, the tour received positive reviews among the press and fans of the singer.
Set list
The following set list is obtained from the January 3, 2013 show in Sydney. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.
# "
Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
(Triumphant Revival Remix)
# "
Touch My Body"
# "
Shake It Off"
# "
My All"
(outro contains elements of the Classic Club Mix)
# "
Emotions"
# "
Always Be My Baby"
# "
I'll Be There"
(with Trey Lorenz)
# "
Rock with You" / "
Let's Go Crazy"
(Interlude) (performed by Trey Lorenz)
# "
Obsessed"
# "
Can't Let Go" / "
Love Takes Time"
#"
Don't Forget About Us"
# "
It's Like That"
(With elements of "Hollis Crew" and "Sucker M.C.'s
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" by Run-DMC
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)
# "
Close My Eyes"
# "
Hero"
#"Hero"
;Encore
#
" We Belong Together" (outro contains elements of the Desert Storm Remix)
Shows
References
{{Mariah Carey
2013 concert tours