Headliner announced for ‘Look Up Atlanta’ fireworks show on July 3

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – A headliner has been introduced for the Southeast’s largest fireworks present “Look Up Atlanta,” in response to the Georgia World Congress Heart Authority (GWCCA).

Nationwide recording artist and “America’s Received Expertise” runner-up Angelica Hale will headline a lineup of particular performances previous to the present. Hale’s efficiency will cap an evening of all Atlanta-based performers.

“Look Up Atlanta” is a “particular celebration of Atlanta for Atlantans” and revives Fourth of July fireworks at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. It can additionally honor Atlanta’s historical past as host of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Video games.

“Angelica Hale will likely be a implausible efficiency to conclude an unforgettable evening of leisure main into our fireworks present,” mentioned Frank Poe, GWCCA’s Govt Director.

“I’m very grateful and excited to be part of this unimaginable celebration,” mentioned Angelica Hale. “I can not wait to take pleasure in my Fourth of July fireworks with you all in Atlanta!”

Angelica Hale is a 14-year-old singer from Atlanta, who competed in Season 12 of “America’s Received Expertise” in 2017, obtained Chris Hardwick’s Golden Buzzer, and completed because the youngest runner-up within the present’s historical past. She has been a featured performer within the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Braves, US Open (Tennis), and Ottawa Senators, whereas additionally showing on a number of TV reveals, akin to Little Massive Pictures, At the moment Present, Entry Hollywood, Pickler & Ben, Harry, Hallmark Channel, and quite a few affiliated information/morning reveals.

In 2012, when Angelica Hale was simply 4 years previous, she grew to become very sick with double pneumonia attributable to an aggressive Strep Pneumococcal bacterial an infection. She required life-saving medical intervention and was placed on ECMO life-support. She went septic and skilled a number of organ failure, together with her kidneys which didn’t get better. After 80 straight days within the hospital, she returned house and continued dialysis for a 12 months and a half. On Sept. 13, 2013, Angelica and her mother underwent a profitable kidney transplantation surgical procedure at two Atlanta hospitals throughout the road from one another: Emory College Hospital and Youngsters’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston. She has been pursuing her desires of being a star ever since.

Tickets to Look Up Atlanta are on sale now at GWCCA.org/LookUpATL. Costs begin at $10 with an all-new VIP Village expertise ticket that features entry to premier viewing areas and facilities and domestically curated meals and beverage choices for buy, for $40. Peachtree TV will broadcast Look Up Atlanta stay from gates open via the fireworks present.

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