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Esperanza Spalding Wows Viewers With Oscars Tribute Performance

Esperanza Spalding Wows Viewers With Oscars Tribute Performance

Posted February 27, 2012

Ears at the Hollywood Highlands Center in Los Angeles, CA and across the world were captured by the soulful vocals of Esperanza Spalding last night at the 84th annual Academy Awards.

The Grammy-Award winning singer did a Oscar "In Memoriam" tribute to the fallen stars of the industry including Elizabeth Taylor, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston and more. Spalding sang a tear jerking rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." 

In case you missed it, listen to the performance below.

Tags: Whitney Houston, Academy Awards, oscars, Elizabeth Taylor, Esperanza Spalding, Steve Jobs, What a wonderful world, Louis Armstrong

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