United Nations official Weibo released news on April 18, North American Eastern Time from 2 pm to 10 pm on April 18 (2 am to 10 am Beijing time on the 19th), the World Health Organization and the international public welfare organization "Global Citizenship Movement" "(GLOBAL CITIZEN) co-hosted a special charity concert "Together At Home" (Together At Home). Famous Chinese musicians Lang Lang, Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan performed online one after another.
Many celebrities from all over the world will appear in the concert. The lineup is so luxurious that many netizens sigh and think of the "Live Aid" concert in 1985 to raise funds for African famine countries.
According to @United Nations, the first six hours will be online preheating, and it will be broadcast live on multiple streaming media platforms such as @Alibaba, @优酷, Facebook, Instagram, @ Tencent video, and YouTube. Performing guests include famous Hong Kong singer Eason Chan and Jacky Cheung.
upstream news reported that Jacky Cheung sang the English song "Touch Of Love" at the concert.
Eason Chan sang the Cantonese song "I Have Nothing" and John Lennon's "Love". Before the concert, Eason Chan expressed his gratitude to the medical staff in Chinese and English.
’s performance in the next two hours will be performed on international television and television programs such as ABC, NBC, BBC One, Viacom CBS Networks, etc. The broadcast network conducts parallel live broadcast. The United Nations Web TV will broadcast the whole process.
In addition to the aforementioned musicians, from the list announced by the organizer, you can also see Lang Lang, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish), Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes), Sam Smith (Sam Smith), Paul McCartney (Paul McCartney), Celine Dion (Celine Dion), Beckhams, etc.
Among them, Lang Lang and his wife Gina performed a four-handed combination at the concert, cheering for the world.
, as the planner of this global charity show, pop music superstar Lady Gaga previously announced that the legendary rock band The Rolling Stones will also join the lineup.
Lady Gaga described this event as a "letter of love to the world", praising all the brave and fearless staff who have fought on the front line of the global epidemic, and called on the private sector and philanthropists to make generous donations to the Solidarity Fund . The host lineup of the
concert is also dazzling, including the three major American talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out, “We are committed to adopting public health measures based on science and supporting medical staff to overcome the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. We may need to maintain interpersonal distance, but You can still enjoy wonderful music together. The'One World, Live Together' concert will send a strong signal to show that we are united in response to this common threat."
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said, "United Nations The system has been fully mobilized to support countries to fight the epidemic together, help maintain the global supply chain, and advocate a global ceasefire. We are proud to participate in this event to help curb the spread of the virus and minimize the socio-economic impact on countries around the world , And work together to advance the global goals for the future. Joint response to COVID-19 is a top priority. We can only tide over the difficulties together if we are in the same boat."
