Coachella spectators were taken aback when Labrinth abruptly invited Zendaya on stage for a duet that sparked outrage on social media.
The performance comes only one week after the “Genius” singer stunned fans by performing with Billie Eilish at the first weekend of the annual music festival in Indio, California.
Did it all for love @Labrinth @Zendaya
Tune in tomorrow for more Weekend 2 on the @YouTube livestream at https://t.co/w4QG9AcB3R pic.twitter.com/Sp8MumCa25
— Coachella (@coachella) April 23, 2023
Twitter users couldn’t stop talking about the “Euphoria” star’s performance. Close up the crooner’s set with “I’m Tired” and “All for Us,” which were penned for her hit HBO drama series.
EXCUSE ME ZENDAYA PERFORMED AT COACHELLA
pic.twitter.com/tHJrIhXsu5— michelle pfizer (@arshdhillonk) April 23, 2023
ZENDAYA CAME LABRINTH IS A GENIUS IM CRYING SO BAD #Coachella #Labrinth #Zendaya pic.twitter.com/HeQzMAm2Ej
— Margokih Loki Series ☀️🌒 (@Vairons_Split) April 23, 2023
THIS IS NOT A DRILL ZENDAYA IS LITERALLY PERFORMING ALL FOR US WITH LABRINTH AT COACHELLA RN OMFGFBDNDND pic.twitter.com/oBXCLNm89K
— j a d a (@jadawadas) April 23, 2023
Labrinth and Zendaya live at Coachella… pic.twitter.com/lUgtH5r9U2
— 𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 (@BorehamIsabelle) April 23, 2023
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Zendaya thanked Labrinth in her Instagram story following her performance.
“I cannot express my gratitude enough for this magical night. Thank you for my brother Labrinth for inviting me and giving me the most beautiful safe space to be on stage again,” she wrote on Saturday night.
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In a separate video posted to her Instagram story, she discussed her “last-minute” performance and gushed about the audience’s enthusiastic support.
“I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life,” she said of the crowd’s massive energy.
Zendaya on Instagram Stories, “I just wanna say thank you again — I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life, as soon as I turned the corner, I couldn’t hear anything but you guys. — Thank you all for welcoming me back on stage with open arms.” pic.twitter.com/rbQIx8MIqX
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) April 23, 2023
Following the success of her 2013 hit single “Replay,” Zendaya released her self-titled first album the following year.
The Primetime Emmy winner, who has focused on acting endeavors in recent years, tweeted about her music career last year.
“I stepped away from music quite a while ago, for a number of reasons,” she said in a tweet in March 2022. “But I still really love it.”
Zendaya’s next film is “Challengers,” which follows three tennis players who met as teenagers but subsequently square off in a tennis competition, rekindling old grudges.
The sports romance film, which will be released on August 11, also stars Mike Faist (“West Side Story”) and Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”).
