Grammy\u2019s Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi, at the Atat\u00fcrk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, June 10.<\/p>\n
This was revealed on Thursday on the UEFA Champions League website.<\/span><\/p>\n Known for his global chart-topping hit \u2018Last Last,\u2019 the Nigerian star will bring his energy and signature soulful vibes of afrobeat to millions of fans before the biggest club fixture in football gets under way.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs a huge football fan myself, I know it doesn\u2019t get any bigger than the UEFA Champions League! That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited to be performing on the Pepsi stage at this year\u2019s final. Music and football are the ultimate combination, so you already know, I\u2019ll be bringing the vibes and making magic in Istanbul. The world isn\u2019t ready for what we have in store!\u201d UEFA quoted Burna Boy as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n Now in its seventh year, the UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi \u2013 formerly known as the UEFA Champions League Opening Ceremony \u2013 unites music, sport and culture through a show-stopping performance. This year\u2019s other co-headliner will be announced soon.<\/span><\/p>\n UEFA marketing director, Guy-Laurent Epstein, said, \u201cThe UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show is a significant part of our joint efforts with Pepsi, providing an incredible opportunity to reach new and younger audiences with some of the biggest names and rising stars in music. We\u2019re excited to showcase a line-up of talented artists at this season\u2019s final in Istanbul in what is sure to be an energetic and memorable performance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grammy\u2019s Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi, at the Atat\u00fcrk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, June 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2023,6641],"class_list":["post-12697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-burna-boy","tag-uefa-champions-league-final"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12699,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12697\/revisions\/12699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}