Karli from the Blog: Jingle Ball 2011

By: Karli Henriquez

It was another hectic day in the city of Angels on Saturday, December 3rd because my radio station KIIS FM held it's annual Jingle Ball concert! The word epic is a great way to define the night. With performances by David Guetta, Gym Class Heroes and Lady Gaga our LA listeners and concert goers were definitely getting an experience they were never going to forget. The days are really hectic for everyone on the stations talent roster including me!

The day began with a quick make-up session with my girl Tania (@LooksByTaniaQ) which by the way is my favorite time of any working day. Who doesn't love make-up and girl time? As soon as my outfit was complete I headed down to Nokia Theater in Downtown Los Angeles! I did a few interviews during our pre-show concert with the cuties from Mindless Behavior. Can I just say those boys are so focused on a big dream and that is extremely inspiring for any one any age, good luck MB! It was almost show time and I was part of the show opener with my co-host on the JoJo on the Radio Show TJ Rhymes (@TJRhymes). Now this is my favorite part because we are the first people to greet our audience to Jingle Ball on the theaters jumbotrons. All the shots are LIVE which can be hectic but we got it together and delivered.

The backstage area is always crazy! You have KIIS staff, Artist entourage, dancers, groupies... picture a complete movie scene. My girl Geena the Latina (@GeenaTheLatina) was the host for our UStream LIVE coverage from the red carpet which was by far the coolest interaction all the fans can have if they weren't able to get tickets. Our station also has a very impressive Gifting Suite for the talent who attend the show. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kat Graham, the cast of Pretty Little Liars are just a few names lucky enough to get some awesome gifts. Shout out to Nelson (@laffit), Amy Sugarman and staff for their amazing work! I was able to walk the suite but I have to admit my favorite piece had to be my new purse from Imoshion (@imoshion), thanks guys!

Now it was time for a little RR after all my duties and enjoy Lady Gaga! I was so happy she included her new Christmas songs during her performance. She even changed the lyrics from Christmas to KIISmas...get it?!?! That’s love! If you were there I hope you had the time of your life until next time Tr3s.com !

XO

Karli

Tags David Guetta, Gym Class Heroes, Jingleball, Karli from the Blog, Karli Henriquez, KIIS-FM, LA, Lady Gaga, Mindless Behavior