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Emeli Sande admits miming on Concert for Ukraine but gives reason

Emeli Sande has admitted to miming on Tuesday night's Concert for Ukraine after her performances sparked accusations from viewers.

The Read All About It and Next to Me singer was one of the first acts to take the stage at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham for the event in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee's appeal for Ukraine. It's now been over a month that since the eastern European country was invaded by Russia and, so far the concert has raised well over £11 million.

Emeli joined a Concert for Ukraine line-up also including Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello and Nile Rodgers and Chic and delivered a performance of her recent track Brighter Days. However, within a few lines of the song, ITV viewers flocked to Twitter to speculate if the Brit winner was singing live or in fact miming.

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