Hayley Williams Brings Seu Jorge On Stage in São Paulo

Hayley Williams invited Seu Jorge on stage during her show in São Paulo, and the two performed a pair of duets together. Pitchfork reported the appearance on 13 November 2026.

The first duet was an acoustic version of "Life on Mars?", the David Bowie song from 1971. Seu Jorge, the Brazilian singer and actor, has recorded his own cover of it, and Williams helped him perform it on the night. A duet is a song sung by two performers, and acoustic means played without electric amplification.

The second came in the other direction. Seu Jorge backed Williams on "Zissou", a song from her album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. Williams is the lead singer of the rock band Paramore, and Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party is her solo record. "Zissou" includes a verse in Portuguese, the language of Brazil, and that verse was inspired by Seu Jorge's performances on the soundtrack of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the 2004 Wes Anderson film. The song's inspiration is one Williams has discussed with Billboard Brasil.

That soundtrack is the reason many listeners know Seu Jorge's Bowie covers. He sang Bowie songs in Portuguese for the film, and the recordings became some of its best-known music. Hearing one of those songs performed live with the artist who sang it in Portuguese on the record is the kind of link that fans tend to notice quickly.

Seu Jorge's most recent album of original music is The Other Side, released in May. Williams, meanwhile, has been promoting her own record. She shared a video for "Dream Girl in Shibuya", another track from Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.

For anyone who wants to hear the songs, the duets and the album tracks are the place to start. Both artists are performing in Brazil, and the São Paulo show brought their two catalogues together on one stage.