Year after year, Elton John rides her in Hollywood. The British singer has been organizing one of the most important parties of the season in Los Angeles for almost 30 years: the one that has been held since 1992 during the delivery of the Oscars, the most famous awards in the film industry. An exclusive event attended by musicians, actors, presenters and celebrities in general to pose in front of the lights and have a drink to watch the gala during a nervous night. An exclusive event that, this year, will not be so: the musician has decided to invite anyone who wants to attend in a virtual way. The price: 16.99 euros.
It was John himself who made this initiative known through a fun Instagram video.
In it, the musician and her husband, David Furnish appear dressed in bathrobes, curlers, face masks and slippers, as well as grabbing a vacuum cleaner and what looks like a mirror ... which are later transformed by Instagram art into Oscars.
And they appear fully dressed in colorful tailored suits and a life-size poster of Dua Lipa, this year's guest of honor, between them.
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"Bored by confinement?" Asks the singer, wearing house clothes. Right away they change their clothes and start dancing. And Furnish explains that "for the first time everyone is invited to the legendary post-Oscar party of the Elton John AIDS Foundation." The musician explains that he will also sing and that he will join Dua Lipa on stage. Both encourage you to buy tickets for that small price. “See you this Sunday!” Elton John says singly.
Indeed, the event tickets are already on sale. The party will last one hour and will be held at eight o'clock on Sunday afternoon (Spanish peninsular time), before the Oscars. It will be presented by the actor Neil Patrick Harris, in addition to John and Furnish, and among the announced artists is Dua Lipa as headliner but it is also announced that they will be joined by Lady Gaga, actresses such as Cinthya Erivo or Elizabeth Hurley and even the Epidemiologist Anthony Fauci and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the best-known faces of the pandemic in the US Those are the cheapest and simplest tickets, because then you can buy entire tables for virtual dinner or VIP packages ranging from 1,000 to even $ 300,000 for large donors.
“Now more than ever,” John wrote on his foundation's website, we must ensure that one pandemic does not overlap another, and we cannot forget the 38 million people living with HIV around the world and who need our affection, love and support, so we hope that you will all join us in this special and unique party prior to the Oscars ”. Elton John has released 100,000 tickets in each of the four regions where they are available (North, Central and South America; UK and Europe; and Asia and Australia; plus a replay of the event for North America three hours later) , so it is expected that it can raise more than 6.6 million euros.
The party that Elton John organizes for the Oscars has become a meeting point for all the celebrities who do not attend the gala. It is easy to see well-known faces such as Heidi Klum, Ricky Martin, Sharon Stone, Caitlyn Jenner, Adriana Lima ... and sometimes Spaniards, such as Paz Vega or, last year, Mar Flores, in their photocall and then among their tables. who came precisely with Vega.
This year it will be more difficult to see the famous bow tie dresses and long shots and drinking champagne. Both the celebration of the Oscars and almost everything that revolves around them is virtual. In fact, the awards will have different venues, beyond Los Angeles, where everything will be very controlled. In fact, attendees - only nominees, family members and presenters - will have to keep a quarantine of five days, ten if they arrive from outside the United States, and they will undergo two covid-19 tests. Unlike other awards shows such as the Golden Globes, there will be no video call connections with the participants. Whoever wants their Oscar will have to go get it.
