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Lady Gaga played two different shows

during her Las Vegas residency at the Park MGM Las Vegas resort in 2019, called Enigma and Jazz And Piano. Enigma was described as an “odyssey of her pop hits”, while

Jazz And Piano

featured music from the Great American

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Usher announced a headlining Las Vegas residency last year at The Colosseum in July. He announced the news during a performance on US talk show Good Morning America and promised he would be performing all his bestknown hits like Yeah, Burn and Love In

This Club.

Adele, left, is kicking off 2022 in spectacular fashion with a glitzy Las Vegas residency. The 33-year-old singer will perform a run of weekend shows at the 4,100-seater Colosseum theatre at Caesars Palace until April 16, under the title Weekends With Adele. The Easy On Me singer released her fourth album, titled 30, in November and it chronicles her divorce from Simon Konecki.

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When Sir Elton John performed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018, he was fresh from finishing a mammoth Las Vegas residency which saw him perform his songs in 450 shows over a seven-year period. 2

Rock and roll veteran Sir Rod Stewart recently finished dates at Caesars Palace, playing to 4,000 fans each night. Rod, who turns 77 on January 10, said: “It was just wonderful. When we completed the first show, all the girls in the band cried... It was just so emotional to get out there and do it again.”

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Pop diva Mariah Carey began a highprofile residency in Las Vegas in 2015. Her performances were reportedly part of a £200 million two-year deal. Her show at The Colosseum was called Mariah #1 To Infinity. 3

Robbie Williams did his first Las Vegas residency in 2019, performing a run of shows at the Wynn hotel. The Robbie Williams Live in Las Vegas shows saw the singer and former X Factor judge perform his biggest hits, some swing songs and a few surprises. He said: “To follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest entertainers of all time is a dream come true.”

Britney Spears launched a Las Vegas residency in 2013 to promote her eighth album, Britney Jean. The show was a hit and was extended beyond its initial two-year run and lasted until December 2017.

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My Heart Will Go On singer Celine Dion performed nearly 1,100 shows at the Colosseum starting in 2003. The Canadian, left, finally finished her epic run of perormances in 2019.

Perhaps the most famous Las Vegas residency was that of Elvis Presley. The King played two shows a night, seven days a week in a gruelling run of 636 performances, starting in 1969. Elvis had starred in the movie Viva Las Vegas back in 1964, and the title song was a ready-made showstopper for his long run at the International

Hotel.