Florence & The Machine to perform at Oscars
The singer will stand in for Dido at the awards ceremony at the end of the month
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 08 Feb 2011
Florence & The Machine will perform live at this year's Oscars. The singer will be joined by AR Rahman, and will sing 'If I Rise', which appears on the 127 Hours soundtrack.
Flo stands in for a pregnant Dido, who was originally scheduled to perform. Dido says of the swap: "Me and my husband Rohan are expecting a baby and we’re beyond happy and excited about it. So as some of you already know, I won’t be able to travel to LA for the Oscars ceremony to perform ‘if I Rise’. Obviously I’m really gutted about not being there – going to the Oscars has literally been a dream of mine since I was about 9 - but I’m absolutely thrilled that the wonderful Florence Welch has agreed to step in and sing the song. I can’t wait to hear her sing it as I’m a huge fan of hers and she’ll sound amazing."
No handbags at dawn then - phew!
Other performers at the glitzy do, which takes place on February 27, will include Gwyneth Paltrow, Randy Newman and Mandy Moore.
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