Published 12:37 IST, February 10th 2020

Oscars 2020: Billie Eilish honours Kobe Bryant, Kirk Douglas in the Memoriam segment

Billie Eilish, who recently made headlines for winning five Grammy awards, brought her soulful voice to the Oscars 2020 stage. Read on to know more

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Billie Eilish, who recently me helines for winning as many as five Grammy awards, brought her soulful voice to Oscars 2020 st. Her emotional and touching performance during heartfelt ‘In Memoriam’ segment hit right chords with audience. She graced st with a heartfelt cover of Yesterday by Beatles.

Billie Eilish was accompanied by her bror Finneas O’Connell who played pia alongside her. Before Oscars 2020 began, pop icon took to her Instagram, to anunce that she was going to perform in Memoriam segment with a song she loves a lot. Have a look at Billie Eilish’s Instagram story here.

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Among those houred in profound segment was NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who recently passed away in a tragic helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna Bryant.

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tribute also quickly included iconic actor Kirk Douglas, three-time Oscar minee who died at 103. emotional tribute also remembered a number of or past Oscar minees including Terry Jones, Carine Burns, David Foster, Danny Aielli, Buck Henry, Leonard Goldberg, Peter Mayhew, Sylvia Miles, Alvin Sargent, Doris Day, Joss Williams, Harriet Frank Jr., Seymour Casewale, Pete Fonda, John Wirspoon, Godfrey Gao and more.

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12:37 IST, February 10th 2020