Pet Shop Boys pulled out of Elton John and Olly Alexander s BRIT Awards performance to their song It s A Sin just DAYS before the event
The legend, 74, and Years & Years star, 30, teamed up for the event, leaving some fans to declare that their duet was amazing and the highlight of the night
The single is in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was founded in 1992 and is one of the leading independent AIDS organisations in the world
It has now been claimed that the duo were set to be joined by the Pet Shop Boys, who wrote song It s A Sin, but the band pulled out just days before the event
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Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021
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BRIT Awards 2021: Olly Alexander dances to pre-recorded duet with Elton John from VIP box with friends. as their It s A Sin performance trends on Twitter
The legend, 74, and Years & Years star, 30, teamed up for the event, leaving some fans to declare that their duet was amazing and the highlight of the night
The single is in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was founded in 1992 and is one of the leading independent AIDS organisations in the world
Many hailed the duo for delivering the best ever performance in the event s history as it quickly became a trending topic on Twitter
Elton John and Olly Alexander performed It s a Sin together at the BRIT Awards. (YouTube)
Elton John teamed up with Years & Years’ Olly Alexander at the BRIT Awards to deliver a searing, gloriously queer rendition of Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 hit “It’s a Sin”.
The song has taken on new meaning since Russell T Davies’ AIDS-era drama of the same name debuted on Channel 4 in January.
Years & Years star Olly Alexander and music legend Elton John used their BRIT Awards performance to remind audiences at home that the fight against HIV is not yet won.
Introducing the pair, John’s husband David Furnish told people watching at home that antiretroviral drugs make HIV undetectable and untrabnsmittable, meaning people with the virus live long, healthy and fulfilled lives.