Stars gather for Nelson Mandela birthday show
By JILL LAWLESS,AP
Posted: 2008-06-27 10:00:06
LONDON (AP) - Queen, Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse were among the performers due to serenade Nelson Mandela at a concert Friday honoring the South African statesman's 90th birthday.
Winehouse, whose participation was in doubt when she was hospitalized last week after fainting, is reported to have rehearsed a rendition of the Specials' 1984 anthem "Free Nelson Mandela" for the Hyde Park show, hosted by Will Smith.
The event marks Mandela's birthday July 18 and comes 20 years after a 70th birthday concert at Wembley Stadium that helped press South Africa's apartheid authorities for his freedom.
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By JILL LAWLESS,AP
Posted: 2008-06-27 10:00:06
LONDON (AP) - Queen, Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse were among the performers due to serenade Nelson Mandela at a concert Friday honoring the South African statesman's 90th birthday.
Winehouse, whose participation was in doubt when she was hospitalized last week after fainting, is reported to have rehearsed a rendition of the Specials' 1984 anthem "Free Nelson Mandela" for the Hyde Park show, hosted by Will Smith.
The event marks Mandela's birthday July 18 and comes 20 years after a 70th birthday concert at Wembley Stadium that helped press South Africa's apartheid authorities for his freedom.
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