In an unprecedented move on the eve of the launch of the new CD entitled “METAMORPHOSIS” by Yolanda Soares to the Portuguese Public via Portuguese JORNAL EXPRESSO and Blitz Magazine (In May 2010), where a total of 160 000 free copies of 5 songs from this new work are being distributed according to Portuguese Marketing Representatives “GOODNEWS”, The Strutt Family Trust today made a public announcement that it is terminating their sponsorship deal with the Portuguese singer Yolanda Soares with immediate effect, even though the verbal contract was supposed to have been for a lengthy period and would have endorsed her 2010 World Tour.
This termination appears to be the result of an ongoing non-compliance by the artist’s management and the artist herself relating to a very costly International PR exercise publicising a World Tour in at least 16 Major International Cities, as well as the apparent “winning of a coveted An'R Award in Australia”.
"We no longer see any viable role for Yolanda Soares in our global marketing efforts and have ended our unofficial verbal relationship which was based on good faith, with immediate effect."
"It must be made very clear that we pride ourselves in having integrity and presenting nothing less than total honesty, it is not possible to be associated with someone who claims to have won an award such as An'R, which clearly does not hold any international validity according to any legal or musical Australian Authorities" a spokesperson for The Strutt Family Trust said today in Manhattan, New York.
The Mayfair Collection (Pty) Ltd has already ended their unofficial sponsorships, while The Mayfair Collection (Suisse) SA has publically distanced itself from the singer/performer already a few weeks ago upon hearing of a sponsorship deal she signed with Portuguese Bankers Montepio.
“We are officially terminating our relationship with Miss Soares and wish her well in the future,” a Mayfair Collection (Pty) Ltd. spokesperson in Cape Town (South Africa) said.
It is reported that the legal services of leading firm of Lisbon based Attorneys have been retained in respect of recovering financial damages caused by the deception.
Neither the singer’s manager Carlos Vincente nor Miss Yolanda Soares were willing to comment.
