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Extra.ie
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Watch: singer plays beautiful rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone in moving tribute to Diogo Jota
A singer played a solemn version of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' in a moving tribute to late Liverpool player Diogo Jota. The Portuguese winger, 28, was tragically killed in a car crash in Spain along with his brother and fellow footballer, André Silva. With 'You'll Never Walk Alone' being Liverpool's official anthem as thousands sing it in Anfield week in and week out, Icelandic singer Laufey, who was playing a gig in Liverpool on Thursday night, paid a special tribute to the late star with a solemn version of the song. @laufey Sang this special song tonight in honor of Diogo Jota and Liverpool ♥️ ♬ original sound – laufey Fans of Liverpool and the singer were touched by her tribute, with one person commenting 'Laufey, your class, elegance and respect is greatly appreciated by every single fan of Liverpool and everyone surrounding the families of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva. Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute.' 'Respect to Laufey for doing this, we need more singers and artists like this,' another commented, while another added 'this feels unreal.' The song, which was originally released in 1945 as part of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, became most notable for its cover by Liverpool band Gerry and the Pacemakers, becoming synonymous with the club as fans sing it pre-match. The club also made You'll Never Walk Alone their motto, which has stood for the last six decades. Singer Laufey played a solemn version of You'll Never Walk alone in a moving tribute to late Liverpool player Diogo Jota. Pic: Laufey/TikTok Jota, who signed to Liverpool from Wolves in 2020, was tragically killed in the crash alongside his brother after the car they were travelling in suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking. The car then burst into flames, with the pair dying instantly in the accident. Tributes have flooded in for Jota and his brother following Thursday's tragedy, which came just weeks after Jota married his sweetheart Rute Cardoso. Jose Manuel Macedo, parish priest at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme, told the PA news agency in a translated message that the funeral for the brothers will take place at the Igreja Matriz on Saturday at 10am. Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were tragically killed in the Zamora region of Spain in a car crash. Pic:According to BBC Sport, Jota was returning for pre-season training next week via ferry after being advised not to fly following minor surgery. Liverpool's 'heartbroken' players have spoken of their pain in paying tribute to their team-mate. Reds captain Virgil van Dijk said on Instagram he was 'absolutely devastated and in total disbelief.' The Dutch defender wrote in a post alongside a picture of Jota with the Premier League trophy 'What a human being, what a player, but most importantly what an unbelievable family man.' Pic: Peter Byrne/PA 'You meant so much to all of us and you always will! For your family to lose two sons, a husband and a father is just unimaginable. So cruel and unfair. 'My heart is breaking for all of your beautiful family, for Rute and for your kids. I promise you that in these difficult times and beyond we will always be there for your family. Diogo Jota with his family in 2022. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire 'A champion forever, number 20 forever. It's been a privilege to have stood by your side on the pitch, and to have been your friend off it. We will miss you beyond words and never forget you. Your legacy will live on, we will make sure of it! Rest in perfect peace Diogo & Andre.'
Express Tribune
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Maureen Hingert, former Miss Universe runner-up and actress, dies at 88
Maureen Hingert, a former Miss Universe contestant and actress known for her role in The King and I, has passed away at the age of 88. Hingert's death was confirmed by her daughter, Marisa Zamparelli, on July 2, following an initial announcement by fellow Sri Lankan actress Angela Seneviratne on July 1. Zamparelli stated that her mother died peacefully of liver failure on June 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. Hingert, who represented Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) at the 1955 Miss Universe pageant, earned the title of second runner-up. Her participation in the pageant marked a significant milestone, as it was the first Miss Universe competition to be broadcast on television. Hingert became widely recognized for her striking long, black hair and radiant smile, capturing the attention of both the judges and the audience. Following the pageant, Hingert pursued a brief acting career in Hollywood, making uncredited appearances in films such as Circus Girl (1954) and Elephant Walk (1954), both produced in her native Sri Lanka. In 1956, she appeared in The King and I, the well-known film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Hingert went on to appear in several other films, including Gunmen from Laredo and The Rawhide Tail, using the screen name Jana Davi. After a decade in the industry, Hingert retired from acting in the early 1960s to raise her family. She married American artist Mario Zamparelli in 1958, and they had three daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband and two daughters. Hingert's death marks the loss of a pioneering figure in both Sri Lankan and Hollywood cinema.
Perth Now
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bob Geldof was left 'mortified' when he read the script for the Live Aid musical
Bob Geldof was left "mortified" when he read the script for the Live Aid musical. The 78-year-old musician teamed up with Midge Ure to organise the the benefit concert and raised funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia with a major concert starring the likes of late Queen star Freddie Mercury, pop legend Sir Elton John and rock band Status Quo amongst a host of others but just days before the story behind it launches as jukebox musical titled 'Just For One Day' in London's West End, he admitted he felt uncomfortable reading about himself. Speaking at Wembley Stadium on Thursday (01.05.25) as he announced the release of the 'Just For One Day' cast recording, he said: "It's extraordinary, the musical is extraordinary. I'm not familiar with this sort of thing, I'm more of a Rodgers and Hammerstein guy, and when they approached me I was mortified by the script because, you know, you're reading a version of the self. "My main thing was that it has to be politically pertinent. It has to be about what it was always supposed to be about, the charity, which everyone 40 years ago had understood. These days it's about Freddie [Mercury] – genius and all that – but what the musical does for us is put it in the contemporary perspective. "What happened 40 years ago at Wembley was to lay that idea to rest that there is such a thing as society, it proved that human beings do care about each other." 'Just for One Day' will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid with a very special performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on 13 July, and the Boomtown Rats star - who co-wrote 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' in the months before the legendary concert took place - admitted that he had no idea all those years ago that the issue would be as "vital" today. He said: 'We couldn't possibly have known that 40 years down the track, the issue would be as vital or the interest as great. Millions of children today are being forced to starve as an instrument of war, and millions of lives are in peril due to AIDS and because of cuts to international aid. "This musical is extraordinary, and it brings Live Aid to a new generation - the possibility of what individuals can do together. It refutes Thatcher's dictum that there's no such thing as society. There is and it roared its existence on that day 40 years ago in Wembley Stadium. Human beings do care about each other - they rise above contemporary politics. "Just For One Day puts Live Aid into perspective. It's a phenomenal piece of work. I read somewhere that it's a 'jukebox musical' - dude, it's the original musical jukebox! That's what we called it back then - 'Live Aid - the Global Jukebox'! That's what Live Aid was, arguably the greatest collection of songs of the rock era, and so this musical is hit after hit after hit, stunningly arranged for this generation! Its achievement is to conjure that vivid sense of 40 years ago, and to make it relevant to now." 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical' (Original Cast Recording) will be available from 11th .
