Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey to appear in concert honouring nurses

(From left) Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey will appear in a Thanksgiving special honouring nurses. Photos: Agencies

Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving.

Nurse Heroes announced Tuesday (Nov 10) that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organisation’s YouTube and Facebook along with LiveXLive on Nov 26 at 7pm EST (Nov 27, 8am local time). The benefit will provide money for a variety of programmes including scholarships for nurses and their children.

Whoopi Goldberg will host the concert with special appearances by Oprah Winfrey and Billy Crystal.

Other performers include Josh Groban, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, The Wailers, Carole King, Maluma and Andrea Bocelli.

Taylor Swift will donate a signed collectible edition Folklore guitar, which will be auctioned for the benefit of the Nurses Heroes Foundation.

The nurses of New York's Northwell Health will be the first beneficiaries of the concert. The event will also showcase 50 nurses from the hospital in an ensemble performance with several celebrities.

The concert will be produced by Emilio Estefan and Times Square Live Media. – AP