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copy of Open lettrer to Sony Music

Dear Mr Chairman Rolf Schmidt-Holtz,

Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Chairman Rolf Schmidt-Holtz,
550 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10022-3211
United States of America

On February 16th, 2007, I was fortunate enough to attend a wonderful Shakira
concert in Paris, France -- The name of the tour is Oral Fixation. Shakira
could not have performed better than she did during this concert in Paris,
the most beautiful, glamorous, famous and romantic city in the entire
history of the world.

It seems ludicrous to me and to all the citizens of France that
Shakira’s Paris concert tour was so poorly conceived, orchestrated,
marketed and promoted ! We French were horribly frustrated that such a
incredibly talented, lovely and beautiful lady was treated so shabbily and
poorly in the world’s most glamorous, famous and most beautiful city
by her promoters, which, shamefully, includes Sony Music France (EMI) !

For instance, the Germans gave Shakira nine (1) concerts which were all sold out.
Why do we French allow the Germans, the Americans, and the Spanish to out do and out class us ?
In Spain, Shakira has already had a dozen (2) concerts and will have three extra concerts by the end of her tour next month.

Now, as you well know, Shakira is also the Ambassador to UNICEF, as well as the head of the foundation for homeless children in South America, Pies Descalzos, which is sponsored by the Spanish Seat Automobile Manufacturing Company accordingly to the "Catch The Fever campaign".
Furthermore, it is extremely ridiculous that all over Europe people send SMS messages to make donations to the Pies Descalzos Foundation – but NOT here in France, which is a national shame to us who are French.

We French demand that this shameful and disgusting situation be immediately corrected !
We also demand at least one more concert before her marvelous tour is over. Vive La France !! Vive Shakira !!

M. Andre Fath
4a rue de Saint Angeau
57910 Neufgrange France
shangrilla@wanadoo.fr

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copy to the following recipients of the letter :

Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Chairman Rolf Schmidt-Holtz,
550 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10022-3211
United States of America
Tel. 212-833-8000 Website: http://sonymusic.com/

EMI Group plc
Chairman Alain Levy
4 Tenterden St.,
Hanover Sq.
London W1A 2AY
United Kingdom
Tel. London W1A 2AY Website: www.emigroup.com

Sony Music Online Services
550 Madison Ave, 24th Fl
New York, NY 10022-3211

Bertelsmann AG.
Chairman Harmut Ostrowski
Carl-Bertelsmannstrasse 270
33311 Gutersloh
Germany
Tel. 49-52-41-80-0 Website: www.bertelsmann.com

SEAT S.A.
President
Autovía A-2, Km. 585
Martorell (E-08760)
Barcelona Spain

Canal Plus, Groupe
Chairman Bertrand Meheut
85/89, Quai Andre-Citroen
75711 Paris Cedex 15 France
Tel. 33-1-44-25-10-00 Website: www.cplus.fr

M6 - Metropole Télévision
Chairman Nicolas De Tavernost
89 avenue Charles de Gaulle
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex France
Tel. 33-1-41-92-66-66 Website: www.m6.fr Email: jfbusnel@m6.fr

TF1
Vice president Etienne Mougeotte
1, quai du Point du Jour
92656 Boulogne Cedex France
Tel. 33-1-41-41-27-32 Website: www.tf1.fr Email: ablazy@tf1.fr

France Télévisions
Chief Operating Officer Patrice Duhamel
7 Esplanade Henri de France
75015 PARIS France
Website: www.francetv.fr

rocknfolk.fr
12 rue Mozart
92587 CLICHY Cedex

NRJ
President Jean-Paul Baudecroux
22, rue Boileau
75016 Paris
France

Le Canard Enchaîné
Président Michel GAILLARD
173, rue St-Honoré
75051 Paris Cedex 01 France
Tel 01.42.60.31.36
Fax : 01.49.27.97.87

Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Monsieur le Ministre de la Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres
DAPA - Département de la Communication et la Documentation
182 r St Honoré
75001 PARIS
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Tour date in France : total of 1
# 16 / 02 / 07 : Paris - France ( POP Bercy )

(1) Tour dates in Germany : total of 9
# 25 / 01 / 07 : Hamburg - Allemagne ( Color line area )
# 26 / 01 / 07 : Berlin - Allemagne ( Max Schmeling Halle )
# 28 / 01 / 07 : Hannover - Allemagne ( TUI Arena )
# 01 / 02 / 07 : Mannheim - Allemagne ( SAP Arena )
# 18 / 02 / 07 : München - Allemagne ( Olympiahalle )
# 25 / 02 / 07 : Stuttgart - Allemagne ( Schleyerhalle )
# 02 / 03 / 07 : Leipzig - Allemagne ( Arena )
# 21 / 03 / 07 : Oberhausen - Allemagne ( Kö-Pi-Arena )
# 08 / 04 / 07 : Köln - Allemagne

(2) Tour dates in Spain : total of 15

# 14 / 06 / 06 : Zaragoza ( Feria de Muestras )
# 16 / 06 / 06 : Coruna ( El Coliseum )
# 18 / 06 / 06 : Gijon ( Las Mestas )
# 20 / 06 / 06 : Leon ( Campo de futbol )
# 22 / 06 / 06 : Madrid ( Las Ventas )
# 23 / 06 / 06 : Madrid ( Las Ventas )
# 25 / 06 / 06 : Pamplona ( Plaza de Toros )
# 28 / 06 / 06 : Barcelone ( Palau sant Jordi )
# 30 / 06 / 06 : Malaga ( Estadio de la Roseleda )
# 01 / 07 / 06 : Elche ( Stade Martinez Valero )
# 03 / 07 / 06 : Las Palmas ( Estadio de Gran Canaria )
# 05 / 07 / 06 : Tenerife ( Campo de futbol )
# 30 / 03 / 07 : Granada - Espagne
# 31 / 03 / 07 : Torrevieja - Espagne ( Parque A. Soria )
# 05 / 04 / 07 : Santander - Espagne