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DUBAI: US pop icon Katy Perry will bring her chart-topping energy to the UAE for the Yasalam After-Race Concerts, part of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in December. The music star will headline the grand finale on Dec 7 at Etihad Park, with more names still to be announced. The 2024 lineup featured Teddy Swims, Peggy Gou, Maroon 5, Eminem and Muse.
This will not be Perry’s first performance in the UAE. She appeared at Abu Dhabi’s Du Arena for a New Year’s Eve concert in 2017, a private event during the Dubai Airshow in 2015, and the closing ceremony of the World Parachuting Championships in 2012. Perry achieved global fame with her 2008 breakout hit “I Kissed a Girl,” kicking off a string of chart-toppers including “Firework,” “Teenage Dream,” “Roar” and “Dark Horse.
” Known for vibrant visuals, catchy pop anthems and theatrical performances, she has earned accolades including five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards and a Guinness World Record. Her 2010 album “Teenage Dream” made history as the first by a female artist to produce five No.1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
Perry is also a devoted mother after giving birth to Daisy Love Bloom in August 2020, the daughter she shares with her fiance, British actor Orlando Bloom. The couple, who got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2019, have been open about their journey as parents. Perry has spoken openly about how motherhood has shifted her perspective, helping her stay grounded amid the whirlwind of fame.
She has also given fans glimpses of Daisy’s personality. “She is a combination of both me and her father ..
. we are fearless with lots of chutzpah and just big characters. So the combination of us both is definitely coming out,” she told People Magazine.
“It’s amazing to see everything new again through a toddler’s eyes.” In an interview with Access Hollywood, she said: “She’s not shy and she loves to sing. I literally was checking my phone five minutes ago and she has a ukulele in her hands.
So she loves music and she loves what mommy does and daddy does and she loves seeing us happy.”.
