Rapper and musician AP Dhillon, of Indo-Canada, paid a touching visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi a few days after wowing audiences with his performance in Dubai. The artist enjoyed the peace and architectural grandeur of the famous holy site as he posted photos from his day at the mosque on his Instagram account.
Famous for his big songs like Brown Munde and True Stories, Dhillon wore a keffiyeh on his head and a traditional white thobe. He stood frankly on the large white marble flooring next to the distinctive pillars.
Dhillon revealed his admiration for the mosque’s elaborate decorations, atmosphere, and overall magnificence, captioning the image with the succinct yet profound word “Jannat,” which means Paradise. The singer was shown in one image strolling by the shimmering pools of water, which were adorned with hundreds of blue mosaic pieces. In another, he caught the mosque’s magnificent ceiling.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque draws tourists from all over the world with its immaculate white marble building and magnificent exhibition of exquisite Islamic art and architecture. It is named for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.
When a video of Dhillon performing With You live went viral on social media in September of last year, the singer-songwriter became the focus of a viral storm. The debate that followed the video, which showed Dhillon playing without the use of autotune, was divisive and turbulent.
The video, which swiftly gained popularity on websites like X (previously Twitter) and Instagram, shows Dhillon performing his most recent hit song, “With You,” live in front of an audience at an event. This performance, in contrast to his studio records, showed out the singer’s raw vocal ability that lay beneath his studio-perfected tracks—apparently without the use of autotune.
Although others have praised Dhillon’s initiative to perform live sans autotune, it appears to have backfired as the artist was the target of several insulting comments in the video’s comments area. “Guys, please stop disparaging artists. One Instagram user said, “I can’t like every remark. Another person said, “It appears like the voltage has run low.” Another person made fun of the singer’s name by asking, “What is this, Dhillon?” in Punjabi.
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