ARTE viewers voted for the ‘Queens of Pop’. 8 pop queens were chosen from 50 proposals and these are presented in a 26-minute documentary: From the 1960s: Diana Ross. From the 1970s: Donna Summer and Debbie Harry. From the 1980s: Madonna. From the 1990s: Britney Spears and Mariah Carey. From 2000-2009: Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. The title of the programme, ‘Queens of Pop’, in itself shows where the emphasis lies – none of those simplistic chart rankings, but instead a documentary series that looks at our cultural history, dealing with the women who shaped popular music over the past fifty years.
Pavarotti: The duets – The Best of Pavarotti and Friends
PAVAROTTI annually hosted the ‘Pavarotti and Friends’ charity concerts in his home town of Modena in Italy, joining with singers from all parts of the music industry, including Eric Clapton, Elton John, Sting, Bono, Andrea Bocelli, Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion and Jon Bon Jovi, to raise money for several UN causes. Concerts were held for War Child, and victims of war and civil unrest in Bosnia, Guatemala, Kosovo, and Iraq. This 70 min. special ‘The Duets’ presents the most emotional and world-famous pieces of the entire ‘Pavarotti and Friends’ series: BRYAN ADAMS ‘O Sole Mio, ANDREA BOCELLI Notte ‘e piscatore, BON JOVI Let It Rain, BONO/THE EDGE/BRIAN ENO Miss Sarajevo, JAMES BROWN It’s A Man’s World, MARIAH CAREY Hero, ERIC CLAPTON Holy Mother, SHERYL CROW Là ci darem la mano, CELINE DION I Hate You When I Love You, EURYTHMICS There Must Be An Angel, ELTON JOHN Live Like Horses, LIONEL RICHIE The Magic Of Love, STING Paris Angelicus, ZUCCHERO Miserere.