He composed one of the official songs of the competition. He will perform it on stage. Gims announced that he will be on stage in Doha, Qatar, for the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup on December 18.
While many voices are rising to call for a boycott of the competition, the Congolese rapper has justified his presence on France Inter. “This deal, Fifa offered it to me a little over two years ago. We are in a somewhat special setting, it is confinement. We are deprived of freedom […]. We talk about the World Cup, we talk about singing in front of billions of viewers. It cannot be refused. I am a singer”, he justified himself.
The singer, who is releasing a new album on Friday, performs one of the official World Cup anthems, “Arhabo”, in a duet with Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton singer Ozuna.