This Kamilaroi woman performed with Coldplay in front of 80,000 people

Becca Hatch sang about her people and culture to a sold-out arena.

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Becca Hatch performs with Coldplay at Accor Stadium infront of 80,000 people. Credit: Supplied

Kamilaroi and Samoan musician Becca Hatch performed alongside Coldplay at their Sydney show last week.

The 23-year-old wrote and performed her own verse for the iconic band' song 'We Pray' at Accor Stadium, in front of 80,000 people.

On their tours, Coldplay invite local artists to submit a video of them performing an original verse to the song and if chosen, the artist gets to join the band on stage.

Ms Hatch told NITV that the first thing that came to mind when writing her verse was her people and her culture.
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The Kamilaroi artist with the Aboriginal flag after her performance. Credit: Supplied.
"It's about hope. When I was writing the verse, it just made sense for me to write about my mob.

"My verse was about praying for change," she said.

"I pray for freedom, I pray for change, I pray for my mob still locked up in chains... On the front line watching mob shine," she sang to a sold out arena.
Ms Hatch said that it was a once in a lifetime experience.

"I feel like I haven't really taken it in.

"That's the biggest crowd that I've ever performed to in my life... it was a really awesome experience," Ms Hatch told NITV.

The up-and-coming musician told NITV that she has exciting shows and new music in the works to keep an eye out for.

Ms Hatch won Triple J's Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative in 2017 and has been releasing singles ever since.

She recently released her debut EP Mayday.


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Published 11 November 2024 2:29pm
By Bronte Charles
Source: NITV


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