SAO PAULO (AP) 鈥� Brazilian pop star Anitta will perform at halftime of the first NFL game in the 小蓝视频 American country on Sept. 6.
The NFL announced Tuesday that the 31-year-old will perform when the Green Bay Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo.
A fan favourite in Brazil for about a decade, Anitta released her most recent album, 鈥淔unk Generation,鈥� in April. She is the first Brazilian artist with 35 million monthly listeners on Spotify and has the most Hot 100 charting songs of any Brazilian female artist.
鈥淚t means everything to be able to perform in Sao Paulo at the NFL鈥檚 first game in Brazil, where I can bring fans around the world the excitement and joy of our amazing culture,鈥� Anitta said in a statement.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really a dream come true to be a part of this moment.鈥�
In May, Anitta, released a music video depicting rituals of the , sparking controversy in a country where
Her track 鈥淎ccept鈥� has been viewed more than 3.4 million times on YouTube since its release.
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Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press
