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Mika: "I wanted to respond in music to the Beirut tragedy"

2020-09-17T14:40:57.409Z


Very touched by the explosion of August 4, the singer wanted to show his solidarity with his country of birth by organizing a unique show. I Love Beirut will be streamed on September 19 and the money collected will be donated to Lebanese charities. Interview with an artist who speaks from his heart.


If he enjoys dual British and American nationality, Mika is above all a child of Beirut, the city where he was born thirty-seven years ago.

Struck by the explosions that ravaged the Lebanese capital on August 4, the star decided to put on a unique show to show the solidarity of the artistic scene for the city and its inhabitants.

Articulated around a performance by Mika and his group in a small Tuscan theater, the show incorporates the participation of different speakers, each filmed on their own, as well as the dissemination of images and testimonies captured in Beirut by different teams.

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Saturday, September 19, across four time zones, and for the modest sum of 10 euros,

I Love Beirut

will be available for streaming on the YouTube platform as well as on the four French mobile telephone networks.

The money collected will be donated to the Lebanese branch of the Red Cross as well as to the Save the Children Lebanon association.

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Source: lefigaro

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