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Written By Ally Portee

amfAR announces new singers in its gala lineup + event chairs

It was announced today that singers Ciara and Adam Lambert will be performing in the amfAR Cannes line-up. The gala will take place during the Cannes International Film Festival on May 22nd, which started on Monday. It was announced previously that GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Duran Duran will be performing in a first time since 2013. Actress and AIDS/HIV advocate Taraji P. Henson will be hosting the gala, which will take place at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc.

Also announced today are the gala chairs, which include Pedro Almodóvar, Angela Bassett, Odell Beckham Jr., Halle Berry, Len Blavatnik, Adrien Brody, Ron Burkle, Marion Cotillard, Tom Cruise, and Colman Domingo amongst others.

“We are thrilled to have such a sensational line-up of talented artists—the iconic Duran Duran, Ciara, and Adam Lambert —performing for us at amfAR Gala Cannes this year and we are deeply grateful for their support of our work,” said amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost in announcement notes. “We are also delighted that the incomparable Taraji P. Henson has graciously agreed to act as host for the evening.”

The night will be made possible by Chopard, La Premier Air France, Kodiak Pictures, and supported by Beluga Vodka, Champagne Telmont, Dassai Sake, Gérard Bertrand Wines, and RUMOR Rosé. It will also include a live auction of luxury goods led by auctioneer Simon de Pury, and a fashion show curated by amfAR supporter and former fashion editor Carine Roitfeld. Twenty-seven brands which include DSqured2, Rick Owens, Saint Laurent, and Courrèges will be donating clothing items for the fashion show items that will be auctioned off that night.

amfAR is the world’s leading nonprofit organizations that is dedicated to supporting AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and advocacy. Founded by its former international chairman Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who hosted the first amfAR Gala Cannes in 1993 at the Moulin de Mougins. The Cannes gala has raised $297 million for the organization’s research programs, and has raised over $920 million since 1985, and awarded 3,800 grants to research teams around the world.

Ally Portee

Starting out in the world of politics, Ally interned and worked in Washington, DC, in Congress, at The White House, on on political campaigns. Today she’s in a totally different arena: fashion. Developing an eye for sartorial craftsmanship, Ally has learned how to put intricate and detailed collections into words, while developing relationships with some of the world's most leading brands and covering Paris, Milan, and Riyadh Fashion Week shows. Ally started SEELE in 2012. Seele [say-la] is the German word for Soul and its aim is to encourage people with faith-inspired and lifestyle content that stir the soul. Ally has written for Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar, The Hollywood Reporter, GQ Middle East, Vogue Arabia, Refinery29, NPR, Arabian Business, and Euronews.

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