F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

A wide selection of musical acts will take to the stage during the Formula One weekend at Bahrain International Circuit.

Headlining the bill is Enrique Iglesias, the biggest Latin recording artist in music history. He will perform on Saturday, April 15, following F1 Qualifying.

The 41-year-old has been celebrated with just about every award an artist can receive, including multiple Grammys.

The son of legendary Spanish singer-songwriter Julio, Enrique has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide, released 10 studio albums plus two greatest hits compilations, and is a multi-platinum artist in numerous countries around the world.

Enrique has also notched 27 number one singles on the US Billboard Latin Songs Chart - his hit Bailando topped for 42 weeks and the accompanying music video gained 1.9 billion views on YouTube.

His most recent track Duele El Corazon got him his 14th number one Billboard Dance track, making him the king of the charts, beating Michael Jackson for the most number ones in US history.

Later on Saturday, Grammy-nominated electronic dance star Steve Aoki will take to the stage. He has collaborated with other major artists such as Linkin Park, will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea and Lil Jon, to name a few. Aoki was ranked ‘Best DJ in America’ by DJ Times in 2015.

On Friday, French DJ Klingande will bring his brand of melodic house music to Sakhir. He completes an all-star cast of that also includes three other globally renowned DJs who will be performing on the Friday night, DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike and MATTN.

In addition to the musical acts, a plethora of alternative entertainment options will be on hand in the BIC’s vending area during the race weekend. These include Sign Spinners, a specialist duo that has been at the forefront of entertainment sign spinning for over six years, ballerinas who will be performing to a medley of classical tunes, and a Flowers Parade showcasing dancers in colourful costumes, grooving to the rhythm of samba and Caribbean music.

There will also be Crazy Clowns, Senmaru: From The Land of the Rising Sun, a master of the juggling performing art, Circo di Strada, an acrobatic and theatrical circus group, Triumfo stilt-walkers, and finally the World Parade Circus from Nice, France.

For further information on the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, visit bahraingp.com or call 17450000.