Europe 1 with AFP 2:20 p.m., September 21, 2022
Singer Elton John will be hosted by the Bidens at the White House on Friday, where he will perform a concert to "celebrate the unifying and restorative power of music," the executive said in a statement.
Singer Elton John will be hosted by the Bidens at the White House on Friday, where he will perform a concert to "celebrate the unifying and restorative power of music," the executive said in a statement.
US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden also want to "salute the life and work" of the British pop legend, it is specified.
LGBT+ rights activists in the audience
The White House will invite "those who make history every day" to the concert, including teachers, caregivers, frontline workers, students, LGBT+ rights activists and people advocating for better mental health care.
The president and his wife will deliver speeches, their departments said.
Elton John, who celebrated his 75th birthday in the spring, is known for his planetary hits such as
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
,
Your Song
,
Rocket Man
or
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
, but also for his community involvement, particularly in wrestling. against AIDS.
He has sold over 300 million records worldwide.