A star-studded concert raised money for Ukraine
The show, which was presented by Capital's Roman Kemp and Marvin Humes along with Emma Bunton, featured poignant and emotional moments, huge anthems and examples of how volunteers are helping Ukrainians suffering from the invasion.Ed Sheeran's turn saw the superstar play hits including Bad Habits as the crowd waved yellow and blue, the colours of Ukraine's flag, before Camila Cabello wowed the audience, performing a cover of Coldplay's Fix You.
Musicians from across the world playing violin were at one point displayed on screen as their recordings formed into a huge grid of artists all over the globe joining together. The two-hour event at the Birmingham Resorts World Arena aimed to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. The amount raised has not immediately been announced.
Earlier, Tom Odell performed his 2013 hit Another Love, which has become an unlikely anthem for the Ukrainian people in recent weeks, being used in hundreds of TikTok videos as a symbol of the country's resilience.Ukrainian singer Jamala performed her song 1944, which won her Eurovision in 2016, before holding her country's flag aloft in front of thousands packed into Birmingham's Resorts World Arena. The song is about forced deportation from Crimea during Joseph Stalin's rule.
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