Singing sensation Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to the Clarke Theatre for her Home for the Holidays concert in Mission on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.

The complimentary concert is sponsored by Target (before the store's rollout into Canada in March/April) and tickets will be given away at the Mission Leisure Centre's arena entrance, (7650 Grand St., Mission) beginning today at 6 p.m. (quantities are limited; 500 tickets will be distributed - one per person standing in line).

"I'm so grateful to be back home in Mission where I've received such strong support from day one," said Jepsen.

"Target is known for supporting their local communities and I'm thrilled to be a part of their tour for their stop in Mission, so I can help to do the same."

Jepsen, 27, most recently won the American Music Awards New Artist of the Year honour Nov. 18 in Los Angeles for her smash hit Call Me Maybe, and appeared with Michael BublŽ in a Christmas TV special Home for the Holidays on NBC and CTV Dec. 10.

Jepsen has also just been nominated for the 2013 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo. The 55th annual Grammys will be held Feb. 10 in Los Angeles.

Although she's been an established artist in Canada for years - with a third-place finish on Canadian Idol, two gold singles, two albums and two Juno Award nominations to her name - Jepsen was a virtual unknown in the U.S. when Call Me Maybe hit it big.

The 5x-platinum tune has sold more than 10 million singles worldwide and climbed to No. 1 in more than 37 countries, including the U.S., where it spent a record-breaking nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.

"We are so excited to bring home one of Canada's newest rising stars, Carly Rae Jepsen, to her hometown on the West Coast to help spread some holiday cheer this season," said Livia Zufferli, director of marketing for Target Canada.

- The Target Road Trip launched in Halifax, N.S. on Nov. 30 and has stopped in numerous cities including Quebec City, Toronto, North Bay and Sudbury.

The bus will continue west after the concert Monday evening. Guests can follow the tour progress at Facebook.com/TargetCanada and Twitter.com/Target_CA.

JKonda-Witte@abbotsfordtimes.com