Elvis has not ‘left the building’: Icon to be revived as hologram
Al Jazeera
Dead nearly five decades, Elvis is the latest in a range of deceased and still-living stars relaunching as avatars.
Elvis Presley may have died 47 years ago, but he’s set to return to the stage later this year thanks to a trick of the light.
Elvis Evolution, a show combining AI and holographic projection, will premiere at a yet-to-be-named venue in London this year, drawing on thousands of photos and videos from the Elvis Presley estate to bring the icon back to life.
It’s the latest in a growing trend of virtual shows blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, following in the footsteps of Abba Voyage, which premiered youthful avatars – or ABBAtars – of the very-much-still-alive Swedish pop stars in London in 2022.
In December, American rockers KISS launched their afterlife careers, the real-life band members replaced by fire-breathing versions of their younger selves after they exited the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The trend was kick-started in 2012, when American rapper Tupac Shakur, murdered in a 1996 drive-by shooting, accompanied Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre in hologram form at Coachella in 2012.
