Taylor Swift saved her most chilling celebrity
duet of the year for Halloween.
Dressed as Olaf the snowman from Disney's
"Frozen," the pop star brought actress Idina
Menzel onstage at her Tampa, Fla. concert to
sing the animated blockbuster's trademark
song, "Let It Go."
Swift surprised concertgoers when she
disappeared backstage, only to quickly
reemerge in her Olaf costume. Her background
dancers, meanwhile, donned reindeer outfits as
the singer addressed the crowd.
"I don't know if you noticed but we have a
'Frozen' theme going on here," Swift said to the
audience. "If only Idina Menzel were here."
Menzel then appeared through a trap door in the
stage, dressed as her royal character in
"Frozen," Elsa.
The audience roared and sang along as the two
stars performed the iconic hit, leaving Swift
buzzing even after the concert ended.
"Frozen totally happened tonight," Swift wrote
on Instagram. "And 55,000 people sang 'Let it
Go' so loudly, it nearly took my breath away.
Good times, @idinamenzel."
Menzel, who won a Grammy for her rendering
of "Let It Go" in 2014, was also excited
afterwards, calling the performance an "out of
body experience."
"Or out of Elsa's body experience!" she jokingly
clarified on Instagram.
"Let It Go" became an instant success after
"Frozen" hit theaters in late 2013, selling nearly
11 million copies in 2014 to make it fifth-highest
selling song of the year.
The catchy track earned a Grammy, an
Academy Award and a Radio Disney Music
Award, and it was also nominated for a Golden
Globe.
The two stars shed their costumes after
peforming the first verse dressed as "Frozen"
characters.
Menzel was the latest high-profile star to join
Swift onstage during her critically acclaimed
"1989" Tour, as singers Selena Gomez, Justin
Timberlake, The Weeknd and Mick Jagger have
all performed alongside her in the past few
months.
Other prominent figures such as Los Angeles
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, comedian Chris
Rock and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres have
also appeared at recent shows.
The Halloween concert marked the final show in
America for Swift on her long-running tour. She
will perform in Singapore, China and Australia,
with the final performance taking place in
Melbourne on Dec. 12.
Posted by: Philip Ochika