Final 12 months across the identical time, rumours unfold that Fairouz had turned down a suggestion to participate in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season and this 12 months we’re listening to once more about Fairouz turning down a really beneficiant supply to sing in Saudi Arabia.
The Riyadh Season is among the largest festivals on the earth spanning over 5 months and carried out in over 11 venues. As of 2023, it had claimed a number of Guinness information together with the file for the most important synthetic lake on the earth, the most important LED mild ball on the earth, the longest cell Sky Loop on the earth, and the most important music manufacturing studio on the earth.
Did Fairouz actually flip down a suggestion?
Fairouz did flip down a suggestion to carry out final 12 months and obtain an award from the crown prince however it was not for political causes, it’s just because she is now not doing concert events. So far as this 12 months’s involved, there are rumours circulating, nothing extra.
Fairouz is 89 years outdated, and hasn’t carried out since 2010. She was final seen when French President Macron came over her in 2020, however she’s just about off the grid. Nonetheless, if her well being permits, it will be good to see her carry out on the area’s largest pageant.
Till then, the Saudis must settle for the “Japanese Fairouz”.
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