For her rendition of "We Are One
(Ole Ola)," Lopez took the stage with Pitbull and Brazilian pop star
Claudia Leitte. The number kicked off with a giant LCD ball opening to
reveal Leitte within, clad in a blue glittery leotard/soccer jersey, the
number seven printed on the back. But J.Lo and Pitbull's entrance
didn't go quite as smoothly. A technical glitch caused a problem with
the riser that was to bring the U.S. pop stars up from beneath the
stage.
The elevator-like contraption
paused, dipped, and resumed its journey upward at a slow, awkward pace,
finally forcing Pitbull to step up a foot or so to exit. Afterwards, he
extended a hand to help J.Lo onto the platform. Audio problems also
plagued the performance; Pitbull momentarily fell out of synch with the
backing track, and J.Lo tapped her microphone a few times as if to make
sure it was turned on.
In the televised version, the
sound came across poorly mixed and echo-y. The troubles, however, didn't
stop the stars from trying to bring some life to the tournament's tepid
official song, waving their arms as though they just didn't care. When
it was over, the trio triumphantly waved single fingers in the air.
It was, however, a bit
anticlimatic considering both J.Lo and Pitbull had tried to ratchet up
the excitement with posts to their millions of followers on social
media. On Wednesday, Pitbull posted a selfie with J.Lo:
Hours before the big show, J.Lo teased her followers on Instagram, saying she was trying to figure out what to wear for her big performance.
For the record, she picked green, and she looked fabulous as usual.
