| Main Performers | Jennifer Hudson,
John Legend,
Raphael Saadiq,
Sting,
Stormzy,
Chris Martin,
H.E.R.,
Jorja Smith - vocals
Amina Mohamed,
Hamdi Ulukaya (co-founder, CEO of Chobani),
Richard Curtis,
Sting - winners
Josie Naughton (Help Refugees founder),
Connie Britton,
Emma Bunton,
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,
Jason Derulo,
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Leona Lewis,
Himesh Patel,
Kal Penn,
Dakota Johnson - presenters |
| Set List | 'Crown', Stormzy, J Napier, M J Firth Colman (Stormzy with Chris Martin),
'Do Better', Fraser T Smith (Stormzy),
'Blinded By Your Grace', Stormzy, MNEK (Stormzy),
'Fate', H.E.R. (H.E.R.),
'Hallelujah', L Cohen (Jennifer Hudson),
'Message In A Bottle', The Police (Sting, H.E.R.),
'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free', Sting (Sting),
'Fields of Gold', Sting (Sting),
'Every Breath You Take', Sting (Sting),
'This World is Drunk', R Saadiq (Raphael Saadiq),
'A Change is Gonna Come', S Cooke (John Legend),
'All of Me', J Legend (John Legend),
'Happy Christmas (War is Over)', J Lennon, Y Oko (John Legend, Jorja Smith)
Awards:
World Leader - Amina Mohamed,
Global Citizen Prize for Artist - Sting, presented by Chris Martin,
Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader - Hamdi Ulukaya,
Global Citizen of the Year - Richard Curtis, presented by Josie Naughton (Help Refugees founder),
Cisco Youth Leadership Award |
| Performance Notes | This December, Global Citizen will be celebrating the worlds top activists at the Global Citizen Prize a ceremony to honour the individuals who have dedicated their lives to tackling extreme poverty. To attend, enter the prize draw by voting for your favourite Cisco Youth Leadership Award finalist.
Taking place at the Royal Albert Hall, the show will be hosted by John Legend and feature special musical collaborations from some of the worlds leading artists. It will also broadcast in the UK and the US later in December. The artists performing at the inaugural Global Citizen Prize ceremony include Jennifer Hudson, host John Legend, Raphael Saadiq, Sting, Stormzy, and special guests Chris Martin and H.E.R.
As well as musical performances and calls-to-action for Global Citizens everywhere, the program will feature powerful, inspirational stories of people taking action to positively impact their communities to serve as a reminder that every one of us is capable of achieving great things.
Nigerian politiciam and UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed's speech, broadcast internationally, called for people to take action to positively impact their communities.
The awards were broadcast on MTV UK on 27 December 2019.
Finalists for the Cisco Youth Leadership Award were; Luisa Bonin (co-founder of Tamo Junto which provides support for low-income micro-entrepreneurs in Brazil), Priya Prakash (founder and CEO of HealthSetGo which empowers parents, doctors, schools and governments to make data-driven decisions in real-time), Nashin Mahtani (director of PetaBencana.id which promotes civic co-management as a form of climate change adaptation), Haroon Yasin (co-founder of Orenda, which delivers curriculum through mobile platforms to reach underserved, hard-to-access areas across the globe) and Alain Nteff (co-founder and CEO of GiftedMom, an app / SMS service that provides health information to expectant moms).
A red carpet was laid in the West Car Park and guests included:
Hugh Evans (co-founde, CEO of Global Citizen), Michele Janes (Cisco), Fran Katsoudas (Cisco), Betty Bachz (Moyatelier), Chris Stadler (CVC Capital Partners), Declan Kelly (co-founder, CEO of Teneo), Louise Vongerichten (Food Dreams) - business people.
Ringo Starr, Hozier, Tallia Storm, Nicole Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Nina Nesbitt, Krept and Konan (rap duo), Sinéad Harnett, Lisa Moorish, Stefan Lessard, James Smith, Izzy Bizu, Alice Chater, Nadia Rose, Vanessa White, Bluey Robinson, Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, Mike Duce, Dominique Tipper - singers / musicians.
Max Rogers, Barbara Bach, Wallis Day, Rami Malek, Harry Lloyd, Niamh Bracken, Olga Segura, Nick Hendrix, Sean Teale, Tom York, Ann Akin, Wade Briggs - actors.
Laura Whitmore, Reggie Yates, Clara Amfo, Pips Taylor, Harriet Rose - presenters.
Katherine Ryan (and partner Bobby Kootstra), Asim Chaudhry - comedians.
Nina Samuels (wrestler), Jinny Sandhú (wrestler), Trent Seven (wrestler), Tyler Bate (wrestler), Alex Scott (footballer), Janette Manrara (dancer) - sportspeople.
Dynamo - magician.
Julien Macdonald (fashion designer), Arizona Muse, Lady Victoria Hervey, Jada Sezer, Isabella Charlotta Poppius, Lady Emma Thynn (Viscountess Weymouth) - socialite- fashion designers / models.
David Atherton (Great British Bake Off), Montana Brown (Love Island), Dr Alex George (Love Island), Amelia Bath (Ibiza Weekender) - reality TV personalities.
Emma Freud , Chidera Eggerue, Florence Given, Cobbie Yates, Roxie Nafousi - writers and bloggers. |
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