great honor for Elyra (27)! The singer from Konys BE performed at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. In front of 80,000 people, she sang her new song with British DJ Segala (29) and shared the stage with world stars such as Ed Sheeran (31), Harry Styles (28) and David Guetta (54).
“It was great. I’ve never sung in front of so many people,” says Illera. Their previous record of an audience was 40,000 people who danced to their Energy Air hit at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern in 2019. Despite double the number People who were watching her in London, but she didn’t want to go crazy.” The performance was so relaxing, I thought all along I should have fun and have fun.”
Networking behind the scenes
She played two songs with Sigala. On the one hand, his new song “Melody”, and on the other hand his classic film “You For Me”. A joint song, which was not part of the set list, is scheduled to be released in October. Sigala was one of over a dozen acts she performed at the Summertime Ball organized by British radio station Capital FM. “The English know exactly how to party and create a good atmosphere. People communicate through music,” Elera enthuses.
The Bernese also used the musical event, which is similar to Bern’s Energy Air radio, to connect with other musicians. She had a drink with this year’s ESC runner-up Sam Ryder (32, “Space Man”), and also met one of her superstars with pop singer Becky Hill (28). “She’s a huge star with a huge heart and she was even better than I could have imagined.”
Ed Sheeran on the floor, Harry Styles surprised
The evening was opened by international superstar Ed Sheeran. “I passed by him but I was too shy to say hi. With such massive success, you’ll never know how people feel,” says Ilira. However, the fears were unfounded. “He was very humble and always friendly with people. I was amazed that he only had one person with him while the others brought in a team of ten.”
However, the highlight of the evening was the appearance of former One Direction singer Harry Styles. He is currently dominating the charts around the world and has performed five songs in front of screaming fans. “I didn’t quite understand the hype around it,” Illera admits. “But when he got on stage, the scales fell from my eyes. He is a rock star: charismatic, energetic and his songs are good numbers.” “He filled the whole stadium with positivity.”
Swiss fans don’t have to wait long for Elera’s party. On July 13 she will appear at the Gorten Festival in Bern and on July 15 she will be on stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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