Sad news to report this evening… legendary newsman Walter Cronkite died today – he was 92 years old. Cronkite’s death comes a month after his family issued a statement about the news legend suffering from cerebrovascular disease.
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The super-talented 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi sang at today’s Michael Jackson memorial/funeral event – watch the video as Shaheen Jafargholi sings “Who’s Lovin’ You,” originally made famous by the Jackson 5 when Michael was just a child (a Smokey Robinson song).
Who is Shaheen Jafargholi? Jafargholi is the Welsh-Iranian singer from Swansea, Wales, who was a finalist on season three of Britain’s Got Talent. Michael Jackson had seen Shaheen Jafargholi’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent and asked the kid to join him on his tour.
The Michael Jackson memorial/funeral event ended with this fitting performance of “We Are The World” and “Heal The World” – watch the video clip, where Michael Jackson’s concert performers and the memorial speakers/performers take the stage together.
Jermaine Jackson sang Michael Jackson’s favorite song, “Smile” in this Jackson memorial/funeral event video clip. The song includes the lyrics “Smile though your heart is breaking…”
Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Katherine Jackson, gave a tear-filled comment at the end of the Michael Jackson memorial/funeral event, saying, “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. And I just want to say I love him so much.”
Watch the video clip for the touching moment.
Jennifer Hudson gave an amazing performance at Michael Jackson’s memorial/funeral event, singing “Will You Be There (Hold Me)” in this video clip. You may remember “Will You Be There” from the soundtrack for Free Willy.
Wow. Watch Stevie Wonder perform at the Michael Jackson funeral event/memorial in this video clip, singing “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” and “My Destiny.” Stevie Wonder commented that “This is a moment that I wished that I didn’t live to see coming.”
Queen Latifah speaks at Michael Jackson’s memorial/funeral event, including reading a poem from Maya Angelou, in this video clip.
