Look To The Stars News: Shirley Bassey

Sting And Friends To Hit The Carnegie Hall For Charity In April

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Sting and Trudie Styler will present the 2012 Sting & Friends Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, April 4.

Performers are yet to be announced, but ticket prices are as follows:

- $50,000 Packages (16 Tickets for concert & supper)

Gordon Ramsay Joins Celebrity Paws Auction For Charity

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Cats Protection’s popular Celebrity Paws auction is back, with 30 unique celebrity artworks framed and ready to purchase this December.

Gordon Ramsay’s paw print

Stars Support Clothes Throw For Charity

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts is fronting a new fashion campaign with a difference to raise money for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.

The Girls Aloud star turned solo artist revealed how pleased she is to support Alder Hey, “I am really excited to be fronting the Clothes Throw 2011 campaign! I’m an avid supporter of Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. I visit Alder Hey and the patients there really touch my heart.”

Dame Shirley Bassey Makes Celebrity Donation To Charity Shop

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Barnardo’s flagship charity shop in Marylebone, UK, has received top-quality donations from star singer Dame Shirley Bassey.

The Welsh diva has dropped off bags of top designer clothes and shoes at the George Street Barnardo’s charity shop in Marylebone. Donations include a Ralph Lauren cardigan, Sonia Rykiel skirt and Davos Gomma and Paul Mayer Shoes.

Shop Manager, Russell Lewendon, said: ‘We are over the moon with this generous donation. There has already been a lot of interest in the items so people need to get down here fast if they want to snap up a celebrity bargain! It’s great that Dame Shirley thought of us, as although we welcome all donations, it’s a special treat to be able to sell the clothes of such a star".

Bono Nominated For Mikhail Gobachev Charity Award

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Bono, Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner are among the nine nominees of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Man Who Changed The World Award.

The award will be announced by the former Soviet leader on March 30 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, during a celebrity charity concert to celebrate his 80th birthday.

“This is an award for those who have shown themselves to be people capable of changing the world for the better,” said Gorbachev. “Each of the award nominees already made a big personal contribution to the development and changing of the world we live in for the better.”

Elton John To Host Celebrity Charity Ball In June

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

In July 1999, Sir Elton John and David Furnish opened the doors of their Old Windsor home for the first White Tie & Tiara Ball, and the tradition will continue in 2011 on June 23..

Set amongst 37 acres of rolling English countryside next to Windsor castle, the White Tie & Tiara Ball is a spectacular evening, raising money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Since then, it has become an annual event hosted by Elton and David and one of the premier fundraising events of the UK.

Yoko Ono Donates Glasses To Celebrity Charity Auction

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:35:00 +0000

Yoko Ono is just one of a number of A list stars who have donated something from their personal wardrobe to raise funds for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.

The diminutive star has chosen a pair of her own iconic Porsche Carrera sunglasses and signed them for the charity’s unique Clothes Throw event, which starts with a special online auction this Sunday 3rd October for seven days. An auction item of this stature rarely comes along and organisers are delighted that Yoko Ono, who is Honorary Patron of the charity, has donated these signed sunglasses, like the ones she wore on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 1980s.

“I am delighted to be able to support this important fundraising initiative by donating a pair of my favorite sunglasses- the ones that John loved to see me wear,” said Yoko. “As Honorary Patron of Alder Hey Imagine Appeal, I know how much the funds are needed to support the pioneering work of this wonderful hospital.”

X Factor Favorites Donate Clothes To Charity Auction

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

X Factor favourites Alexandra Burke, Jedward, Olly Murs, Stacy Solomon and super stylish judge Dannii Minogue have given clothes to a charity auction which will benefit Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.

The X Factor outfits will be auctioned at the Clothes Throw event at The Racquet Club, Liverpool, this October. The Clothes Throw will be hosted by British designers Kirsty Doyle and Benna Harry who will give style talks on each of the items whilst they are modelled on the catwalk for guests to bid on.

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has given a black Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier dress and judge Dannii Minogue has given a multi-coloured Orion dress which she wore on Gok’s Fashion Fix. This years X Factor is due to start on Saturday and last year’s X Factor finalists have all signed an Imagine Appeal t-shirt for the auction.

Judi Dench Donates James Bond Clothes To Charity

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Dame Judi Dench and Dame Shirley Bassey are the latest A-Listers to donate to Alder Hey Imagine Appeal’s Clothes Throw event being held in The Racquet Club in Liverpool in October.

Dame Judi Dench has donated the actual suit that she wore as character M when she starred alongside Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Casino Royale – the grey Armani suit actually comes on the hanger used on set.

Stars Give Land Mines The Boot With Celebrity Charity Auction

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

The Mines Advisory Group is launching a very special celebrity charity auction this week to raise money for people affected by landmines.

Stars such as Katy Perry, Pink, Shirley Bassey, Twiggy, Joanna Lumley, Nelly Furtado, Alan Shearer and Tony Blair’s wife, Cherie, have donated their shoes to the auction, which launches on July 22 and runs till August 1.

