Idol Gives Back kicks off tonight. I hope you're planning to watch . . .
Tonight the six remaining American Idol finalists will sing songs about compassion and hope. After the show, we will be able to vote for our favorite contestants via toll-free numbers and text messages, as usual.
For this special Idol Gives Back episode, we will also help change the lives of children around the world. American Idol sponsors Coca-Cola, AT&T, and other partners will make a donation for each vote cast to children in need here in the U.S. and in Africa. UNICEF will receive some of these funds.
On Wednesday, April 25, the special two-hour results show will be a star-studded evening featuring world-renowned artists and celebrities—including Gwen Stefani, Josh Groban, Pink, Michael Bublé, Annie Lennox, Il Divo and popular Kazakhstan journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) among many others.
Comments (3)
I am so moved by the show tonight I think I called in over 50 times or more. I am very impressed by what American Idol is doing for our country. I have a soft spot for families & children in Africa but to me when you showed you all went to Poverty stricken area's here in The USA (right in our back yard), I was very moved. Our world & society closes their eyes to these things (including me). But you have moved me to help to the best of my ability.
Thank you & God bless TO ALL,
Shelly from Ohio
Posted by Shelly | April 25, 2007 12:44 AM
Posted on April 25, 2007 00:44
It was an utter surprise to see the conditions in Africa. American Idol is stepping up to the plate to bring about change. Thank you AI.
Posted by Karin | April 25, 2007 3:47 PM
Posted on April 25, 2007 15:47
Could anyone answer a question for me, I am so upset and disturbed at how the people in Africa live, it is so horrific. My question is america has been sending money for at least 20 years, why are people still living in these types of conditions. Millions of dollars have been raised for years and people are dying and living like no human should live, why hasn't the millions over the past twenty years at least been able to provide people with some form of sanitary housing and clean water? Is the african government not distributing the funds to these people and if they are not, why are we not stepping in and going into these horrible neighborhoods and using the money to build them some type of sanitary housing. I just do not see any improvements since the awareness in africa first came on the scene in the 80's I have given over the years and i am so upset by what i saw on idol that these people's lives have not improved. In 20 years these people should have some type of sanitary housing and water, at least that should have been accomplished with the hundreds of millions that have been raised.. Am i missing something?
Posted by donna | April 26, 2007 9:01 PM
Posted on April 26, 2007 21:01