Rita Ora set to perform at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as 2021 entertainment lineup is announced
She just emerged from 14-day mandatory Australian quarantine on Monday.
But Rita Ora’s dance card is already filling up, as it’s been revealed that the new Voice Australia judge will be heading up the 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras in March.
The star-studded lineup, announced on Wednesday, also features rising musical star G Flip and ARIA Award-winning art-pop songwriter Montaigne, among others.
Big get: Rita Ora set to perform at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after the 2021 entertainment lineup was announced on Wednesday
Pop superstar Rita will light up the Sydney Cricket Ground for her performance at the March 6, 2021 event.
The Anywhere and Big hitmaker arrived in Sydney from the UK this week, in time to begin filming the Seven Network’s talent show The Voice on Friday.
Joining the songstress next month will be local talent like indie darling Montaigne -whose real name is Jess Cerro – and Drink Too Much artist G Flip -aka Georgia Flipo.
‘The Parade is such a special event for the community,’ said Mardi Gras CEO Albert Kruger. ‘It is a loud, proud and welcoming celebration of community spirit and connectedness.’
![On the rise: The star-studded lineup, announced on Wednesday, also features rising musical star G Flip [pictured here in 2019] and ARIA Award-winning art-pop songwriter Montaigne, among others](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/17/00/39378596-9268001-image-a-14_1613521176490.jpg?resize=634%2C987&ssl=1)
On the rise: The star-studded lineup, announced on Wednesday, also features rising musical star G Flip [pictured here in 2019] and ARIA Award-winning art-pop songwriter Montaigne, among others
Last year: Revelers pictured here at the 2020 iteration of the parade
Also gracing the stage will be multi award winning Electric Fields.
The electronic duo combines singer Zaachariaha Fielding – who often sings in his traditional languages of the Anangu people – and producer Michael Ross.
Bob Downe and Julie McCrossin will host the event, which was first held back in 1978.
Montaigne: Joining the songstress next month will be local talent like indie darling Montaigne -whose real name is Jess Cerro. Pictured here in 2020
Local acts: Also gracing the stage will be multi award winning Electric Fields. Members Zaachariaha Fielding (left) and Michael Ross (right) seen here in 2019
Rita is an impressive face for the Sydney cultural event. She hold the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British female artist in the UK in history with a total of 13.
Rita’s presence in Australia is mired in controversy however, amid claims she was given special treatment to allow her into Australia.
The shadow home affairs spokeswoman, Kristina Keneally, said Rita’s hotel spot meant her quarantine was at the expense of Australians seeking to return home.
![Host with the most: Bob Downe [pictured 2016] and Julie McCrossin will host the event, which was first held back in 1978](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/17/00/39378602-9268001-image-a-18_1613521223179.jpg?resize=634%2C951&ssl=1)
Host with the most: Bob Downe [pictured 2016] and Julie McCrossin will host the event, which was first held back in 1978
Headliner: Rita is an impressive face for the Sydney cultural event, holding the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British female artist in the UK in history with a total of 13. Seen here in a Tuesday Instagram post
Australia’s strict Covid-19 laws only allow 4,250 international arrivals a week, which has meant about 37,000 Australian nationals are ‘stranded’ abroad unable to see their families.
Labor MP Keneally complained the singer was being given preferential treatment, saying: ‘It’s another example of Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaving Australians behind.’
‘There are still 40,000 Australians stranded overseas. Every celebrity who takes up a place in quarantine is a place denied to a stranded Australian,’ she added.