Star-studded George Michael tribute concert planned for 2017December 28, 2016 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - George Michael tribute concert is being planned by Dane Esther Rantzen for next year to celebrate the singer's life. According to a new report from The Mirror, the founder of Childline charity wanted to thank the late singer for secretly donating nearly $2.5 million to her counseling service as well as to celebrate its 30th anniversary, AceShowbiz said "George helped us to reach out to hundreds of thousands of children through his generosity," she said. "I met him a couple of times, he approached us, rather than us going cap in hand to him, but it was an intensely personal gift. He didn't want it to be known or to be part of his image," she continued. "I think it would be wonderful to celebrate him with a tribute concert next year." "We were able to counsel 300.000 children who needed help last year, through emails, online and phone calls, and George made a palpable difference," Dane went on to share, before adding, "There was a sense of personal interest for him. We know he kept his sexuality quiet and it may have been tough for him when he was younger." George was found dead by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz on Christmas Day at his home in Oxfordshire. The Wham! singer was 53. His manager Michael Lippman confirmed that he died of heart failure and was found "in bed, lying peacefully." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |