Katy Perry Shares Backstage Moment with Young Norwegian Performer at World Cup 2026 Opener

The highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 officially kicked off in the Americas, and among the star-studded performers at the opening ceremony was global pop icon Katy Perry. Following her performance, Perry delighted fans by sharing a series of backstage moments on her social media, highlighting a charming exchange with one of the ceremony's youngest participants, Norwegian child artist Tius Luka.

Perry's posts included a video where she attempted to draw out the young performer's feelings about singing for a massive global audience. In the clip, Perry asked Tius Luka about his experience performing for over a billion people for the first time, to which he calmly responded, "It was not my first time." When questioned about nerves, his answer was a straightforward negative, and he described the energy simply as "Good."

Despite Tius Luka's concise replies, Perry was clearly impressed, affectionately dubbing him "Tius, the wonder" and "the OG, all the way from Norway." This lighthearted interaction offered a unique, human-interest angle from the grand spectacle of the opening ceremony, which officially launched the 48-team tournament co-hosted across the USA, Canada, and Mexico, running through July 2026.