Why Gims accepted the invitation to the 2022 World Cup

Why Gims accepted the invitation to the 2022 World Cup

GIMS. On the occasion of the World Cup in Qatar, the rapper Gims, who signed one of the anthems of the competition, confirmed his coming to the closing ceremony of the world.

Gims, star of the World Cup in Qatar. The Franco-Congolese rapper has signed one of the two anthems of the 2022 World Cup: the song Arbo, in duet with Puerto Rican star Ozuna. A title unveiled several months before the competition and which earned the interpreter of J’me titre an invitation to sing during the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup, this Sunday, December 18, 2022. It is d Moreover, one of the few pieces of information to have been made official before the event: the arrival of Gims in Doha.

A presence had also aroused many criticisms against the rapper, pushing him to justify himself for having accepted the invitation of FIFA during this much maligned world. “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 are talking about the Cup du Monde, we are talking about singing in front of billions of viewers. It cannot be refused. I am a singer, “he explained on France Inter on December 1 on Sonia Devillers’ show.

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