“We’ve been totally overwhelmed by the support we’ve had from celebrities who’ve given up their shoes to help those affected by conflict every day,” said MAG’s Give Landmines The Boot auction organizer Zoe Corden. "MAG chose to run a celebrity shoe auction because often its peoples’ feet that are the most at risk from landmine blasts, and the stars that donated did so to help us stamp a link between shoes and the dangers that lurk beneath them for millions worldwide.

White Ties And Tiaras Dominate Elton John's Charity Ball

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Over 700 guests – including Peter André, David Walliams, Lara Stone, Lily Cole and Paloma Faith – attended Elton John’s annual White Tie and Tiara Charity Ball last week.

Held at Sir Elton’s home in Windsor, guests were treated to a performance by Lady Gaga, as well as an auction that included an Audi car hand-painted by Damien Hirst. The car raised £350,000, which contributed to the massive £5.6 million raised during the entire evening.

Money raised will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Other guests spotted at the event included Elizabeth Hurley and Shirley Bassey.

Stars Raise £48,000 At Oxfam Shop In London

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Last month, LookToTheStars reported about a celebrity pop-up shop that aimed to raise charity cash for Oxfam at London’s Selfridges store. We can now reveal the shop raised over £48,000 in one week.

  A team of A-list stars, led by Annie Lennox and Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson, helped to create, stock and staff The Oxfam Curiosity Shop – Britain’s biggest charity pop-up shop. Open from Friday 14 to Thursday 20 May in Selfridges’ Ultralounge, the pop-up shop sold celebrity-donated items from icons including Annie Lennox, Beyoncé Knowles, Elle Macpherson, Shirley Bassey, Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney plus thousands of handpicked items from Oxfam shops and boutiques across the country.

  Selling clothing, music, books, art and homewares, the Selfridges-based shop made more profit in one week than the £42,000 profit that the average Oxfam shop makes in a year – with over 10,000 people flooding through the doors. If it had traded for a year The Oxfam Curiosity Shop could have made an incredible £2.5 million, the equivalent of 60 Oxfam shops’ profits.

Sting Joins Elton John And Lady Gaga For Rainforest Charity Concert

Mon, 17 May 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Sting and Trudie Styler hosted the 16th annual Rainforest Foundation benefit concert to celebrate the organization’s 21st anniversary at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. This year’s performers included Elton John, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Harry, Mary J. Blige and Shirley Bassey.

The event – which has been the Foundation’s main fundraiser since 1989 – was dubbed as an evening of 1980s hits and stars (“Sting told me we’re doing a show of ’80s nostalgia,” said Springsteen. “I said, ’That’s easy! We’re both ‘80s nostalgia!’”). And the concert didn’t let fans down, with Sir Elton covering Madonna’s Material Girl and The Boss singing a version of Bryan Adam’s Cuts Like A Knife. Sting duetted with Lady Gaga on Stand By Me, while Gaga joined Sir Elton for Speechless/Your Song. Sting also joined Mary J. Blige for their 2003 duet Whenever I say Your Name. Both Elton and Sting joined Shirley Bassey for Hey Big Spender, and the evening ended with everyone on stage for Don’t Stop Believing.

To watch a video of Sting and Trudie Styler talking to Katie Couric about the work the Foundation does and the history of the Rainforest Foundation concerts, click here.

Online Auction Celebrates Celebrity Oxfam Charity Shop

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:30:00 +0000

The Celebrity Oxfam Curiosity Shop opens today, May 14, in London – and a special online auction has been launched to celebrate.

From Friday 14 May to Thursday 20 May Selfridges’ Ultralounge, the London store’s permanent arts and exhibition space, will be transformed into The Oxfam Curiosity Shop – staffed by celebrities from Annie Lennox to Beverley Knight with all proceeds going to Oxfam.

Shoppers will be able to browse fantastic one-offs; from a special collection of Livia Firth’s red carpet dresses, to items from icons including Alexa Chung, Annie Lennox, Helen Mirren, Natalie Imbruglia and Corinne Bailey Rae and designer donations from Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Roger Vivier and more. 

Sir Elton John To Sing At Charity Butterfly Ball Next Week

Tue, 11 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000

One of the UK’s highest-profile fundraising events takes place in London next week and the celebrities will be out in force for the glamorous bash.

British charity, Caudwell Children, stages their Butterfly Ball in the Capital every May and a host of A-List stars turn out to support the charity founded by billionaire philanthropist, John Caudwell.

Ill Children To Attend Star-Studded Charity Ball

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Two sisters with a rare neurological disorder are preparing to travel to London for a night with the stars, after being invited to attend the 2010 Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball.

Zabiha (16) and Maliha (12) Yasin from Whalley Range will be joining the 1000 guests at the star-studded fundraising event in Battersea on May 20.

Elton John And Lady Gaga To Join Sting At Charity Concert For Rainforests

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Elton John, Lady Gaga and Shirley Bassey will join Sting and Trudie Styler at this year’s Rainforest Fund benefit concert.

