PHOTOGRAPHER: LOUIS ANGUS

W hen Abbie Plater

rose to fame as the

lead singer in R&B

girl-group, Groovy Girls in 2003,

the whole world were ‘Crazy in

Love’ with them. Selling millions

of records along with winning 4

Grammy Awards and 2 Ameri-

can Music Awards gave the

group worldwide recognition and

a huge following of dedicated

fans. In 2009 the group split

during heated media coverage

surrounding them and the girls

wanted to move away from the

music scene—until now!

In May 2013, Abbie announced

The Mrs. Plater world tour which

sold out in just 8 minutes! With

fans desperate to see their idol in

concert again, some paid over

triple the original price for tick-

ets.

The Mrs. Plater Tour sold out 54

shows worldwide and in some of

the biggest arenas including the

O2 Arena in London, the Staples

Centre in Los Angeles and even

the Philippine Arena which holds

an amazing 55,000 screaming

fans!

Life on the road has its ups and

downs, which Abbie is sharing

with all of us after her 4 year

break from music.

What made you return to

making music?

I wanted to concentrate on my-

self for a while after the girls split,

I focused on my family and just

wanted to live. Recently I had

been talking to my team and

decided that there was no better

time than now to go back on tour

for my committed fans.

How was life on the road

after all the years?

Being on tour has its good and

bad moments, but I couldn't have

asked for a better group of

people to share this amazing

experience with. My all female

band have been great and

showed so much continuous

support, I just feel so blessed

right now.

ABBIE Self discovery through world discovery

Life on tour with