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Sheeran, Cabello perform at Ukraine fundraiser
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Music for Ukraine: British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs live on Feb. 8 during the BRIT Awards 2022 ceremony and live show in London. Sheeran joined other music stars at a televised concert on Tuesday that aimed to raise funds for a Ukrainian humanitarian appeal. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
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hart toppers Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello were among the music stars who took to the Birmingham stage on Tuesday night at a televised concert aiming to raise funds for a Ukrainian humanitarian appeal.
The lineup for the two-hour “Concert for Ukraine” also featured Ukrainian singer Jamala, winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, music veteran Nile Rodgers & Chic, as well as groups Snow Patrol and Manic Street Preachers.
"It's such an important cause, I'm so honored to be here," Sheeran said during his segment. He then performed with Cabello, who also sang a version of Coldplay's "Fix You".
"We are all praying tonight for the peace and the safety of the people in the Ukraine," Cabello said.
A poignant moment in the evening was a performance by young virtuoso violinist Illia Bondarenko, who played the Ukrainian folk song "Verbovaya Doschechka" from a basement shelter in Kyiv, along with 94 violinists from around the world.
Singers Emeli Sandé and Gregory Porter, violinist Nicola Benedetti as well as the gospel Kingdom Choir also performed.
Unable to attend in person, singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas sent their support in a video message.
"We still wanted to offer all of our love and support to everyone performing and most importantly, to express the support and solidarity with the millions of people who have been forced to flee their homes and leave everything behind," said Eilish.
The show, broadcast on ITV and STV during which viewers could make donations, also featured films showing ongoing relief efforts in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion more than a month ago.
Moscow has called its action a "special operation".
Organizers said the concert raised 12.2 million pounds (US$16 million), which will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella of British charities, for the humanitarian appeal in Ukraine.
