Apl.de.ap From Black Eyed Peas to Headline the EF Summeranza 2014 Festival in London, England

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ZURICH, June 17 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Member of superstar group to launch solo career with DJ set at student

festival

    Apl.de.ap from Black Eyed Peas is set to headline EF Summeranza 2014, the

ultimate student festival, hosted by EF Education First. This annual festival

will bring 5,000 EF students from 50 countries to Kempton Park outside London

on July 10, 2014. Festivalgoers will get an exclusive chance to see apl.de.ap's

DJ set and hear Black Eyed Peas hits, as well as solo material. UK boy band

Room 94 will open the show.

    (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140617/692954 )

    A founding member of the Black Eyed Peas, apl.de.ap was integral to the

band's phenomenal success. With more than 76m records sold, and global hits

such as "Where Is the Love" and "I Gotta Feeling", the group is one of the most

successful pop acts of all time. Following in the footsteps of fellow band

members Fergie, will.i.am and Taboo, apl.de.ap is launching a solo career and

looks forward to delighting fans with more hits. Apl.de.ap is also an active

philanthropist through his Apl Foundation, focused on educational projects in

Asia.

    "I'm excited to come to Summeranza and to play my set in front of such an

international audience," says apl.de.ap.

    "We're thrilled to have apl.de.ap DJ at Summeranza 2014," says Johan Skaar,

president of EF Language Travel. "EF is the only language study organization

that can throw an event like this, and working with an artist that shares our

mission of opening the world through education is amazing."

    About EF Summeranza

    Summeranza is EF's annual festival exclusively for EF students, and

headlined by the world's biggest artists, including Sky Blu of LMFAO in 2013,

will.i.am in 2012, Ke$ha in 2011 and DJ Bob Sinclar in 2010. More information:

http://www.ef.com/summeranza.

    About EF Education First

    Established in 1965 with the mission to open the world through education,

EF Education First (EF) is the world's leading international education company.

EF (http://www.ef.com) has helped millions of students learn a new language and

travel abroad. With a network of 500 schools and offices worldwide, EF

specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degrees, and

cultural exchange programs. EF has published the English Proficiency Index

(http://www.ef.com/epi) measuring the English ability of adults in countries

across the world.

    SOURCE: EF Education First