Singer Alicia Keys sings to the music of C. Lena Horne in the biopic film chronicling the life of the stars of Yalando. Filings for the project, produced by talk show host Oprah Winfrey, will begin this year, according to celebrity news site PageSix.com.
Janet Jackson was previously rumored to be playing the part. Horne, who was involved in the casting process, fired Alciati from the project following the controversy of Super Bowl in 2004 where the singer exposed chest She claimed it was a clothing malfunction.
Winfrey took the initiative and recently confirmed that she has chosen Keys to play the lead role. Part of the reason for the selection is because Keys has a similar background to Horne.
So what do keys and Horne have in common? both singers from New York a. Both were actors. Horne was involved in the Civil Rights movement and was a key speaker for AIDS organizations.
Here are more details about both singers;
Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. She is African American, of Native American and European descent. She grew up in an upper middle class black community. Horne left a family of three. His mother was an actress who traveled with the African American team. She has appeared in many films and musicals. “The Tempest of Storms” is a hit in the 1940s. He lives in New York City.
He had a long history of involvement in the Civil Rights movement. During World War II he refused to perform for a secret audience. She also could not afford it if the German prisoners of war were to sit before the African soldiers. She participated in the 1963 March on Washington and spoke and performed for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Council for Negro Women. He helped pass anti-lynching laws in the US Congress.
Alicia Keys was born on January 25, 1981 in Harlem, New York. His mother is of Irish, Italian and Scottish descent, and his father is Jamaican. His parents separated when Keys was young. His mother was a paralegal and part time actress. Keys wears many hats as a singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He started playing classical piano when he was seven. Since its launch in 2001, it has won nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards and three American Music Awards.
She is a key spokesperson for Vivi Child Care, a non-profit organization that provides life-saving drug support directly to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa. He visited many countries in Africa. Key is also a spokesperson for Frum tha Ground Up, a charity that inspires young Americans to succeed.
Sources: PageSix.com, EURweb.com, aliciakeys.com
