Ariana Grande delivers an enchanting performance at the Met Gala, duets with ‘Wicked’ co-star Cynthia Erivo

Grande performed a medley of her hit songs including '7 Rings', 'Into You', and more. (Image via X)

Ariana Grande looked like a fairy-tale come-to-life on the red carpet of the 2024 Met Gala. The pop singer wore a beautiful mother of pearl corset dress by Loewe. But the ethereal looks from the ‘Into You’ singer didn’t stop there. Grande was a surprise performer at the Met Gala so she obviously needed a change of outfit. She performed songs from her latest album, ‘Eternal Sunshine’, for the first time, all while wearing a beautiful green sheer Maison Margiela gown designed by John Galliano.

“So here is the thing: I am the biggest Margiela and John Galliano fan on the planet, so when I heard that there was a chance that John was going to be designing my costume, I wept,” says the singer. “When I saw the sketch, I wept. When I tried it on, I wept. The whole thing has been quite a lot.”

This year’s theme was ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ and Grande was tasked with delivering a performance that felt on theme. The 30 year old pop singer did just that. The performance started out with a “sleeping” Ariana Grande being carried onto the stage by a troupe dancers who looked like they came out the ‘Lord of the Ring’ movies while a transporting orchestral arrangement played.

Ariana Grande making her grand entrance for her Met Gala performance. pic.twitter.com/Z8iObb0JFX

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For her first song, Grande sang ‘Once Upon A Dream’ from the classic Disney  film ‘Sleeping Beauty’ as an ode to the theme of this year. She beautifully blended her hit songs for her setlist which included - ‘Into You’, ‘7 Rings’, Yes, And?’, ‘We Can’t Be Friends’, and ‘The Boy Is Mine’.

Ariana Grande performing “the boy is mine” for the first time at the Met Gala. https://t.co/uODYrzzraZ

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Grande closed off her performance by calling her ‘Wicked’ co-star, Cynthia Erivo, for a duet of ‘When You Believe’ by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Grande will be seen in the upcoming John M. Chu directed musical ‘Wicked’ alongside Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Yeoh.