{"id":4566,"date":"2021-12-11T08:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T04:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=54100"},"modified":"2021-12-11T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T09:57:27","slug":"what-a-star-alicia-keys-gave-one-of-her-best-performances-yet-at-expo-2020-dubai-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/what-a-star-alicia-keys-gave-one-of-her-best-performances-yet-at-expo-2020-dubai-last-night\/","title":{"rendered":"What A Star! Alicia Keys Gave One Of Her BEST Performances Yet At Expo 2020 Dubai Last Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global superstar Alicia Keys took centre stage on 10th December at the Expo 2020 Dubai. And boy, to say that it was an INCREDIBLE night would be a massive understatement.<\/p>\n<p>She blitzed the stage and gave one of her memorable performances EVER. And, yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of her first album.<\/p>\n<h2>Her electric voice, the ambiance and the palpable energy from the audience: it was a magical night<\/h2>\n<p>The 15-time Grammy Award-winner performed as part of the &#8216;Infinite Nights&#8217; show series.\u00a0The global livestream was broadcast live from the shimmering Al Wasl Plaza and featured Alicia Keys performing a bespoke show.<\/p>\n<p>The superstar unveiled her new album live in front of a packed crowd at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Her new album\u00a0\u201cKEYS,\u201d includes two versions of each song: \u201cOriginals,\u201d produced by Keys, and \u201cUnlocked,\u201d produced by Keys and Michael Williams II, who goes by Mike Will Made-It. \u201c<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>The show featured hits like \u201cGirl on Fire,\u201d \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d and \u201cNew Day,\u201d to which the crowd sang and danced along joyfully<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXUp3YYvl3W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CXUgwwDjjEc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Alessa (@alessandravizaa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Fans who could not make it to the live show did not miss it either!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re so amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliciakeys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@aliciakeys<\/a> !!!! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Expo2020Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Expo2020Dubai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AliciaKeys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AliciaKeys<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALICI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@alici<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e5mjmxDddO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/e5mjmxDddO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jhunel (@jhunzkEe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhunzkEe\/status\/1469408641228943369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What a performer!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliciakeys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@aliciakeys<\/a> killing it at the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Expo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Expo2020<\/a> podium <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Al_wasal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Al_wasal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InfiniteNights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#InfiniteNights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B0qH6d29nr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/B0qH6d29nr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2733\ufe0f Rwakoojo Sam\u2733\ufe0f (@S_Rwakoojo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/S_Rwakoojo\/status\/1469390130767089671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Global superstar Alicia Keys took centre stage on 10th December at the Expo 2020 Dubai. 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