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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ESTELLE SET TO ILLUMINATE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN RED IN CELEBRATION OF VALENTINE’S DAY
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Singer “Flips the Switch” to Ceremonially Light the Empire State Building in Advance of Iconic Valentine’s Day Weddings Event
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><b>WHO</b>: <b>
Estelle </b>(Grammy-Award winning artist who is about to release her new album <i>
True Romance</i> on February 17<sup>th</sup><i>)</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>WHAT</b>: Estelle will light the Empire State Building in red on
<b>Friday, February 13, at 2pm</b> in a special ceremony to mark 100 couples marrying at the Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day and in celebration of 21 years of Valentine’s Day weddings at the world’s most romantic building.
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Empire State Building’s tower to light on Saturday, February 14.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<b>WHERE</b>: Empire State Building Lobby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>WHEN</b>: <b>Friday, February 13, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Lighting Ceremony: 2:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>*RSVP required:</b> Amanda Gorin, <a href="mailto:Amanda.Gorin@uegworldwide.com">
Amanda.Gorin@uegworldwide.com</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">, (646) 226-3683</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">About Estelle</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Grammy Award-winning British songstress Estelle will release her fourth studio album,
<i>True Romance</i>, out February 17, 2015 via her own imprint Established 1980, Inc./BMG.
</span><a href="http://pdora.co/1EMWPSl"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0;background:white">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> for an early listen of the album on Pandora.<span style="color:black">
</span><span style="background:white">On February 18<sup>th</sup>, Estelle will appear on
<i>The View</i> to perform her inspirational single <i>“Conqueror”</i> (</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvimH5_Ap4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">),
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">already a Top 20 hit at Urban AC Radio.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“Conqueror”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> can also be heard in the end credits of the hit Lionsgate/Codeblack Films release
<i>Addicted,</i> out now on DVD and On Demand<span style="color:black">. </span><span style="color:black">On March 4<sup>th</sup>, Estelle will make a cameo on FOX’s hit show
<i>Empire.<b> </b>True Romance</i>, anchored by 4 themes - passion, courage, true romance and the BS - has garnered her praise from the likes of
<i>Elle, Oprah Magazine, Cosmo, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, VH1 and Billboard </i>
and has<i> </i>landed her on </span><i>Live with Kelly & Michael, NPR All Things Considered, The Real, VH1 Big Morning Buzz, KTLA Morning News, Good Day New York,<b>
</b></i>and more.<b><i> </i></b><span style="color:black">In addition to her music, Estelle also runs her foundation All of Me, which focuses on educating and expanding the horizons of young people through college scholarships and volunteer opportunities abroad<span style="background:white">.
</span>She has also ventured into the world of animation, voicing a lead character, Garnet, on Cartoon Network’s hit show
<i>Steven Universe</i>. <span style="background:white">In the world of fashion, her Scarves by Swaray line is yet another outlet for Estelle’s endless creativity. Made from the finest quality silk and inspired by Estelle’s heritage and global travels, these
versatile pieces can be worn in many ways. Estelle truly conquerors it all. She</span> first burst onto the scene in 2008 with her double-platinum, international chart-topping hit song “American Boy” featuring Kanye West, transforming her into a pop and R&B
sweetheart and earning her a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. For more information on Estelle please contact: Carla Senft
</span></span><a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">About the Empire State Building<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna), the Empire State Building, owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., is the “World’s Most Famous Office Building.”
With new investments in energy efficiency, infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the Empire State Building has attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse array of industries from around the world. The skyscraper’s robust broadcasting technology supports
all major television and FM radio stations in the New York metropolitan market. The Empire State Building was named America’s favorite building in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects, and the Empire State Building Observatory is one of
the world’s most beloved attractions as the region’s #1 tourist destination. For more information on the Empire State Building, please visit
</span><a href="http://www.empirestatebuilding.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.empirestatebuilding.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">,
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, @EmpireStateBldg,
</span><a href="http://www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">,
</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/esbnyc"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.youtube.com/esbnyc</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> or
</span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">About Empire State Realty Trust
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New
York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the world’s most famous office building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company’s office and retail portfolio covers 10.0 million rentable square feet, as of July 15, 2014, consisting of
9.3 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in Westchester County, New York; and approximately 732,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio. The Company also
owns land at the Stamford, Connecticut Transportation Center that supports the development of an approximately 380,000 rentable square foot office building and garage</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Carla Senft</span><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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