FILE - Ed Sheeran on stage after profitable songwriter of the yr on the Brit Awards 2022 in London Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Photograph by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
LONDON --
Chart-toppers Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello have been amongst music stars who took to the stage on Tuesday night time at a televised live performance aiming to lift funds for a Ukrainian humanitarian enchantment.
The road-up for the two-hour "Live performance for Ukraine" in Birmingham additionally featured Ukrainian singer Jamala, who received the 2016 Eurovision Tune Contest, music veteran Nile Rodgers & Stylish in addition to teams Snow Patrol and Manic Avenue Preachers.
"It is such an vital trigger, I am so honored to be right here," mentioned Sheeran throughout his section. He then carried out with Cabello, who additionally sang a model of Coldplay's "Repair You."
"We're all praying tonight for the peace and the security of the individuals within the Ukraine," Cabello mentioned.
A poignant second within the night was a efficiency by younger virtuoso violinist Illia Bondarenko who performed the Ukrainian folks music "Verbovaya Doschechka" from a basement shelter in Kyiv together with 94 violinists from around the globe.
Singers Emeli Sandé and Gregory Porter, violinist Nicola Benedetti in addition to the gospel Kingdom Choir additionally carried out.
Unable to attend in individual, singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas despatched their assist in a video message.
"We nonetheless needed to supply all of our love and assist to everybody performing and most significantly to specific the assist and solidarity with the thousands and thousands of people that have been compelled to flee their houses and go away all the things behind," mentioned Eilish.
The present, broadcast on ITV and STV channels throughout which viewers may make donations, additionally featured movies exhibiting reduction efforts in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion greater than a month in the past. Moscow has referred to as its actions a "particular operation."
Organizers mentioned the live performance had raised £12.2 million (US$16 million) which will probably be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee - an umbrella of British charities - for the humanitarian enchantment in Ukraine.
Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Modifying by Karishma Singh and Stephen Coates
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