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Gay Men’s Chorus of LA pays moving tribute to Prince at Voice Awards
Prince had died just two days earlier and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles found a powerful way to pay tribute at their 5th annual Voice Awards over the weekend.
Aftershock, the chorus’ new A cappella group, performed the Prince classic When Doves Cry as a giant portrait of the late artist appeared on the screen behind them at the Dolby Ballroom Hollywood.
Actor Wilson Cruz was next onstage after the performance and said of Prince: ‘I miss him already. I’ve been crying all week. In the last couple of days, we have remembered the power of art in our lives.’
The evening’s co-host, NCIS star Pauley Perrette, kicked off the evening with the lyrics to the Prince classic Let’s Go Crazy: ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.’
She further paid tribute by saying: ‘I’m a crazy, life-long Prince fan – I changed out of my Purple rain T-shirt just for you people. there was something about Prince. Whoever you are, whatever you want to be … look at him – he was just Prince. It was just so inspiring.’
Perrette co-hosted the event with Ross Mathews and they were joined by celebrity presenters that included Paula Abdul, Transparent star Amy Landecker and The Biggest Loser host Bob Harper.
Honored were: Abbe Land, executive director of The Trevor Project (Good Neighbor Voice Award); Syrian journalist and activist Subhi Nahas (Outspoken Voice Award) and Focus Features (Visionary Voice Award).
The evening also featured several numbers by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles who were joined on True Colors by the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.
Nearly a half a million dollars were raised to benefit GMCLA’s It Gets better Tour and Alive Music Project youth outreach programs.
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