Rina Sawayama performs at Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Oscars party
nme.comRina Sawayama performed at Elton John‘s Oscars viewing party in Los Angeles, California last weekend – watch the footage below.John has held the annual invite-only event for the last 30 years in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which he launched in 1992.
Funds are raised through high-price tickets and a celebrity auction.Footage has since emerged of Sawayama performing the ‘Hold The Girl’ tracks ‘This Hell’ and ‘Catch Me In The Air’ at the 2023 party.
In another clip, the singer-songwriter praises Everything Everywhere All At Once after the film bagged seven Oscars.“I had a little cry backstage because I was watching the Best Actress [award, won by Michelle Yeoh] and Best Movie get announced,” Sawayama tells the audience. “And as a queer Asian woman myself, to see a movie like Everything Everywhere All At Once and an actor like [Yeoh] be finally celebrated is so fantastic.”She continues: “So tonight I’m here to entertain you, and entertain you enough so that you all spread yourself wide.
So you all spread your wallets open wide. Because tonight we’re celebrating but we’re also raising a lot of money.”Held at West Hollywood Park, John’s Oscars party also included special guests Eric McCormack and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
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