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

Rag'n'Bone Man

Joel Corry

Olly Alexander

Mabel

Sheridan Smith

Young T & Bugsey

Boy George

Headie One

Jack Whitehall

Olivia Rodrigo

Celeste

HAIM

Jessie Ware

AJ Tracey

Rag'n'Bone Man

Adam Lambert

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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