Grammy Awards winning singer and actress, Jennifer Lopez has reportedly pulled
out of the FIFA World Cup opening
ceremony in Brazil, FIFA said Sunday, four days before the tournament kicks
off.
J-Lo, who recorded the official World Cup song, “We Are One,” with rapper, Pitbull and Brazilian singer, Claudia Leitte, had been due to perform
with them at the opening ceremony in Sao Paulo but had to cancel, said the
football governing body in a statement.
“For production issues, Jennifer Lopez, one of
the artists of the official song ‘We Are One,’ will not be able to perform at
the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony,” it said in a statement.
The 25-minute ceremony will feature 600 artists including
acrobatic gymnasts, trampolinists, marshal arts-style capoeira performers and
stilt walkers.
The grand finale will be a performance of “We Are One” — now
minus Lopez — accompanied by Brazilian drumming collective Olodum.
Meanwhile, Pitbull did not let J-Lo’s withdrawal dampen his
enthusiasm.
“To be performing ‘We
Are One’ to the world, especially in such a beautiful country like Brazil, is
going to be a lot of fun. But more than this, it is going to show the world
that music is the universal language,” he said in a statement released by
FIFA.
Lopez also missed the January event where Pitbull and Leitte
unveiled plans for the song alongside FIFA officials in Rio de Janeiro.
More than 60,000 people will be in Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena to watch the ceremony and kick-off
match between Brazil and Croatia. Around a billion people are expected to tune
in on TV worldwide.
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