Life

Elton John to perform Liberace tribute at Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES — Elton John is about to do something he's never done: Perform live at the Emmy Awards.
By · Updated on February 15, 2014
Elton John to perform Liberace tribute at Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES — Elton John is about to do something he’s never done: Perform live at the Emmy Awards.

The television academy announced Monday that the 66-year-old musician will make his Emmy debut with a tribute to Liberace, whose life story is told in HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra.”

Florian Schuh, AP
Sir Elton John performs on the Waldbuehne stage in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

The movie earned 15 Emmy nominations, including lead-actor bids for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who play Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson. Douglas and Damon are also set to serve as presenters at the Sept. 22 Emmy ceremony.

John’s first studio album in seven years, “The Diving Board,” is set for release on Sept. 24.

Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre, broadcast live on CBS.

© 2013, Associated Press, All Rights Reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Don't forget to share:
Life
Elton John Emmy Awards Liberace Television

Support vital LGBTQ+ journalism

Reader contributions help keep LGBTQ Nation free, so that queer people get the news they need, with stories that mainstream media often leaves out. Can you contribute today?

Once Monthly Annually

Cancel anytime · Proudly LGBTQ+ owned and operated

Leader of Eastern Orthodox Communion: Gay relationships are ‘reprehensible’

Previous article

Former ‘Satanic Drag Queen’ to receive ‘Ex-Gay of the Year’ Award

Next article

More in Life