Stars sing Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela
Monday, 30 June 2008
A host of world-class musicians lit up London's Hyde Park on Friday night to help Nelson Mandela celebrate his 90th birthday.
Amy Winehouse overcame her recent health problems to headline the concert for the former South African president.
She wowed fans with a note-perfect performance, which included a duet of Free Nelson Mandela with The Special AKA star Jerry Dammers, who penned the freedom anthem.
Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith hosted the party - which also included performances from Queen, Josh Groban and Leona Lewis.
The I Am Legend movie star Smith turned back the years on the mic, performing a short medley of his former hits, including the theme tune to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air - the TV show he found fame on.
U2 rockers Bono and The Edge - longterm friends of Mandela - were stranded in a recording studio in Dublin, Ireland, so they sent a taped message, in which they sang a tribute to Mandela to the tune of Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday.
Elsewhere, Razorlight used the occasion to protest the regime of Robert Mugabe in South Africa's neighbouring Zimbabwe.
They led the crowd in a chant of "Democracy for Zimbabwe".
Spice Girl Geri Halliwell also urged Mugabe to take inspiration from Mandela.
She told the crowd, "When Nelson Mandela speaks, people listen to him. Maybe Mugabe will listen."
Image credit: WENN
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