Bono Meeting With Idol Contestants
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Posted by Sandra Williams Apr 24, 2007 |
Wednesday night's show will be hosted by Ellen. Appearances are scheduled by: Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Earth, Wind & Fire, Il Divo, Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant, Josh Groban with the African Children's Choir, Jack Black, Helen Mirren, Rascal Flatts, Quincy Jones, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox and many more.
The contestants will be performing in a song "American Prayer" written by Bono and Dave Stewart addressing the AIDS emergency in Africa.
This special episode is called "Idol Gives Back". It airs Tuesday April 24th and Wednesday April 25th on FOX. FOX, American Idol and the Charity Projects Entertainment Fund have joined together to present this historic event. It's a wonderful opportunity to publicize pressing poverty issues, raise awareness and funding to relief programs. For every vote cast on these two nights, Coca Cola and AT&T along with others will be donating to numerous charities. The money raised from these two shows will also be put to good use by going towards UNICEF, The Global Fund, Save the Children, Nothing But Nets and Malaria No More.
Tell your friends and family to watch and get involved with the fight against poverty. Simply voting is helping since every vote is going to charity.
"The IDOL GIVES BACK premiere provides an excellent opportunity for AMERICAN IDOL viewers to engage with the issues of poverty and health in Africa. People all across Africa are fighting back against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and there is optimism and hope everywhere. AMERICAN IDOL viewers will be able to learn more about these successes and contribute directly to them. It is a wonderfully exciting opportunity, and I thank Richard Curtis, Simon Fuller, Peter Chernin and the many others who are launching IDOL GIVES BACK," said Sir Richard Feachem, executive director of the Global Fund.
Reference:
- email, Sue McCue,One.org,April 24th,2007