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Katy Perry took the stage about 10 minutes before kickoff of the United States’ 2026 World Cup opening match against Paraguay. She performed “Wonder” while holding the hand of a 10-year-old Norwegian singer Tius Luka, who sang the opening and closing lines of the song.
Luka recorded the song with her in 2021 when he was 5 years old. Perry posted a video of her and Luka on social media ahead of the performance, saying, “I heard his voice in 2023 and was inspired to write the verses for ‘Wonder’ and added it to my sixth album. Tius is 10 now and flew all the way to LA from Norway to sing this song with me.”
The internet was buzzing over her sparkly silver dress, which had a structured hoop that cause it to sharply jut out at the waist.