Biography
To raise money for the families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 and for The London Community Foundation, Simon Cowell arranged the recording and release of a charity single on June 21, 2017.
London-born grime artist Stormzy featured prominently, having written a fresh 16-line intro to the song which specifically referenced the tragedy. The recording reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on June 23, 2017, and was certified gold by the BPI on January 31, 2020.
The artists were awarded with the Power of Music Award at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.
The song was performed by the following artists (in order of appearance):
Lead Vocals
Stormzy
Robbie Williams
James Blunt
Rita Ora
Craig David
Dan Smith (of Bastille)
Liam Payne
Emeli Sandé
Kelly Jones (of Stereophonics)
Paloma Faith
Louis Tomlinson
Labrinth
Jorja Smith
WSTRN
Leona Lewis
Jessie J
James Arthur
Roger Daltrey (of The Who)
Ella Eyre
Anne-Marie
Ella Henderson
Louisa Johnson
Not Lead Vocals
5 After Midnight
Angel
Carl Barât (of The Libertines)
Deno
Donae'o
Dua Lipa
Fleur East
Gareth Malone and The Choir for Grenfell
Geri Halliwell (of Spice Girls)
Gregory Porter
Jessie Ware
John Newman
Jon McClure (of Reverend and The Makers)
London Community Gospel Choir
Matt Goss
Matt Terry
Mr Eazi
Nathan Sykes
Omar
Pixie Lott
Ray BLK
Raye
Shakka
Shane Filan (of Westlife)
Tom Grennan
Tony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet)
Tulisa
Instruments
Brian May (of Queen) – guitar
Nile Rodgers – guitar
Tokio Myers – piano
Pete Townshend (of The Who) – guitar
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