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Houston's family commissioned the hologram touring Europe and North America in 2020, yet this hasn't stopped fans as well as her cousin Dionne Warwick and old producer Clive Davis from getting upset about it.

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'An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour' features her digital reincarnation, accompanied by live musicians and dancers as her virtual self sings, struts, and shimmies through her biggest hits.

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2Pac - In 2012, Snoop Dogg wooed the Coachella crowd with a life-sized hologram of the late Tupac Shakur.

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Amy Winehouse - About eight years after Amy Winehouse passed away, a hologram of the singer was set to tour with a live band, but the tour was postponed, reportedly due to difficulty in remembering her legacy in a respectful manner, and the obvious lack of consent from the late artist.

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Michael Jackson -

Six years after his death, Michael Jackson appeared at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. The hologram danced across the stage and surprised the crowd.

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Janelle Monaé - In 2014, Janelle Monaé performed as a hologram at an M.I.A. concert in New York City.

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M.I.A. - M.I.A. returned the favor in Los Angeles, performing as a hologram alongside Monaé.

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Roy Orbison - A hologram of Roy Orbison has been touring the world.

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Roy Orbison - The hologram performs with a live orchestra.

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Eazy-E -

Famed NWA member Eazy-E performed as a hologram during the 2013 Rock the Bells Music Festival in 2013.

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Gorillaz -

Gorillaz may be the most famous virtual band out there. Masterminded by Damon Albarn, the band has often toured as virtual characters.

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They were doing it before anyone else! Here one of their hologram figures appears during their performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2005.

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Gorillaz - The virtual band also performed with Madonna at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

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Rihanna -

Rihanna is a very busy person, so she sent her hologram to model during the launch of her global lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty, in 2018.

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Maria Callas -

The late opera legend went on tour in holographic form, singing to the accompaniment of a full live orchestra, playfully engaging with the conductor and even the live audience!

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Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley passed away in 1977, but he returned to the stage 30 years later.

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Elvis Presley - Hologram Presley performed with Celine Dion on 'American Idol.' They sang a duet of 'If I Can Dream.'

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Mariah Carey - Back in 2011, Mariah Carey performed in five cities at the same time. A hologram of the singer simultaneously performed in Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Poland.

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ABBA - ‘American Idol’ creator Simon Fuller teased an “artificial intelligence” version of ABBA, yet the project didn’t seem to materialize.

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ABBA -

There was, however, a strange interactive stage at ABBAWORLD, including a holographic ABBA experience that opened in 2010.

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ABBA - ABBA reunited in 2018 and promised a hologram tour, which would immortalize them in the way they looked back in 1979. But it's repeatedly been delayed.

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Ten years after his death, a hologram of Ol’ Dirty B*****d rejoined the Wu-Tang Clan at the Rock the Bells festival.

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The Notorious B.I.G. - A Notorious B.I.G. hologram was reported to be in the works back in 2016. However, the project has not yet materialized.

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Claude François -

The late French singer's hologram is seen accompanied by the Claudettes, rehearsing for the "Hit Parade" hologram show at the Palais des Congres in Paris in 2017.

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Ronnie James Dio - The heavy metal legend died in 2010, but made his holographic debut in front of 70,000 fans at Wacken Open Air festival in 2016.

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Keith Urban -

Here's a photo you probably never imagined you'd see. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic plays guitar during the 2015 Australian Open alongside a hologram of Aussie music star Keith Urban.

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Psy - The ‘Gangnam Style’ singer has performed as a hologram, as part of a partnership with YG Entertainment.

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Kate Moss -

Though she's fully capable of strutting down the catwalk, Kate Moss appeared as a hologram at Alexander McQueen's Autumn/Winter 2006 show.

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Hatsune Miku - Hatsune Miku is a permanently 16-year-old holographic performer. She was created by Crypton Future Media, and toured the US in 2016.

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Marlene Dietrich -

A hologram of late, great actress Marlene Dietrich showed up to the unveiling ceremony of a star honoring her on the Walk of Fame in Berlin in 2010.

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Big Bang - The South Korean boy band has performed as holograms.

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Mahatma Gandhi -

A hologram of Mahatma Gandhi gave a speech during the Fourth Ahinsa Lecture at the UNESCO Head Office in Paris in 2019.

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Jared Leto -

A virtual hologram of a very '70s-looking  Jared Leto speaks onstage during Comic-Con in 2017.

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Jenni Rivera - The ranchera singer passed away in 2012, but returned in hologram form in 2016.

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Jenni Rivera - She performed at a Day of the Dead event at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Juan Gabriel - The Mexican singer passed away in 2016. Less than a year later, a hologram of Gabriel performed at a tribute concert in his home country.

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Feist - In 2013, a hologram of Feist performed in three different Canadian cities at the same time.

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Mike Brant -

Late Israeli pop star Mike Brant, who committed suicide at the height of his career, was recreated in hologram form for the "Hit Parade" hologram show at the Palais des Congres in Paris in 2017.

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British singer Cheryl Cole performed on stage with a hologram of Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am in Munich in 2010.

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2NE1 - The girl group performed a 3D-hologram concert in London, at the Korea Brand and Entertainment Expo in 2013.

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Taiji -

A hologram of deceased X-Japan band member Taiji performed onstage during Coachella in 2018.

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Ronald Reagan -

The former US President was recreated as a hologram at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.

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Michael Phelps -

Probably in a pool somewhere, American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps sent his hologram to model the new Speedo LZR Racer suit at its launch in 2008.

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Chief Keef -

The controversial rapper is alive and well, but Chief Keef still has a patchy legal history. He tried to set up a holographic concert in Indiana, but police shut it down.

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