Elton John and Olly Alexander team up at The BRIT Awards for special duet

They performed a cover of 'It's A Sin'

Author: Alex RossPublished 11th May 2021
Last updated 12th May 2021

The BRIT Awards 2021 with Mastercard took place at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday 11th May, with Jack Whitehall hosting the biggest night in UK music with superstars such as Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Little Mix and P!nk.

Alongside some amazing live performances and artists picking up their well-deserved awards, viewers were given an almighty treat when BRITs legend Sir Elton John took to the stage alongside Years & Years star Olly Alexander.

Watch Elton John and Years & Years perform at The BRIT Awards:

The star-studded performance reportedly came about after Elton was inspired by Olly's performance as Ritchie Tozer in Channel 4’s hard-hitting drama It’s A Sin earlier this year.

Performing a cover of Pet Shop Boys' hit song 'It’s A Sin', the pair delighted both viewers at home and the 4000-strong crowd at the O2 Arena.

Fans are now able to download the track, with some of the proceeds going to Elton John's AIDS Foundation, an organisation which supports innovative HIV prevention.

Check out all of the red carpet photos from The BRIT Awards 2021 below:

Dua Lipa


Little Mix


Dua Lipa


AJ Tracey


Olivia Rodrigo


Griff


Dua Lipa


Billy Porter


Maya Jama


AJ Odudu


People Just Do Nothing cast: Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry


Arlo Parks


Arlo Parks


Rag'n'Bone Man


Joel Corry


Olly Alexander


Mabel


Sheridan Smith


Young T & Bugsey


Young T & Bugsey


Boy George


Headie One


Jack Whitehall


Olivia Rodrigo


Olivia Rodrigo


Celeste


HAIM


Jessie Ware


AJ Tracey


Rag'n'Bone Man


Adam Lambert


RAYE


RAYE


RAYE and Regard


Olly Alexander


Regard and RAYE


Olly Murs


MNEK


Despite not officially confirming the duet before the show, The BRIT Awards, Elton and Olly did drop some MAJOR hints at the possibly of collab.

Elton John shared a post on Monday 10th May with the word 'IT'S' on a very colourful backdrop. The word 'A' was then posted to Years & Years account, before the song title was complete with the word 'SIN' posted on the offivial BRITs Instagram account.

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