Image source, Getty ImagesByGrace Eliza Goodwin Dolly Parton's estate has announced a festival honouring the life and legacy of the late singer, set for London and Nashville.
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The "star-studded" two-day DollyFest will happen across two consecutive weekends in both cities in 2027, her estate said in a Monday press release, adding that the specific dates will be announced later.
Parton herself dreamed up an earlier version of the event, where she would host and perform alongside other artists, but the original January 2026 event was called off before it was announced publicly, due to Parton's health struggles, her estate said.
DOLLYFEST será a festa da vida que ela queria compartilhar com o mundo," disse o espólio.
DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, who died at the age of 80 on 25 August after a brief battle with cancer.
Ela foi enterrada em um funeral familiar privado em Nashville na sexta‑feira e colocada ao lado de seu falecido marido, Carl Dean, no Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum na cidade do Tennessee, disse sua sobrininha.
O organizador do DollyFest, Danny Nozell, fundador e CEO da CTK Enterprises, disse que a propriedade não está desencorajando as pessoas de celebrar Dolly de qualquer maneira que escolherem, mas Parton não queria um memorial tradicional.
It feels more appropriate for us to take a beat, let all the tributes that immediately make sense occur naturally, and then, see through this festival-style concept that was truly dreamed up by Dolly," Nozell said.
This is something that is authentic to her, something that feels right to me, and something that artists and fans around the world can participate in, while also giving everyone time to grieve, and giving everyone time to plan.
Originária das Smoky Mountains de Tennessee, Parton era um ícone da música country, filantropa e empresária, cujas canções mais famosas incluíam Coat of Many Colors, Jolene e I Will Always Love You.
In a seven-decade career, Parton won 10 Grammy awards, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and wrote thousands of songs.
Parton took her writing seriously, and considered herself a songwriter over everything else. "It's my way of expressing myself," she said. "It's my therapy.
Since her death, emotional tributes from celebrities, politicians, and countless fans have flooded social media.
A lot of people always say, WWDD (What Would Dolly Do?), and, well, at this moment, DOLLYFEST is WDWD (What Dolly Would Do!)," Nozell said.
Como Dolly Parton se tornou um ícone da moda.
