Chart-topper Dua Lipa has denied reports she is set to perform at the 2022 World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar. The 27-year-old singer, born in London to parents from Kosovo, said she will play in the country if it improves its record on human rights.
Controversy has surrounded the football tournament with Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and criminalisation of same-sex relationships under the spotlight. After reports linking her to the event, Lipa shared a statement on Instagram, writing: “There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar.
“I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform. I will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup. One love, Dua.”
