Habbo (www.habbo.com), the leading global online virtual world for teenagers, today announced that Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will check into the community for a live concert and interview with fans. This event marks the first time Habbo.com has featured a guest artist performance live in-game in its virtual world.

In collaboration with Epic Records, Habbo.com will treat its growing base of 2.4 million unique visitors per month (source: Comscore) to a live streaming in-game concert. A world-renowned artist, Bedingfield will be making her own virtual world debut during this ground-breaking "unplugged" performance with her acoustic guitarist.

"More and more, virtual communities and social networks like Habbo are becoming a primary source of mainstream entertainment for teens," said Teemu Huuhtanen, executive VP, marketing, ad sales and business development, Sulake Corporation and president, North America, Sulake Inc. "Established artists like Natasha Bedingfield understand this online transition and virtual performances will be increasingly important for entertainers to reach their fans."

The popular singer-songwriter will visit and perform in the Star Lounge on Thursday, April 10 at 3 p.m. (PDT)/6 p.m. (EDT). Fans are invited to join Bedingfield online at Habbo.com, ask questions about her latest album, Pocketful of Sunshine, which debuted at #3 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, and dance along as she performs in the virtual world.

For the opportunity to meet Natasha Bedingfield, members can log in to Habbo, or new visitors can join for free by going to www.habbo.com and clicking on the "Register Now" button. To hear her exclusive live concert and discussion with famed Habbo DJ Whimsy, users should tune into Habbo's Internet Radio Stream, Habbo Radio (www.habbo.com/community/celebrity_visits/81-habbo-radio).

About Natasha Bedingfield
When Natasha Bedingfield broke onto the worldwide pop music scene in 2007 with her single "Unwritten," she became the first British female to score a #1 song on the US Billboard pop chart in 19 years. Bedingfield went on to receive a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the song. Now she has returned with the Top 10 hit, "Love Like This" and a new single and CD, both titled Pocketful of Sunshine. You can find out more about Natasha Bedingfield at http://www.natashabedingfieldusa.com/.

About Habbo
Habbo is a richly colorful, multi-dimensional online community and virtual world for teens. Users join by creating a fully-customized online character called a Habbo. From there, they can explore many public hang-outs, play a variety of games, connect with friends, decorate their own rooms, and have fun through creativity and self-expression. Currently there are Habbo communities in 32 countries on six continents. To date, more than 94 million Habbo characters have been created and 9.5 million unique users worldwide visit Habbo each month (source: Google Analytics). www.habbo.com