Bollywood Star Nora Fatehi To Become The First Indian Actor Perform At FIFA World Cup

Actor, model, singer and dancer Nora Fatehi will perform at the FIFA World Cup 2022, marking the first star to represent India at the FIFA World Stage.

The Moroccan Canadian joined the ranks of singers Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and will feature in the FIFA music video. Fatehi will perform at the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup and will sing in Hindi.

Nora Fatehi FIFA World Cup

Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi will be the only actor to represent India and South-East Asia on the FIFA World Stage this December. Fatehi will be performing along with record-breaking artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and Pitbull and will feature in the FIFA music video.

The music video will see Fatehi singing and performing the soccer league anthem this year. The song has been produced by RedOne, a record producer who also worked on previous FIFA anthems, Shakira's Waka Waka and La La La.

Fatehi is well-known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films. The actor made her debut in the 2014 Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She made her debut in Telugu films by making special appearances in item songs in films like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning, Kick 2, Sher, and Loafer.

In 2015, Fatehi was a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 9. A year later, she participated in the reality television dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

In 2018, she made an appearance in the 2018 Hindi crime film Satyameva Jayate starring John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Aisha Sharma, Amruta Khanvilkar, Manish Chaudhari. Fatehi was seen in the recreated version of the song Dilbar.

The video crossed 20 million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to gather that many views in India. Fatehi also collaborated with the Moroccan group Fnaire to release an Arabic version of the song.

She made a special appearance in the 2018 Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Stree for the song Kamariya.

In 2019, the artist made her international English debut song Pepeta in a collaboration with Tanzanian musician and songwriter Rayvanny.

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