Who is World Cup 2022 singer Nora Fatehi?
BOLLYWOOD star Nora Fatehi is no stranger to being on the big stage - but she is set to step foot on the biggest one of them all in November 2022.
Nora's powerful vocal cords and entertaining dance moves feature on the official FIFA World Cup anthem Light The Sky.
And fans are set to see her become the first Bollywood actor to perform at the most prestigious football tournament when she sings the global track LIVE in Qatar.
Find out more about Nora Fatehi below...
Who is Nora Fatehi?
Born February 6, 1992, Nora Fatehi is a Canadian actress who is best known for her work in the Indian film industry.
However, she has dipped her toe in the modelling, singing, dancing, and producing sectors too.
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Nora belongs to a Moroccan family but she has stated in interviews that she considers herself an "Indian at heart".
She first announced herself in the acting scene in a Hindi film called Roar: Tigers Of The Sundarbans.
Her big break came in 2018 when she featured in the recreated version of the song Dilbar, which accumulated more than 20 million views on YouTube within 24 hours.
Dilbar went on to create even greater success for Nora when she became the first African-Arab female artist to have a song cross one BILLION views on YouTube.
In 2019, Fatehi signed a contract with record label T-Series where she appeared in the 2020 dance film, Street Dancer 3D.
When is the 2022 World Cup?
- Group stages for the Qatar World Cup will start on Sunday, November 20. This was moved a day earlier than planned in order for Qatar to play in the opening fixture.
- Second-round fixtures will be played between December 3 and 6.
- The quarter-finals take place on December 9 and 10.
- Semi-finals are set for December 13 and 14.
- The final of the 2022 World Cup will be on December 18, just one week before Christmas.
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What are the lyrics for Light The Sky?
Nora was chosen to feature in the 2022 FIFA World Cup song, Light The Sky with artists Red One, Manal, Balqees and Rahma Riad.
Here are the lyrics:
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
If you feeling like a star
Then you feel like me
Gotta treat yourself
Like a VIP
Got the east and west
Meet you in-between
You don't need no rest
You can lean on me
Tonight we out to play oh
No worries it's okay oh
Look up like Galileo
Them lights are saying hello
Tonight we out to play oh
No worries it's okay oh
Look up like Galileo
We up, we up, we up, we up
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
If you feeling like a star
Coming and hang with me
Open up your heart
Let your love run free
Wanna spend some time?
Then it's all on me
I can teach your things
Get your PHD
Tonight we out to play oh
No worries it's okay oh
Look up like Galileo
Them lights are saying hello
Tonight we out to play oh
No worries it's okay oh
Look up like Galileo
We up, we up, we up, we up
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
Hamein karna hai jo
Ham karenge wahin
Ham jaisa yahan
Par koi bhi nahi
Chahe east or west
Ham milenge yahin
You don't need no rest
You can lean on me
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Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya
Everybody
Everybody
Light the sky
Light the sky
Shout if you're with me
Shout if you're with me
Hayya hayya
Hayya hayya