Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes came together on Saturday for a moving performance as part of Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home concert, organized by Lady Gaga.
Camila, 23, and Shawn, 21, both sat at the piano for an intimate rendition of the iconic standard What A Wonderful World.
The coronavirus concert, which was streamed throughout the day before moving to broadcast television in prime time, also featured performances by The Rolling Stones, John Legend, Celine Dion and Taylor Swift, among many others.
A classic: Camila Cabello, 23, and Shawn Mendes, 21, performed the timeless standard What A Wonderful World for Global Citizen’s One World: Together At Home concert on Saturday
Camila and Shawn were introduced by Stephen Colbert, who co-hosted the broadcast with fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.
Unlike some of the other performers, they didn’t have any extra messages and simply let their music do the talking.
Shawn launched the song while playing the piano and Camila sat silently at his side before taking over for the second verse.
They melded their voices together when the bridge arrived, and then traded lines for the final verse.
Low key: Unlike some of the other performers, they didn’t have any extra messages before the performance and simply let their music do the talking
Taking turns: Shawn launched the song while playing the piano and Camila sat silently at his side before taking over for the second verse
Getting better: Camila and Shawn put a tiny spin of their own on the classic by changing the final line to ‘It’s still a wonderful world’
Camila and Shawn put a tiny spin of their own on the classic by changing the final line to ‘It’s still a wonderful world.’
Afterward, Lady Gaga shared a video of the lovebirds performing on her TV set as she gushed about their performance.
‘I love you two so much! You’re beautiful! Thank you so much,’ she said.
Big fan: Afterward, Lady Gaga shared a video of the lovebirds performing on her TV set as she gushed about their performance
Iconic: The song was originally recorded in 1967 by jazz legend Louis Armstrong, who skipped his trumpet playing and instead put the focus on his gravelly voice; shown in 1965
‘We love you so much and admire you so much @ladygaga,’ Camila wrote over a repost of the clip to her Insta Stories.
The song was originally written in 1967 and recorded that year by jazz legend Louis Armstrong, who skipped his trumpet playing and instead put the focus on his gravelly voice.
Though it was only modestly successful in the United States, the tune became a hit in the UK, and it has gone on to be widely covered in multiple genres throughout the years.
Quarantining together: Shawn and Camila have been self-quarantining together in Miami since much of the US went on lockdown; shown in November
Taking it slow: The couple first got close during the recording of their single Señorita, released in June, and they made it official with plenty of PDA in July; pictured in November
Shawn and Camila looked totally at home during their performance, and the couple have been self-quarantining together in Miami since much of the United States went on lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The two first got close when recording their duet single Señorita, which was released in June, and by July they had been spotted showing off some PDA.
In an interview with Jimmy Hill at the Global Awards 2020 in London on March 6, the Cuban-born beauty shared: ‘Being in love is exhausting, it takes it out of you,’ when asked if a new duet would drop soon.
‘We can’t even go to the studio, we can’t. We’re trying to calm down.’