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Jessie Ware Set for BAFTA In Memoriam Performance on Feb. 22

The British singer delivers a memorial tribute at London’s Royal Festival Hall ahead of her April 10 album Superbloom.

Overview

  • BAFTA confirms Ware will perform during the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, with BAFTA executive Emma Baehr calling it a moving moment for audiences.
  • Ware says she will sing a song from one of her favorite films by a favorite artist, with the specific selection not yet disclosed.
  • The EE BAFTA Film Awards take place Sunday, Feb. 22, hosted by Alan Cumming, broadcasting on BBC One in the UK at 7 p.m. local time and on E! in the U.S. at 8 p.m. ET.
  • Performers from Netflix’s KPop Demon HuntersEJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — are slated to deliver the film’s anthem Golden.
  • Reports indicate the In Memoriam is expected to honor past BAFTA winners such as Robert Redford and Diane Keaton, though the final list has not been formally released.