Jojo Siwa has continued to show her edgier side for her latest performance, just days after releasing her new music video.
The 21-year-old former reality star proudly showed off her new stage persona as she performed at the Mighty Hoopla 2024 festival in London on Sunday night.
Following the release of her single Karma in April, which she called the “first adult breakthrough moment” of her career, the Omaha, Nebraska native proudly showed it off with a revealing ensemble and terrifying face makeup in the vein of shock rockers KISS.
Joining Siwa on the main stage were other artists such as Jessie Ware, Rita Ora, Alison Goldfrapp, Cat Burns, Bambie Thug, The Veronicas, Rachel Stevens, Beth McCarthy, Sink The Pink and many others.
Jojo Siwa has continued to show her edgier side for her latest performance, just days after releasing her new music video
Dozens of other music artists graced the festival’s various stages on Sunday, as well as the day before when Nelly Furtado and En Vogue headlined.
Siwa (born Joelle Joanie Siwa), now 21, would take the stage in grand style with a version of her 2024 single, Karma, complete with a bevy of backup dancers trying to keep up with the reality star and performer.
On this day, she showed off her fit figure in a unique colorful ensemble that resembled a bodysuit of sorts by fusing together long stripes of red, yellow, green, blue, gray, black and purple.
The out-of-this-world outfit helped show off her legs and her toned midriff by splitting the ensemble into two separate pieces, including shoulder wings for the top.
She paired it with a pair of black platform boots that gave her at least two inches of extra height.
The singer, who broke out with her song Boomerang, let her long blonde locks be pulled back from her face with a high ponytail and a few different braids in the front.
The highlight of her new ‘grown-up’ look was undoubtedly the black face paint she wore around her eyes, with an outline that matched the many different colors of her outfit.
While standing on the big stage, Siwa seemed to favor giving several creepy looks to the audience.
The 21-year-old former reality star proudly showed off her new stage persona as she performed at the Mighty Hoopla 2024 festival in London on Sunday night
The singer and actress had a bevy of backup dancers to support her show
The Omaha, Nebraska native showed off her fit figure in a colorful ensemble that resembled a bodysuit and mixed long stripes of red, yellow, green, blue, gray, black and purple
The out-of-this-world outfit helped show off her legs and her toned midriff by splitting the whole thing into two separate pieces, including shoulder wings for the top.
Her backup dancer, which included both men and women dressed in similar outfits to Siwa, played a prominent role in her show.
After the release of Karma, the former child star wants to release more new music, including the upcoming single Choose Ur Fighter and the new wave-like sound of the 80s.
Focused on reviving her music career, she recently teased the release in an Instagram post and TikTok, but it has yet to come out with an accompanied music video.
“The world has been incredibly cruel these past few weeks,” she countered Rolling stonereferring to the mixed response to Karma.
“They’ve talked so much… but I don’t care,” she continues before shouting, “Pick your fighter, bitch!”
Siwa also donned a pair of black platform boots, giving her an extra two inches of height
The singer, who broke out with her song Boomerang, let her long blonde locks be pulled back from her face with a high ponytail and a few different braids in the front.
The highlight of her new ‘grown-up’ look was undoubtedly the black face paint she wore around her eyes, which were outlined to match the many different colors of her outfit.
There were also some provocative moments that were not suitable for children
The artist relied on her years of dancing to entertain fans
Her scary new look resembled shock rockers like KISS and Alice Cooper
The former Nickelodeon star released her song Karma as part of her new look transformation
Siwa started her career as a top-five finalist and the youngest participant in the second season of Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition (2013), produced by Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms fame. She appeared on the show with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, but was ultimately eliminated in week nine.
Siwa would appear on Dance Moms for two seasons (2015–2016), starting with auditioning for Miller’s ALDC dance competition team in 2014 and being selected for the team early the next year.
Shifting some of her focus to her career as a singer, Siwa released her songs Boomerang and I Can Make U Dance in May 2016, the former taking on the subject of online bullying as the song’s theme.
The official video for Boomerang has been viewed more than a billion times and received more than five million likes.
After signing on to Nickelodeon in 2017, she went on to star in several television shows and films, including releasing several children’s songs and her own family-oriented musical drama film, The J Team (2021).
Siwa is about to release her follow-up single Choose Ur Fighter as part of her rebrand
It is also said that Jojo will release her debut studio album sometime in 2024
Siwa was one of the main performers at the London festival
There was a lot of action on the big stage between Siwa and her dancers
The former reality star first gained recognition as a 10-year-old in Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition in 2013, and again two years later on Dane Moms
While Siwa focuses on her music career, she also stars in the upcoming horror film AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead, due out this summer.
Her resume as a television actor over the years includes Bizaardvark (2016), Lip Sync Battle Shorties (2017), School Of Rock (2017), JoJo Siwa: My World (2017), The Masked Singer (2020), Dancing With The Stars ( 2021), So You Think You Can Dance (2022), America’s Got Talent (2022), RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (2023) and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (2023).
After just over a decade of performing with a kid-friendly image, Siwa started 2024 with a persona aimed at a more mature audience, including the release of her song Karma in April, which she now calls her “first adult breakthrough moment.”
Looking to add to her film resume, which only includes two productions: The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) and The J Team (2021), Siwa stars in the upcoming horror film AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead alongside Jade Pettyjohn, John Baldecchi, Marcus Dunstan, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Justin Derickson, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith and Michaella Russell.
The production, directed by Dunstan, who worked from a screenplay by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum, will have its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in June.
