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Pavarotti & Friends was a series of benefit concerts hosted by Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti between 1992 and 2003 in his home town of Modena, Italy.Proceeds from the events were donated to humanitarian causes including the international aid agency War Child [1] and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. [2]
Pavarotti donated the proceeds from some of these concerts to Afghan, Angolan and Iraqi refugees. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1995 the concert was for the children of Bosnia affected by the war. The event featured artists such as Meat Loaf and Bono , the Edge and Brian Eno (performing as Passengers ) and was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales .
This concert was in support of the War Child charity, specifically to benefit the orphans of war-torn Liberia. The concert was directed by Spike Lee and featured performances by various musical acts including Pavarotti, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Jon Bon Jovi, Spice Girls, Trisha Yearwood, Eros Ramazzotti and The Corrs.
The concert raised money that was used to build the Pavarotti and Friends Liberian Children's Village and to provide a refuge for orphans in Liberia during the civil war. [ 25 ] [ 80 ] The Corrs, along with Sinéad O'Connor , Van Morrison , Boyzone , U2 and Enya held a charity concert in 1998, to raise money for the victims of the Omagh bombing ...
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On 12 September 1995, O'Riordan performed "Ave Maria" along with Luciano Pavarotti in his Pavarotti & Friends series of benefit concerts, entitled Together for the Children of Bosnia, which raised funds for War Child and the children of Bosnia, held in Modena, Italy. [67]