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Bono, Keys for 'Hope for Haiti' event

Published Monday, Jan 18 2010, 12:43 GMT | By David Balls
Bono, Keys for 'Hope for Haiti' event

WENN

U2 singer Bono and Alicia Keys will perform at the 'Hope For Haiti' TV fundraising telethon, organiser George Clooney has announced.

Sting, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera are also expected to perform at the event, which is intended to show the people of earthquake-ravaged Haiti that "the whole world is paying attention".

Clooney and co-host Wyclef Jean have secured more than 40 celebrities to attend the telethon, scheduled to take place on January 22.

According to the BBC, the 'Hope For Haiti' event will benefit the Red Cross, Unicef, Oxfam America, Partners in Health and Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation.

Song from participating artists will be made available on iTunes, with proceeds going to the relief effort.

The 'Hope For Haiti' telethon is expected to broadcast all MTV platforms on January 22.

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