ADELE TO PERFORM ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED
SONG FROM “SKYFALL” AT OSCARS®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Multi-platinum selling
singer-songwriter Adele will perform the Oscar®-nominated theme song from the
latest James Bond movie at the 85th Academy Awards®, the show's producers
announced today. "Skyfall,"
from the film of the same name, was announced as a nominee for Original Song at
the Academy’s Nominations Announcement on January 10. The song, written by Adele and Paul Epworth,
is the first Bond theme ever to debut in Billboard's Top 10 and the first to be
nominated for an Oscar since "For Your Eyes Only" in 1981.
Adele's exclusive Oscar show performance will be the
first time she will have performed "Skyfall" anywhere live and will
also mark her first U.S. television performance since the Grammys® last year.
"It's an honour to be nominated and terrifyingly
wonderful to be singing in front of people who have captured my imagination
over and over again,” said Adele. “It's something I've never experienced and
probably only ever will once!"
"We have enormous respect for Adele's unique
artistry as a songwriter and a singer," said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron,
the producers of this year's Academy Awards show. "She is currently one of the most
successful recording artists in the world, and we believe that her performance
of 'Skyfall' will be an exciting Oscar moment for audiences watching at the
Dolby Theatre™ and on television screens around the world."
Oscar.com celebrates Adele's performance with a special
gallery of some of the most memorable James Bond theme songs through the years:
http://oscar.go.com/photos/themed-galleries/movies/bond-theme-songs
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be
presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood &
Highland Center®, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC
Television Network. The Oscar
presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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