Will Smith to perform in Budapest this summer

Grammy Award-winning singer and Oscar-winning actor Will Smith will perform in Budapest in August, the organisers have announced.

Many people think of Will Smith primarily as a film actor, but he is also a performer. The American artist recently announced his summer tour, Based on a True Story, which has added several stops, Budapest being one of them.

Will Smith as a performer

The concert tour is the occasion for the release of the new album of the same name, released last Friday after a twenty-year break. The show will feature songs from the album Based on a True Story, as well as big hits such as Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It, Miami and Summertime. The recently released 14-track album features a number of stars as guests, including Dj Jazzy Jeff, Teyana Taylor, Jac Ross and Fridayy. The album also features the previously released singles First Love, Beautiful Scars, Tantrum, Work of Art and You Can Make It , Smith’s first chart-topping hit since Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It, and also features rap and gospel artists.

He performed this song at last year’s BET Awards gala, and performed it in the middle of a huge ring of fire surrounded by real flames. Smith also took to the stage at the Grammy Awards in February this year to pay tribute to his mentor Quincy Jones, who died last year.

Smith’s first solo tour, Based on a True Story, will take him to Morocco this summer, as well as to major cities in Europe and the UK, and he will also perform at several international festivals.

Will Smith, 56, is a two-time Grammy winner in the rap category as a member of Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, winning the 1989 Grammy for Parents Just Don’t Understand and the 1992 Grammy for Summertime. He began a solo career in the second half of the nineties, releasing chart-topping hits such as Men in Black, Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It, and cementing his place in the music industry with albums such as Big Willie Style (1997) and Willennium (1999).

Of course, Smith is known primarily as a film actor and producer. He has won prestigious awards such as the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award. He has starred in several blockbuster films, including Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997), Ali (2001), In Search of Happiness (2006), I Am Legend (2007), and King Richard (2021). He is also a successful businessman and best-selling author.