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Gael Garcia Bernal, Common, Mary J Blige to perform at Oscars

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Singers Gael Garcia Bernal, Mary J Blige, Andra Day, and Natalia LaFourcade will perform this year's nominated songs at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today.

Other artistes to perform on the gala night are Miguel, Keala Settle, Common and Sufjan Stevens.

"We're excited to have these talented artistes showcase the powerful contribution music makes to filmmaking. It's a privilege to welcome them to the 90th Oscars stage," the producers said in a statement.

Bernal, LaFourcade and Miguel will perform the Oscar-nominated song "Remember Me" from "Coco". The track, nominated in the Best Original Song category, has been composed and penned by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
 

Bernal's credits also include the Oscar-winning films "Babel" (2006) and "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004), as well as the Oscar-nominated films "No" (2012), "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" (2002), "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (2002) and "Amores Perros" (2000).

While Blige will perform "Mighty River," from "Mudbound," the Oscar-nominated song she co-wrote with Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson, rapper Common and Andra Day will perform his Oscar-nominated song "Stand Up For Something" from "Marshall".

Settle and Stevens will perform the Oscar-nominated songs "This is Me" from "The Greatest Showman" and "Mystery of Love," written for "Call Me by Your Name" respectively.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4 at the Dolby Theatre. The awards will air live on the ABC Television Network.

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First Published: Feb 23 2018 | 7:55 PM IST

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