Kristine W

With her latest project Fly Again, internationally acclaimed recording artist Kristine W is yet again back on top of the charts and breaking dance music records worldwide. The album has already produced three number one singles, with the third release THE WONDER OF IT ALL breaking Kristine W's own record of the most consecutive #1 Club Play Hits. She has had eight #1 dance singles in a row!! With this first album release with Tommy Boy Entertainment, Kristine W is doing a great deal more than just flying again-she is soaring!

Kristine W is not only an accomplished singer, but a talented musician, songwriter and producer, all of which contributes to the success of Fly Again. A fourth generation entertainer who hails from Pasco, Washington, Kristine W began honing her musical skills at a young age. After winning titles as Miss Tri-Cities, Miss Washington and placing first in the talent competition at the Miss America pageant, Kristine went on to pursue her educational and musical dreams in Las Vegas, where she found success headlining her own show at the Las Vegas Hilton. Numerous awards followed, including several Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year wins, and being officially sanctioned as the entertainer who performed more live shows at the Las Vegas Hilton than any other performer in it's history-including Elvis. This award led to June 28th being officially sanctioned Kristine W day in the state of Nevada.

After conquering Las Vegas, Kristine hit the top of the dance charts in 1994 with the now-classic anthem Feel What You Want topping at number one on Billboard's Dance Chart and holding at the top five in more than ten countries worldwide. She then signed with RCA Records and released the 1996 critically acclaimed, Land of the Living. Kristine catapulted to the top of the dance music spotlight with two more chart-topping singles, One More Try and the album's title track, in which the artist shares real experiences of survival and overcoming life's obstacles. Her smash follow up album-Stronger, released in 2000 gave listeners in more number one singles.

Overcoming a two-year battle with Leukemia, Kristine W then completed work on Fly Again, once again topping the Billboard Club Play charts.
Successfully and happily in remission from her illness, Fly Again reflects Kristine W's inspiration for the album!

Ultra Nate

Ultra Naté has never been your typical dance music diva. Throughout her illustrious 15-year career, the internationally acclaimed, singer/songwriter and performer has always been a musical chameleon who strives to challenge herself artistically without rules. She has-with much perseverance, hard work, and talent-successfully shattered the image of the cookie-cutter dance princess. Along the way she has boldly erased the borders between pop, rhythm-and-blues and dance with a flamboyant flair confidently incorporating various musical mediums into her repertoire (including house, soul, future jazz, drum 'n' bass, electronic and rock-pop), which includes some of the most infectious, urgent and daringly eclectic music.

When she first appeared in 1989, with the international club anthem "It's Over Now," no one could have possibly predicted what would become of clubland's original "diva of despair". As is often the case with the typical dance music artist, artistic longevity is not considered to be part of the overall plan. Ultra's numerous club classics include: "Scandal," "Rejoicing," "Show Me," "Joy," "New Kind of Medicine," "Found A Cure," "Divine Love," "Desire," "Breakfast For Two" and "Twisted."

However, it would be her 1998 million-selling, commercial cross-over smash "Free" (penned by Naté and Mood II Swing's Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone) that would catapult the dance music diva into the international spotlight. The spiritually uplifting global anthem was a Top-10 pop single throughout much of Europe (in Spain and Italy, the single reached the #1 spot on the national charts). In the U.S., "Free" soared to the top of the Billboard Club Play and Maxi-Singles Sales charts, before crossing over to Top-40 radio. More information on Ultra can be found at ultranate.com.

Mercury Rising

In 2004, a new, masculine, sexy and fresh talent burst onto the club scene! His nameMercury Bold and energetic, with lyrics that cut to the soul and lift the Spirit to new heights on the dance floor, Mercury has debuted his first single, "Lift You Up!" Welcomed with open arms, he was the opening act for the 2004 International Mr. Leather Competition at the Congress Theatre, and also a Special Guest performer of the Hearts Foundation at the new Sound-Bar Nightclub in Chicago. This new dance club sensation, along with hot, sexy backup singers and dancers is guaranteed to "Lift You Up"!

Eye Of Newt Circus

Eric Newton & Sagiv Ben Binyamin have been performing together since 2001, in Los Angeles where they reside, and throughout the world. They are super excited to be back to perform at Fireball 2005 after debuting last year with their signature act-the duo trapeze. Since then, they've been busy 'gigging' together: at Lincoln Center in New York City, on the beach in Israel for Gay Pride/Tel Aviv, on national television for the Univision awards show-Premios Juventud, and in many corporate and community events. Recent appearances have included: Vision in Los Angeles with DJ/Producer Peter Rauhofer and Equality

California's Annual Gala, which commemorated last year's same sex marriages at City Hall in San Francisco. The act heads to an RSVP Cruise through the beautiful Caribbean Islands immediately following their Fireball performance!! Another highlight for the act was their participation in the long anticipated film 'The Polar Express', for which they provided motion-capture stunts, was released into theatres and became a huge success.

This year at Fireball, Eye of Newt Circus will be premiering a brand new act on aerial fabric-SO "HEADS UP"! Eric started as an actor and clown, before training as an aerialist many years ago. Sagiv began as a gymnast in Israel, moved to America and discovered a passion for the circus. Eric and Sagiv would like to thank the organizers, supporters and participants of Fireball for being awesome hosts and welcoming them back. To find out more on this captivating act go to www.eyeofnewtcircus.com

ROTC

The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps (ROTC), Chicago's all-male volunteer twirling group, was originally founded in 1994 for the purpose of providing entertainment to Chicago's GLBT community during the annual Pride parade. From their earliest public appearances, ROTC Chicago has been an instant success, garnering significant media attention and several marching awards. The group is still an audience favorite and consistently draws huge crowds! The typical ROTC performance consists of a precision, military-style warm-up and one or two traditional routines selected from their ever-evolving repertoire that may be adapted to either marching or standstill situations. The corps is composed of approximately 25 men, who all volunteer their time to participate; and is funded by member dues, support from local businesses and by donations from event planners.