Dubai-based Portuguese DJ Wins Private Island In Canada

A Portuguese DJ who lives at home with his parents in Dubai has become the owner of a 2.42 hectare island in Canada’s Nova Scotia after winning a competition run by Liv, an online bank run by Emirates NBD.

Former newspaper reporter Brendan Lopez, 27, also won AED 100,000 in addition to Hollpoint Island in Nova Scotia.

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Congratulations, you now have your very own private island and AED 100,000 cash!

Stay tuned for more exciting prizes from Liv. #Liv4IslandLife pic.twitter.com/iAkcstH7ZA— Liv. (@LivBank) October 14, 2019

Lopez was among 20 finalists in the ‘Win a Private Island’ competition, a spot he earned by earning loyalty points on the Liv mobile banking app and participating in a final competition to determine the winner.

“I don’t even know what an Ejari contract looks like. I don’t have a house of my own. I still live with my parents – and now I own an island. I can’t believe it,” Lopez was quoted as saying by the Khaleej Times.

“The first thought that came to my mind when I won the AED 100,000 is to help my relatives,” he added. “With the island, I’m still not sure what I’m going to do. I’m just 27 and I don’t know what people my age do with islands they own. Most of the time, I don’t even have my room completely to myself.”

Hollpoint Island – also known as Hurricane Island – is located in Guysborough County, in Canada’s east.