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THE HOPING FOUNDATION BENEFIT EVENING, RONNIE SCOTTS, LONDON Bryan attends another benefit evening, singing 'Wild Thing' with Chrissie Hynde and Jeff Beck. ********** Article by Luke Blackall with Jessica Barrett (The
London Paper): Elton John’s no stranger to earning huge fees for singing, but the star has surpassed even himself, commanding a staggering £110,000 to sing one karaoke song last night. Elton crooned Elvis classic Are you Lonesome Tonight? for an auction at Ronnie Scott’s for the Palestinian children’s charity Hoping Foundation, which raised over £385,000. Russell Brand hosted the celeb-packed event, putting on a hilarious double act with auctioneer Harry Dalmeny, teasing a number of the stars in the audience in the process. Next most popular was Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave, who raised £70,000 to perform an amazing version of Destiny’s Child song Bootylicious duet with the winning bidder, complete with Beyoncé-like pouting and booty shaking. Wealthy guests, knocking back William Grant spirits and Rothschild champagne, even went wild for toothless Irishman Shane McGowan, who raised a hefty £35,000 as he belted out We Didn’t Start the Fire. But despite joining a distinctly A-list crowd McGowan showed he still hasn’t lost his naughty streak as he swiped a traffic cone as he staggered along the street on his way home.
Nobody escaped the karaoke fever, Jeff Beck grabbed Bryan Adams and Chrissie Hynde for a performance of Wild Thing. Meanwhile, Trinny Woodall and supermodel Laura Bailey teamed up for a bit of Robbie Williams, belting out Angels. to the A-list crowd.
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