The Australian actor and his wife are in attendance to support the widow of John Lennon at the launch of #Imagine project in New York.
- November 21, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness were in attendance to support Yoko Ono at the launch of UNICEF's new #IMAGINE campaign in New York on Thursday, November 20. The #IMAGINE campaign used John Lennon's song "Imagine" as an anthem.
Clearly honored to have participated at the event, Hugh shared on Instagram a photo of him, Deborra-Lee and Yoko. He captioned it, "Incredible morning supporting @UNICEF and @IMAGINEPROJECT with Deb and I the extraordinary YOKO ONO." He also posted a picture of him and Steve Harvey along with caption, "Can not stop laughing!! With my mate @IAmSteveHarvey."
Releasing a new smartphone application, UNICEF has challenged people across the world to record their own version of "Imagine". The recordings, along with those from celebrities including Idris Elba, Katy Perry, Courteney Cox, will.i.am and Nicole Scherzinger, later will be produced by David Guetta into a multilingual "world" version of the song.
The project was unveiled by UNICEF's Executive Director Anthony Lake. "Twenty-five years ago the Convention on the Rights of the Child asked us all to imagine a better world for children and, not only to imagine it, but to make that vision real," Anthony said, "And today, we celebrate the wonderful progress that has been achieved, but we also need to recall all the millions of children that we have not reached."
David, Steve and ABBA's member Bjorn Ulvaeus were among special guests at the event while Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo opened the event with a moving performance.
"Imagine (UNICEF Edition)" Sing-Along by Various Artists
