Sat, Feb 8th 2025 1pm
Gates open: 11:30 am
Opening Ceremony: 1 pm
The family-friendly spectacular Opening Ceremony will kick off the Games with an energizing showcase of recording artists and 500+ performers honoring the competitors’ inspiring journey of recovery through the power of sport. Special performances by GRAMMY-Award Nominated, Multi-Platinum Artist Noah Kahan, Canadian icon Nelly Furtado, and Quebec sensation Roxane Bruneau, with more performances and special appearances to be announced!
KATY PERRY
Since Katy Perry’s Capitol Records debut in 2008 with One of the Boys, she has racked up a cumulative 115 billion streams alongside worldwide sales of over 70 million adjusted albums and 143 million tracks. The biggest-selling female artist in Capitol history, Katy is one of only twelve artists in history to have surpassed 100 million certified units with their solo single releases – and the first-ever Capitol Records recording artist to achieve the elite status of having 10 million RIAA-certified units for a single in 2015. Her new album, 143, is out now.
NOAH KAHAN
GRAMMY-Award Nominated, Multi-Platinum Artist Noah Kahan has exploded from his New England roots into the global mainstream, touted as one of the past year’s biggest and best new artists. Across three critically acclaimed albums and an EP, Kahan has garnered global renown for his singular mix of Folk, Americana, and Rock, landing more than seven billion streams to date, a 4x Platinum Certification for his hit single “Stick Season,” a Gold Certification for his breakthrough album Stick Season, and a sold-out global headline tour. Always outspoken about his own mental health journey, he also founded The Busyhead Project, a charitable initiative in support of mental health awareness and accessibility, which has raised more than $2.5 million dollars to date.
NELLY FURTADO
Multi-talented musician and songwriter Nelly Furtado has over 20 billion global streams and has sold over 35 million albums worldwide. She has sold out arenas across the globe, received numerous awards including multiple Grammy wins and seven nominations, wildly becoming one of the most highly respected entertainers in the world. Furtado also embraced her cultural roots, releasing her first Spanish language album, Mi Plan in 2009, which charted at #1 on US Latin Billboard chart. Nelly has been busy recording in the studio and her millions of fans are eagerly awaiting her new album ‘7’ set for release on September 20th, 2024.
ROXANE BRUNEAU
With over 180 000 albums sold to this day, Roxane Bruneau is making great strides on the Quebec music scene as a singer-songwriter who is committed to creating French-language songs with international potential. Her first album Dysphorie is certified GOLD and her second album [Acrophobie] earned her a spot in the prestigious Billboard Canadian Albums Top 10. Recently, Roxane found herself as a coach on La Voix in the winterof 2024. With nearly 130 million streams on streaming platforms and music videos with over 95 million views on Youtube, Roxane Bruneau is most definitely here to stay!