VH1’S DIVAS LIVE 99’

    As the show opened Tina Turner walked on-stage and sang her hit “Simply the best.”  The camera mostly 
concentrated on her amazing legs.  The audience watched in amazement as she danced and sang her heart 
out.  Cher called her the only true diva on-stage.  
        Elton John appeared a while later and did a duet with Tina Turner.  Elton John played his piano 
and sang a long with her.  
        A bit later Cher came along the ride with Elton John and Tina Turner.  Cher didn't look a bit 
nervous, although she hadn't performed live for more than 8 years.  
        Cher came back on-stage by herself and performed her hit “If I could turn back time.”  She danced 
on-stage and sang amazingly.  She performed her amazing dance hit “Believe.”  When she performed that 
song everybody started dancing and clapping a long.  
        A bit later Elton John came a long with Leann Rimes singing “Written in the stars” from the Aida 
soundtrack.  Leann Rimes sang with such emotion and Elton John seemed to be having fun.  After singing 
that song Leann Rimes sang her amazing hit “How do I live.”  She sang with a lot of emotion, but didn't 
move around much.  After Leann Rimes left the stage Elton John sang some other songs.
        Finally, Brandy came on-stage and sang her amazing hit “Have you ever.”  Her silver looking dress 
caught a lot of attention.  She also sang her recent song with a music video “Almost doesn't count.”  
        Brandy also started singing “Everything I do, I do it for you” and that's when country singer Faith 
Hill came a long and sang with her.  
        A while later Brandy left and Faith Hill sang her chart-topping “This Kiss.”  She danced around 
and sang with a lot of excitement.
        Then Whitney Houston came on-stage and sang a song from her latest album.  After Whitney 
Houston sang a song, Mary J. Blige came along and did a duet with her.  They sang amazingly and it was 
surely a great duet.  Both of them sang their hearts out.  
        Whitney Houston also did a duet with on of the guys of Naughty by nature.  The duet was 
amazing and hip.  Whitney Houston finally performed the song everybody wanted to hear her sing “I will 
always love you.”  She sang her heart out and the audience stood up and applauded in amazement.
        Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan started singing “I am every woman” and before you knew it 
most of the divas, including Faith Hill, Brandy, and Mary J. Blige, were back on-stage singing with them.  It 
was a good way to end the show.
        The show was a little bit better than last year. One bad thing about it was that amazing women like 
Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige didn't get to do a solo.  Out of all those divas this year, Tina Turner stole 
the show. Last year Aretha Franklin had stolen the show. Let's hope Divas 2000 will be better, next year.
                                                        Review by Roberto Carlos Martinez