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Everything will be different in 2021.

Also at the Super Bowl in Tampa.

The stadium is only a third full due to Corona, no elaborately designed stage on the lawn.

But rapper The Weeknd delivered a halftime show at the finale of the NFL because of it - or anyway - that went down in history.

But first the lights in the stadium went out, only a few blue spotlights announced the appearance of the superstar.

In his almost typical red jacket, The Weeknd got out of a blue sports car and took a seat just in front of the scoreboard.

Moments later, he suddenly stepped out of an opening screen and sang "Starboy", a co-production with Daft Punk.

It went over to "The Hills".

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Last year, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez rocked halftime at the Super Bowl in Miami.

The superstar duo thrilled the audience on a circular stage with a selection of their greatest hits.

The fans on the Internet were also amused by Shakira's tongue acrobatics.

Lopez, on the other hand, helped her daughter Emme to make a guest appearance.

No stage on the lawn due to Corona

The Weeknd, on the other hand, played solo on the stage, and he did without guest stars.

Whereby, the musician didn't have a real stage under his feet.

Because for the first time in the history of the Super Bowl, the halftime show did not take place on the grass, but in the stands.

The Weeknd used almost all of the stands at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

“We also use the field, but we wanted to do something that we have never done before,” he emphasized before his big performance.

In addition, he does not want to endanger "the safety of players and workers" in times of the corona pandemic.

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Between the songs, The Weeknd ran through an illuminated tunnel, singing, performing “Can't feel my face” and dancing with a few doubles who, however, wore respiratory protection.

Shortly afterwards he appeared on the next grandstand and hummed "I feel it coming" into the microphone.

The Weekend delivered a more than solid mix of his hits

Source: AP / Lynne Sladky

The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, had reached deep into its own pocket for its appearance at halftime.

According to consistent media reports, the 30-year-old artist, who was already in a relationship with model Gigi Hadid and singer Selena Gomez, invested around $ 7 million (5.8 million euros) in his show.

In previous appearances, the Canadian had confused his fans by entering the stage with a bandaged face.

When asked about this, the singer emphasized that he wanted to showcase the “absurd” culture of Hollywood.

The dancers at his halftime show also had their faces bandaged.

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This time his outfit and demeanor reminded a little of Michael Jackson.

The Canadian musician's choreography seemed perfectly staged at times.

He switched seamlessly to his hit "Save your Tears", for which he was accompanied by numerous violins, for example.

The only real flaw: Compared to the previous year, the sound in the stadium was not quite as penetrating and energetic.

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Then it went to the lawn: An army of doppelgangers - who all wore a white FFP2 mask - danced in sync while The Weeknd was preparing for what was probably his biggest hit: to the sounds of "Blinding Lights" he hopped to the huge NFL -Logo on the center line.

Now the audience joined the stands.

Corona had given The Weeknd a difficult task.

The star of the evening solved them without any problems, but also without any major surprises.