Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Silk Sonic, Carrie Underwood and More to Perform at 2022 GRAMMY Awards
etonline.com64th annual GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Sunday, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Silk Sonic, who will open the ceremony, will be taking the stage.
Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings will also perform in special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the GRAMMYs telecast.Additionally, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton.
Also, a special In Memoriam will feature songs by the late Stephen Sondheim performed by GRAMMY winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominee Leslie Odom Jr., current nominee Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler.The Foo Fighters were also scheduled to perform but it's not yet known if they are still doing so following the recent death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins.
The list doesn't stop there! Multi-nominees Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are set to take the stage as they duke it out for some of the night's biggest awards, Lil Nas X will be joined by Jack Harlow for a performance of their smash hit, «INDUSTRY BABY,» and K-pop megastars BTS will no doubt provide a show-stopping performance in celebration of their nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for «Butter.»The 2022 GRAMMYs, which will be hosted once again by Trevor Noah, will also include performances from nominees Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and many more!This year, Jon Batiste leads the nominations with 11 nods.
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