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The most unexpected crossover in the Mexican music industry occurred during Robbie Williams' concert in Mexico City after he surprised his fans by inviting Omar Chaparro to sing on stage. What happened? Behind this invitation lies a story of friendship between the two.
The unthinkable moment occurred on the night of Wednesday, October 7, at the Palacio de los Deportes, during the Briton's first performance in the capital as part of his Britpop World Tour 2026.
In front of thousands of fans, Robbie Williams paused his show to announce that he would have a very special guest. The singer recalled that he had already shared a musical moment with the Mexican two decades ago and then introduced Chaparro to the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, he played guitar with me 20 years ago and now he will sing with me, Omar Chaparro. Viva Mexico!”
The actor and host appeared on stage to accompany Williams on Better Man, one of the best-known songs of his career. Chaparro walked across the stage with Robbie and participated in the performance, while the audience reacted with cheers and applause to the unexpected duet.
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When they finished the performance, both celebrities hugged, and Robbie turned to Omar to call him his “Mexican brother.”
Omar Chaparro and Robbie Williams are good friends.
As mentioned, this is not the first time they have sung together, nor was the meeting accidental; both figures shared the stage more than 20 years ago. The celebrities met on the show No Manches, hosted by Omar Chaparro, when Williams came to Mexico.
On the broadcast, Omar expressed his admiration and affection and also performed Better Man. Later, during the concert at the then-Foro Sol, the British singer invited him to perform the same song in front of his thousands of fans.
The rest is history between both figures. Since then, they became good friends, and now Robbie took advantage of his recent tour to cross paths with Omar again with the same song.
After repeating the milestone, this time at the Palacio de los Deportes, Chaparro shared some details of the Robbie Williams concert on his social media, including a snippet of their joint performance. “Thank you, brother @robbiewilliams,” he wrote over the clip.
In a separate post, Omar briefly told the story behind their friendship, recalling how he invited him to come up on stage after the show: “20 years ago I had the fortune to meet this man whom I deeply admire. That night he invited me to come on stage and I accompanied him with my guitar on Better Man. A memory that stayed with me forever.”
And he added, implying he was going to do it again: “20 years, how fast time flies and what beautiful turns life takes. Memories that for some reason, one day come knocking at the door again.”
[Publicidad]