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Jade performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool on Sunday
Pop star Jade has been announced as one of the headline acts when the BBC Proms returns to Gateshead this summer.
The South Shields-born singer, who found fame as part of Little Mix, will be at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music on Friday 25 July.
Having been named Best Pop Act at this year's Brit Awards, the 32-year-old will be performing songs from her upcoming solo album alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia with the concert broadcast live on BBC radio.
Tickets costing between £8 and £62.50 will go on sale at midday with organisers describing it as "a proper homecoming moment".
The Proms event will run until Sunday 27 July with the Glasshouse line-up also featuring singer-songwriter Angeline Morrison, guitarist Sean Shibe and a CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree.
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The Proms event will see the Glasshouse host a weekend of diverse acts
The Glasshouse said the Proms would be "a weekend of world-class music" featuring "classical heavyweights to joyful family concerts, late-night jazz to inspiring folk and ground-breaking collaborations".
Jazz saxophonist, hip-hop artist, curator and presenter Soweto Kinch will get the Proms under way as it visits Sunderland for the first time.
He will be performing at the city's Fire Station arts venue on Thursday 24 July.
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