The event will celebrate Sting and Styler’s 21st year supporting the work of the Rainforest Foundation Fund. The Foundation was established in 1989 to raise awareness about the need to conserve tropical forests, support indigenous peoples, their land, their rights and to develop resource management. It began its focus in Brazil and then spread throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia.

The semi-annual concert has attracted performers such as Don Henley, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Brian Wilson and many more in the past. The concerts are the main fundraising initiative for the organization, and have raised over $30 million.

Giorgio Armani Provides Fashion Relief

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Giorgio Armani recently provided several outfits for the Fashion for Relief show at London’s Somerset House, where his designs helped raise over 1 million Euros for earthquake-stricken Haiti.

Celebrities including Kate Moss, Geri Halliwell, Kimberly Walsh, Naomi Campbell, Alexandra Burke, Linda Evangelista and Dame Shirley Bassey walked the runway in designs by Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Dolce and Gabbana and the late Alexander McQueen.

The show ended with a flashing light display in which 30 models took to the runway in nude briefs, showcasing the new Emporio Armani/Reebok sneaker collection.

Variety Club To Hold Annual Star-Studded Charity Ball

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

The Variety Club’s 58th flagship Annual Dinner and Ball to be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane in March welcomes International star Dionne Warwick, who will be performing some of her greatest hits supported by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The evening promises to be an extravaganza of entertainment, including dancing to the international Gilev Show Band, live and silent auctions, a raffle with some truly spectacular prizes and a sumptuous three-course dinner.

The event takes place on March 10 at the London Hilton. The Annual Dinner & Ball has seen star performances from the likes of Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Atomic Kitten, Ronan Keating, Girls Aloud and The Temptations, and this year looks set to be bigger and better than ever.

80's Greats Donate To Barnardo's Campaign

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Legendary Welsh rocker Bonnie Tyler – best known for her 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart – has donated one of her classic stage outfits to a charity store in Swansea.

The black Joseph Ribhoff jumpsuit will be raffled by the Morriston Barnardo’s Charity Store on Woodfield Street this week.

“We are very pleased that Bonnie Tyler has donated the outfit to our Morriston store, after all she is from Swansea,” said charity shop worker Celia White. "We also have signed CDs and signed postcards available. I am sure it will bring more people into the shop, especially Bonnie Tyler fans who want some of her memorabilia.

Take That And Friends To Rock Children In Need Tonight

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Thousands of charity-minded people are expected to pack the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight, November 12, for a huge star-studded concert organized by Gary Barlow and Take That.

Every year, BBC Children in Need creates magic moments that raise huge amounts of money for disadvantaged children, and this year the UK’s finest musicians hope to help raise more than ever with a spectacular show at the Royal Albert Hall.

The star-studded bill includes; Lily Allen, Paul McCartney, Dizzee Rascal, Dame Shirley Bassey, Leona Lewis, Snow Patrol, Cheryl Cole from Girls Aloud, Katherine Jenkins and Muse. And of course Gary will also perform on the night with his Take That partners, Jason Orange, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, as they again show their unwavering support of the charity – there’s even rumors of a possible reunion with Robbie Williams.

Stars Pushing the Envelope for Literacy

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +0000

Today is the final day to bid on celebrity-designed, one-of-a-kind envelopes while helping to transform lives through literacy.

Over 100 celebrities, including Zoë Wanamaker, Sir Ian McKellen, Sadie Frost, Amir Khan and Dame Shirley Bassey have decorated envelopes for the Pushing the Envelope campaign in association with Pitney Bowes and the National Literacy Trust.

Paul McCartney Joins Charity Concert Line Up

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Paul McCartney will headline a gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall in aid of Children in Need. The concert was organized by Take That singer Gary Barlow and will take place on November 12.

McCartney will be sharing the stage with Muse, Lily Allen, Snow Patrol, Leona Lewis, Dizzee Rascal and Shirley Bassey.

Sir Terry Wogan, announcing the line up on his Radio 2 show, said, “This concert is helping to make a really special year for Children in Need.”

Elton John Dedicates Song To Michael Jackson At Charity Bash

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Elton John held his 11th annual White Tie & Tiara Ball to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Thursday, June 25.

Held at his Windsor mansion, “Woodside”, the party featured entertainment by Justin Timberlake and attracted guests such as Sam Taylor Wood, Damien Hirst, Elizabeth Hurley, Kate Beckinsale, Shirley Bassey, Lily Allen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natalie Imbruglia, David Walliams, Geri Halliwell, Lily Cole and Erin O’Connor.

The annual ball has raised over £27 million since its inception, with last week’s event raising £4 million.

Give Landmines The Boot With Charity Auction

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000

A British charity for victims of landmines has launched their annual online celebrity shoe auction.

The Mines Advisory Group has gathered footwear from over 50 celebrities for the auction, which will raise vital funds for their projects and draw attention to the part of the body most vulnerable to landmines.

The auction was launched by model Kelly Knox, the glamorous winner of BBC 3’s best disabled model competition, at Merchant Taylor’s Hall in London.