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Barbra Streisand to Perform at Grammy Awards 2/13

By: Feb. 07, 2011
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Entertainment Tonight is reporting that Barbra Streisand will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, alongside other big acts including Mick Jagger and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Grammys will air on Sunday, February 13th on CBS. 

 

Streisand will be honored two nights prior at the MusiCares Evening/Concert where Barbra will be honored as Person of the Year. The event will be held on February 11 in Los Angeles. Performances by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artistsTony Bennett, Seal, Donna SummerBeBe Winans, and Stevie Wonder; multi-GRAMMY-winning artists and current GRAMMY nominees Jeff Beck and Herbie Hancock; two-time-GRAMMY-winning artist and current GRAMMY nominee LeAnn Rimes; two-time GRAMMY winner Diana Krall; GRAMMY-winner and current GRAMMY nominee Barry Manilow; artist and member of the GRAMMY-nominated "Promises, Promises"cast album Kristin Chenoweth; artists and members of the GRAMMY-nominated "Glee"cast Lea MicheleMatthew Morrison and Darren Criss; and artist Nikki Yanofsky.

Ms. Streisand, a multi-GRAMMY-winning artist and current GRAMMY nominee, will close the evening with her own special performance.

Streisand has appeared on Broadway in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE and FUNNY GIRL. Her film work includes FUNNY GIRL, FUNNY LADY, YENTL, and NUTS. She has won numerous awards including the Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy awards. Her first book,  "My Passion for Design: A Private Tour" debuted on the NYT Bestseller List. Barbra's 63rd album, "Love Is The Answer" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), just months after debuting at #1 on the Billboard Charts. This brings the number of gold albums awarded to Barbra to 51. Additionally, Barbra is the recipient of 30 platinum albums and 13 multi-platinum albums. A DVD recording of Barbra Streisand's performance at the Village Vanguard on September 26, 2009 was released last May.

 

 


 

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos




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