Katy Perry Performs ‘Time After Time’ with Cyndi Lauper at Rock in Rio
Katy Perry lit up the second weekend of Brazil’s Rock in Rio 2024 by formally unveiling her extremely anticipated album 143 throughout a high-octane efficiency Sept. 20 on the pageant‘s iconic Palco Mundo (Main Stage).
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It marked the third time the pop star has carried out at Rock in Rio—twice for the Brazil version and as soon as in Lisbon. Her most up-to-date principal stage efficiency featured a completely new setlist and custom-designed visuals, the place she carried out new tunes and beloved classics in entrance of over 100,000 festivalgoers.
As if the album launch wasn’t sufficient pleasure for one night time, the “Woman’s World” singer stunned followers by bringing out pop legend Cyndi Lauper for a strong duet of the icon’s Billboard chart-topping 1984 hit, “Time After Time.”
“I want to sing one of my fave songs, it means so much to me, especially in Brazil,” Perry instructed the gang as she introduced Lauper to the stage.
“I want to be exactly like you when I grow up, exactly like you,” Perry instructed the “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer. “You are so incredible, so connective, so full of life, so full of energy.”
Rock in Rio’s CEO, Luis Justo, spoke of the importance of Perry selecting the pageant for the album launch: “A global launch by an artist like Katy Perry is a rare opportunity. We not only have the trust of the audience, who show up in large numbers but also of the artists who find Rock in Rio to be the best place to be close to their fans and give them the pinnacle moment of their careers—an exclusive and entirely premium experience.”
The celebration started earlier in the week, with Perry internet hosting an unique listening session of her new album backstage at Cidade do Rock on Sept. 18. A choose group of Brazilian followers was invited to listen to 143 in its entirety earlier than the album’s official launch, with the singer personally interacting visitors.
With headliners together with Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Mariah Carey, and plenty of others on the invoice, Rock in Rio 2024 is likely one of the hottest festivals on the worldwide music calendar, and Perry’s high-energy efficiency – alongside with her shock duet with Lauper – undoubtedly stands out as one among its defining moments.
Lauper’s legendary observe “Time After Time,” co-written by Lauper and Rob Hyman, was launched because the second single from her debut album, She’s So Unusual. In June of this 12 months, “Time After Time” celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its milestone, when it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
Prior to that, Lauper got here near the highest spot with her debut single, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which peaked at No. 2 in March 1984, blocked by Van Halen’s hit “Jump.” However, “Time After Time” succeeded in dethroning Deniece Williams’ “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” spending two weeks at No. 1 earlier than being changed by Duran Duran’s “The Reflex.”
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