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Top Artists to Perform at Saudi Arabia's E-Prix

Best World Stage award winner, Singer Enrique Iglesias, poses during the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Arab and international artists and musical bands are set to perform, for the first time in Saudi Arabia, at the musical concerts organized on the sidelines of the Formula E races tournament for electric cars dubbed "ABB FIA Formula E", which will be held in the historical city of Ad Diriyah.

Given the importance and significance of this first-of-its-kind tournament in the Kingdom, which will see the participation of 11 teams and 22 Gen2 electric cars, Amr Diab, Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, OneRepublic, and Jason Derulo will take part in the concerts.

Iglesias is described as the Latin king of pop with the best-selling albums in the history of Latin singers. His 10 albums have sold more than 137 million copies.

David Guetta is one of the top five DJs in the world and has won several awards, including the Best Deep House DJ from DJ Awards in 2008. He has also been ranked third among the top 100 DJs around the world, and won the American Music Award in 2012.

As for Diab, he is an Arab artist who has won seven musical awards along his 30-year musical career, and whose songs have been translated into seven languages.

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