Maluma has starred in a large number of headlines in the last few hours, and not precisely because of the release of the official song of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in which he participates. The singer, interpreter of songs like Happy Four or Hawaii, has abandoned an interview with the Israeli channel Kan after the journalist in charge of the interview asked his opinion on the complaints of human rights violations during the construction of the stadiums that will host the matches of the contest, as well as the refusal of artists to perform in it.
The journalist Moav Vardi, who conducted the interview, asked the singer about his opinion that some artists have decided not to perform at the World Cup. "Shakira and Dua Lipa refused to be part of this World Cup because of Qatar's bad human rights record and obviously people think, Maluma, don't you have problems with the violation of human rights in this country?" he asked. the communicator.
However, the question was not very funny to the artist, who was annoyed by this question. "It's something I can't solve. I only came here to enjoy life, football and the football party. It's not something I really have to get involved in. I'm here enjoying my music and the beautiful life, playing football too." , sentenced the 'preety boy' (this is how he is nicknamed) in the middle of the interview.
Given this response, Vardi answered Maluma if he understood why people may have problems with his response and if the presence of the Colombian star was helping the Qatari regime to cover up the situation. The question bothered the 28-year-old, who, looking at his team, who was off camera: "Do I have to answer that question?", To which they answered no. Without saying a word, the artist got up and left the set of the interview.
Maluma is in Qatar, because the FIFA Fan Festival will open on November 19, where he will sing the new single Tukoh Taka, one of the official songs of the World Cup, as in 2010 was the famous Waka Waka by Shakira. The theme she will interpret it along with Nicki Minaj and Myriam Fares. On Sunday, November 20, she will kick off the World Cup with the Qatar-Ecuador match at the Al Bayt stadium in the city of Jor, at 5:00 p.m. Spanish time. An hour before, at 4:00 p.m., the opening ceremony will take place.
During the last days, there are many artists who have assured that they will not perform in the contest. "I will be supporting England from my home and I will be delighted to visit Qatar when all the human rights that they promised to fulfill when they were granted to host this competition are established," Dua Lipa clarified. Subsequently, sources close to Shakira also confirmed that the singer will not act either. Neither will Rod Stewart or Alicia Keys.
