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Leona Lewis, Jay-Z, Beyonce set for Barack Obama inauguration

Stars set to perform at Presidential inauguration

Leona Lewis has been asked to sing for US President-elect Barack Obama at his inauguration ceremony in Washington DC on January 20.

The singer, who yesterday (November 23) beat Dido to the Number One spot in the albums chart with a reissue of her album 'Spirit', is set to join Jay-Z and Beyonce at the ceremony, reports The Sun.

Millions are expected to convene in the US capital on inauguration day, while tickets to the ceremony are exchanging hands for thousands on auction sites.

Speaking before Obama won the US election, Lewis said: "I think Obama is amazing. He's just so cool and articulate. Nothing fazes him.

"It would mean everything for ethnic minorities in that country and every country around the world to have a mixed-race leader of America."
 

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jeepcat 

Nov 24, 2008

"Nothing fazes him." - He hasn't done anything yet! Wait until he's in office!

Vacationland 

Nov 24, 2008

The Sun didn't bother to point out that there are no tickets to the event as yet...anyone buying tickets on an auction site is buying worthless scraps of paper.

newyork92 

Nov 25, 2008

I wanna go.and vacationland, I'm pretty sure there are tickets cause I know someone who's going. But that might only be cause his father has connections.

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