Elton John carried out with Chappell Roan at his Oscars Viewing Social gathering.
The occasion, which is held yearly to lift funds for the Elton John AIDS Basis, passed off final evening (Sunday, March 2) and noticed the 2 stars carry out Roan’s 2020 hit Pink Pony Membership collectively.
The Elton John AIDS Basis is a nonprofit organisation and was based by John in 1992 in the USA and 1993 in the UK. The charity works to lift funds and supply direct care to folks dwelling with or liable to HIV, assist prevention programmes, in addition to present schooling on the virus.
Earlier than taking to the stage, John launched the singer with a heartfelt speech, reflecting on how he felt the primary time he heard her carry out.
“I simply freaked out after I heard her”, he says. “I interviewed her and fell in love along with her and the album [The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess].
“She’s so sort to do that” John continues. “She’s one of many greatest stars on the planet proper now. Not solely does she communicate along with her voice on stage however off it.”
Additionally on the viewing get together, Roan carried out a full set of her tracks Tremendous Graphic Extremely Fashionable Woman, Bare in Manhattan, Femininomenon, Good Luck, Babe! and Sizzling To Go, the latter of which noticed her invite the group to “free the nipple!”.
She moreover carried out John’s personal classics Don’t Let the Solar Go Down on Me and Your Tune.
Praising John for his assist on stage earlier than gifting him a glittering pink cowboy hat, Roan says, “Thanks a lot for believing in me. You made it so I could possibly be the artist I could possibly be.
Previous to the star’s efficiency, hosts Sheryl Lee Ralph and Neil Patrick Harris shared gentle on the significance of tackling stigma surrounding AIDS and HIV.
Throughout the speech, Harris notes how the Trump administration has halted their assist of UNAIDS, the UN’s HIV/AIDS programme that advantages affected communities in Africa and different components of the world.
Watch the performances under:
oh chappell roan you sing so beautifullypic.twitter.com/PpUdZ3GMUNMarch 3, 2025
he’s her one much less lonely pink pony girlpic.twitter.com/jwjThLdGeFMarch 3, 2025
