Pop star Olivia Rodrigo feels proud of Barcelona shirt

Olivia Rodrigo has reflected on her collaboration with FC Barcelona.

Olivia Rodrigo feels proud that her initials will soon be emblazoned on FC Barcelona jerseys.

The 23-year-old pop star – who will release her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, in June – will have her initials on Barcelona jerseys for their derby game against Real Madrid, as part of their sponsorship agreement with Spotify.

Olivia – who will perform a private concert for her fans in Barcelona on May 8 – said in a statement: “Seeing OR on a Barcelona jersey for El Clasico, I don’t even know how to process that.

“It’s been so fun seeing the jersey come to life and creating a full collection with Spotify and Barca.

“On top of that, getting to perform for the fans who’ve been listening since day one, in a city like Barcelona, is going to be so special. That’s everything to me. I cannot wait to see them.”

Olivia will become the youngest artist ever to appear on the FC Barcelona shirt as part of the club’s agreement with Spotify. The brunette beauty will be following in the footsteps of Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Coldplay, Karol G, The Rolling Stones, Rosalía and Drake by having her name on Barcelona’s shirt.

Marc Hazan, Spotify’s Vice-President of Partnerships and Marketing, said in a statement: “Olivia Rodrigo has built one of the most passionate fan communities in the world, and so has FC Barcelona. Fandom doesn’t have borders and the most powerful thing Spotify can do is bring those worlds together.

“Putting her most dedicated fans in the room with her on the eve of El Clásico, that’s what this partnership was built for.”

Olivia became a global star amid the COVID-19 lockdown, and she previously suggested that the unique circumstances helped her to cope with the extra attention.

The chart-topping pop star observed that lockdown kept her “out of the hullabaloo”.

Speaking to the BBC, Olivia explained: “It helped me keep my sanity when there was so much drama going on. Being in isolation with people I loved and cared about kept me out of the hullabaloo.”