The World Cup in Qatar began this Sunday afternoon. The competition, which will last until December 18, has held a spectacular opening ceremony marked by the intervention of Morgan Freeman and also by the absence of Maluma. It was expected that the interpreter of Felices los 4, Curiosidad or Mala mía would perform at this gala with which the most anticipated competition in the world of football has been kicked off, however, the musical note of the meeting has only been put on the South Korean singer Jung Kook, a member of BTS, the popular K-Pop group. Why has the Colombian singer not participated?
It was assumed that Maluma was going to perform Tukoh Taha, the official anthem of the World Cup, in the company of Nicki Minaj, Norah Fatehi and Muriam Fares, but none of the four has finally acted. However, he has been present in the audience at Al Bayt Stadium. He has been part of the 60,000 people who were in the stands, including authorities, fans and other personalities such as David Beckham, World Cup ambassador, Iker Casillas and Andrés Iniesta, the latter two in charge of broadcasting the matches for Spanish Television. The winner of a Latin Grammy, wearing a tie-dye shirt and matching glasses, enjoyed the first match of the World Cup, which pitted the host team against Ecuador (0-2) and was played immediately after the opening ceremony.
Juan Luis Londoño Arias, artistically known as Maluma, has shown his support for Qatar 2022 by being present at its start and also participating in an event held the day before. On Saturday night he took his music to the stage of the Doha Fan Festival, held at Al Bidda Park, where he announced that he will perform at the closing ceremony. “How proud to be here, representing and feeling proud of my country, my land, my Latin culture. This moment will live forever in my heart and nothing and no one can take it away from me. Thank you all for believing and for giving it to me. Without you, the fans real, none of this would be possible. Now if you learn to sing in the FINAL, “he said in this macro-concert that included a drone show, fireworks and the visit of eleven world champions.
Maluma’s presence in the 2022 World Cup has been highly questioned. Just a few hours ago he abruptly left an interview with Israeli television in which the refusal of other colleagues to participate in the World Cup was put on the table, considering that the country violates different human rights. “I came to celebrate the football festival. To put my flag and my culture in the most important event in the history of sports. That is my task and my legacy. I am not going to change. If some did not want to come, it is their problem. “, he ditched, adding that he does not want to be involved in any controversy. At the journalist’s insistence on this matter, he got up and left the set.