Marshmello To Headline Unprecedented UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony Presented By Pepsi®

Marshmello commented: "This really has been a year like no other. I'm looking forward to giving my sport, music, and pure entertainment fans a show like they have never seen. Thanks to Pepsi and UEFA, that is exactly what I am going to bring to the world - a performance that everyone can enjoy." Marshmello commented:   "This really has been a year like no other. I'm looking forward to giving my sport, music, and pure entertainment fans a show like they have never seen. Thanks to Pepsi and...

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To announce his performance, Marshmello is seen in a creative video mulling over options for his next show. Suggestions come from a few familiar faces, including all-time GOAT , world champion and Borussia Dortmund sensation , as well as members of global music group . With the closing scene featuring the award-winning artist alongside the iconic UEFA Champions League Trophy, anticipation for an epic show is building for fans around the world to experience.

The UEFA Champions League final is one of the most hotly anticipated annual sporting events in the world, and this year's match will air in over 200 countries and territories. The Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi will be broadcast just minutes before the biggest game in European club football gets underway. The 2021 Opening Ceremony runs across the international Pepsi trademark, which includes Pepsi, Pepsi Black / MAX and Diet Pepsi.

"We are excited to be collaborating with Pepsi for another year, uniting music, entertainment and sport to delight fans all over the world,"   "Our close partnership has had great success in bringing huge names and epic performances to the UEFA Champions League final, and we know that Marshmello will put on an unforgettable show."

Building upon the brand's global UEFA Champions League partnership, 2021 saw Pepsi launch its global football campaign,  A fresh ad titled features , , and , with a fast-paced combination of football and music showing how football fan culture is more than just a 90-minute game.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/uefachampionsleague and the official Pepsi social pages around the world. Join the conversation online with #FORTHELOVEOFIT.

Beth Porter : Beth.Porter@pepsico.com

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Marshmello's star continues to rise as the famously masked artist breaks boundaries across the industry, with chart-topping singles and collaborations with the likes of Juice WRLD, Halsey, Demi Lovato , Bastille, Kane Brown , Selena Gomez , and more. Marshmello has clocked almost a staggering 10.5 billion streams across Spotify alone, and with almost 45 million monthly listeners on the platform, he's one of the top 30 most-streamed artists in the world on Spotify and the 3rd most subscribed artist on YouTube. Featured on the cover of the Forbes magazine "30 Under 30" issue, Marshmello has proved to not only be an innovative producer, but a forward-thinking businessman. With his own brand of chocolate-filled marshmallows, "Stuffed Puffs", he's also launched a children's entertainment channel, Mellodees.

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