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    Elton plays Paris charity concert

    BBC News
    2005/01/24

    Sir Elton John has performed at a special concert in Paris to raise
    money for the victims of the Asian tsunami.

    The British singer played to a 2,700-strong audience on Sunday at the
    French capital's Bastille opera house.

    The concert was also part of an attempt to bring a broader range of
    events to the famous venue.

    Money raised will go to the Fondation pour l'Enfance (Foundation for
    Childhood) which aims to rebuild a children's shelter in Sri Lanka.

    Sir Elton played hits from his vast back catalogue to a sell-out crowd
    which included former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing and his
    wife Anne-Aymone.

    The veteran pop star played piano accompaniment throughout the concert
    which lasted for three hours without an interval.

    Standing ovation

    He told the crowd: "Throughout the years, I've done a lot of drugs and
    alcohol. It's true that I was a nightmare, impossible. For the last 14
    years I've been normal. Now my drug is called David" - a reference to
    David Furnish, his partner.

    The crowd, who greeted each song with a standing ovation, also included
    French singer Charles Aznavour and British ambassador Sir John Holmes.

    Sir Elton has also teamed up with Phil Collins to record a version of
    Eric Clapton's 1991 hit Tears In Heaven to raise money for the relief fund.

    A release date has yet to be set for the recording, which was organised
    by Sharon Osbourne.


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/4200939.stm
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