Jennifer Nettles and Lionel Richie Raise The Bar With Fantastic Duet

Apr 16, 2020 by apost team

Lionel Richie is a legendary singer who has been delighting the world with his vocal talents since the 1980s. He is still thrilling audiences everywhere with his incomparable voice today. Ritchie decided to perform one of his all-time biggest hits, “Hello”, as a duet with Jennifer Nettles. They performed it together live on stage.

Over the years, Richie decided to get creative and re-record several of his most popular songs with some of country music's biggest stars. He chose well-known names like Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Jennifer Nettles, as mentioned here on One Country.

The song began with Richie, alone on the stage, singing the first lines of the emotional ballad. The audience waited in excited anticipation for the beautiful duet they knew was on the way.

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As Richie sang the sweet words of his hit song, the camera panned to two very special audience members: his daughters, Nicole and Sophia Richie. They were watching their father perform with the adoration evident in the looks on their faces. They looked at each other and smiled. Watching the video, it is easy to see that they are incredibly proud of their dad.

The moment everyone had been waiting for finally arrived. Richie introduced his duet partner to the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Jennifer Nettles!” The audience applauds and cheers wildly, their excitement on full display.

In the video, we see Jennifer Nettles glide onto the stage ready to perform the duet with Richie as if she's done it a thousand times before. When Nettles and Richie begin singing his popular song, the audience is pleasantly surprised and thrilled to discover that the duo is performing an entirely different and unique version of the ballad. Even so, it is still recognizable as the classic and much-loved song that the audience has been waiting for.

Their duet is enhanced by the visual performance that goes along with the song. As they sing, they stroll toward their audience, walking side-by-side. The crowd loves it and they give the artists a standing ovation. The entire moment is very touching and emotional to witness. There is no doubt that those who were there were treated to an unforgettable memory. When the performance comes to an end, the cameras move to Richie’s daughters once more and we see them applauding as wildly as the rest of the crowd, clearly moved by the touching song.

The video of the performance went viral almost immediately. To date, it has been viewed over 3 million times and has received hundreds and hundreds of comments from fans all over the world. Many comments expressed wonder at the fact that today's artists don't seem to have the ability to perform songs that can compare to Lionel Richie’s “Hello."

Lionel Richie has been performing since the 1960s when he first gained popularity while he was still in college as the saxophonist and co-singer in the band The Commodores. In 1982, he became a solo artist, and he has remained so to this day.

As for Jennifer Nettles, she has performed with fellow singer Kristian Bush as a lead singer in the country music duo Sugarland. She began singing with Sugarland in 2003. Nettles also released a solo album in 2014. Lionel Richie’s idea to pair up and perform some of his best-loved songs with a touch of Country was a million-dollar idea. While some artists would have been hesitant to allow another genre of music to be introduced into their style, Ritchie’s vision certainly paid off and won both himself and Nettles' many new fans.

Just watch the Lionel Richie/Jennifer Nettles video of their performance of “Hello” and you will be amazed too. Tell your family and friends about it so they can enjoy it as well.