Wiz Khalifa to Perform on Saturday 26th March at the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022
"See You Again" hit maker to headline post-Qualifying Concert on Saturday March 26th at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) Promoter of the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022 is thrilled to announce that renowned rapper, singer and songwriter, Wiz Khalifa, will headline the post-Qualifying concert on Saturday 26th March at the second Formula 1 race weekend to be staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The concert will again take place on the Main Stage of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, F1s newest, longest and fastest street circuit, right after the Qualifying session has concluded.
Multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst onto the scene with mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut album, ROLLING PAPERS in 2011. ROLLING PAPERS spawned the hugely successful hits Black and Yellow, Roll Up, and No Sleep and gave Wiz the platform to win the award for Best New Artist at the 2011 BET Awards and Top New Artist at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.
As a follow up to ROLLING PAPERS, Wiz Released O.N.I.F.C. in 2012. This album featured tracks Work Hard, Play Hard and Remember You featuring The Weeknd.
His third studio album released in 2014, BLACC HOLLYWOOD, debuted at #1 on Billboards Top 200 album chart and included hit single "We DemBoyz." Soon after, Wizs track, See You Again, off the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack, catapulted to the top of the charts across 95 countries. Holding the #1 spot for 12 consecutive weeks, See You Again broke records by being Spotifys most-streamed track in a single day in the United States and in a single week in 26 countries and winning two Billboard Music Awards in the categories Top Hot 100 Song and Top Rap Song, earning three Grammy Award nominations in the categories Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media, and a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Original Song Motion Picture.
His latest studio album, ROLLING PAPERS 2, which is certified gold, was released in July 2018.
Wiz Khalifa will headline the same bill as global DJ superstar Axwell, whose presence on the Saturday night post-Qualifying concert line up was announced by SMC last week.
Tickets to the next edition of the spectacular Saudi Arabian race weekend are currently on sale to fans at home and abroad! In addition to the F1 racing itself, all ticket holders will also be able to enjoy watching the all-action Formula 2 and Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East support series as well as participate in and witness the many entertainment activities, fan festivals and live concerts that will be taking place across the circuit and F1 Fanzone all weekend.
All ticket holders will have free access to the concerts.
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Wiz Khalifa Full Biography
Multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst onto the scene with mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut album, ROLLING PAPERS in 2011. ROLLING PAPERS spawned the hugely successful hits Black and Yellow, Roll Up, and No Sleep and gave Wiz the platform to win the award for Best New Artist at the 2011 BET Awards and Top New Artist at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. As a follow up to ROLLING PAPERS, Wiz Released O.N.I.F.C. in 2012. This album featured tracks Work Hard, Play Hard and Remember You featuring The Weeknd.
His third studio album released in 2014, BLACC HOLLYWOOD, debuted at #1 on Billboards Top 200 album chart and included hit single "We DemBoyz." Soon after, Wizs track, See You Again, off the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack, catapulted to the top of the charts across 95 countries. Holding the #1 spot for 12 consecutive weeks, See You Again broke records by being Spotifys most-streamed track in a single day in the United States and in a single week in 26 countries. In addition to winning 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2015, See You Again continued its success by winning a Critics Choice Award in the Best Song category, winning two Billboard Music Awards in the categories Top Hot 100 Song and Top Rap Song, earning three Grammy Award nominations in the categories Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media, and a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Original Song Motion Picture.
Wiz released his album, KHALIFA, in February 2016 as a thank you to fans which included the tracks Bake Sale featuring Travis Scott and Elevated. In June of the same year, Wiz collaborated with Juicy J and TM88 to debut TGOD MAFIA PRESENTS: RUDE AWAKENING and embarked on his co-headlining The High Road Summer Tour with Snoop Dogg. Later that year, Wizs mixtape, LAUGH NOW, FLY LATER, was released in November and featured the chart-topping hit, Letterman.
His latest studio album, ROLLING PAPERS 2, which is certified gold, was released in July 2018. Following the release, Wiz and rap duo Rae Sremmurd hit the road for their Dazed and Blazed Tour throughout summer 2018. In February 2018, Wiz partnered with Sovereign Brands to create McQueen and the Violet Fog, an Award-winning gin and rated by the NY Times as the Best Gin.
In April of 2019, Wiz released his 5-part docuseries with Apple Music, Wiz Khalifa: Behind the Cam, which gives viewers an exclusive look into his life and career. In the summer of 2019, Wiz went on his Decent Exposure Summer Tour with French Montana, Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods, and DJ Drama. In November 2019, Wiz starred in Apple TV+s Dickinson, as the character of Death alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz will also be featured in the upcoming second season, which will debut on January 8, 2021. Wiz is also a series regular in Foxs animated sitcom, Duncanville which premiered February 2020 with a second season coming soon. Most recently, Wiz released his latest project, The Saga of Wiz Khalifa, which features his tracks, Contact, featuring Tyga and his latest single, Still Wiz.
In October of 2020, Wiz, along with Nextbite, launched his latest business venture, a delivery only restaurant chain, HotBox by Wiz. The restaurant is now in all major metro areas.
