Fontaines D.C. win $2,000 on viral TikTok music quiz, donate it all to Palestine relief

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Fontaines D.C. have won over $2,000 (£1,565) on a viral music quiz on TikTok – and donated the sum to a Palestine relief charity.The Dublin band recently participated in Track Star – a Public Opinion series in which players have to listen to a song and correctly guess the artist on the streets of New York City.

As the quiz goes on, the guests are awarded an increasing amount of money.Frontman Grian Chatten and guitarist Carlos O’Connell managed to identify a variety of tunes by the likes of The Strokes, Thin Lizzy, The Libertines and The Ramones – winning a total of $2,560 (£2,003) for doing so.“We could take it and like, have an amazing night,” said O’Connell, before Chatten suggested: “I think we should give it to charity, man.” The host responded: “If you guys give it to charity, I’ll give you like 100 bucks and you can get some beers.”Chatten then confirmed that they would be donating the cash prize to Doctors Without Borders “for Palestine” amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

The charity provides “medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare”.The video ended with a screenshot of a letter from the organisation, which read: “Dear Track Star, Thank you for your generous one-time gift to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).“Your support ensures we’re able to provide emergency medical care to people in more than 70 countries around the world.”@Fontaines D.C.

are we cousins? ♬ original sound – Track Star It added: “At the core of our work is a commitment to independence and impartiality.