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<\/a><\/p>\nWelsh\u00a0singer Charlotte Church\u00a0(above) has taken to Twitter to spectacularly turn down\u00a0an invite to perform at Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s inauguration.<\/span><\/p>\n Church joins a long list of musicians who have declined to honor Trump. As of yet, the only acts confirmed are Jackie Evancho<\/a>, the Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Talladega College Marching Tornadoes.<\/span><\/p>\n To add to Trump\u2019s woes, 2010 Ex Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson<\/a>\u00a0(below, right) has also officially turned down the chance to perform for the incoming POTUS.<\/span><\/p>\n According to USA Today<\/a>, Church wrote on Twitter: \u201cYour staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple Internet search would show I think you\u2019re a tyrant. Bye.\u201d Harsh.<\/span><\/p>\n @realDonaldTrump<\/a> Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple Internet search would show I think you’re a tyrant. Bye????<\/p>\n \u2014 Charlotte Church (@charlottechurch) January 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In a statement on her website, she said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t comfortable with the song choice made on my behalf, and although I\u2019m very blessed to have a gift that gives me amazing opportunities, as a mother and an artist, I had to defend my stance. That is why I made the decision to sing \u2018Strange Fruit\u2019 when I was invited. I requested to sing \u2018Strange Fruit,\u2019 as I felt it was the only song that would not compromise my artistic integrity and also as somebody who has a lot of love for all people, but has a special empathy as well for African American people and the #blacklivesmatter movement, I wanted to create a moment of pause for people to reflect.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are many gray areas about the offer for me to perform that I\u2019m unable to share right now, but I will not be singing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Watch Church\u2019s quite simply amazing \u201cGlitterbombed\u201d below.<\/p>\n (Church image via Twitter<\/a>. Ferguson image via Twitter)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Welsh Pop Princess Charlotte Church Tells \u2018Tyrant\u2019 Donald Trump To Take A Hike: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Randy Rainbow Agrees to Perform at Trump\u2019s Inauguration \u2013 WATCH<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Meanwhile, Ferguson said she is not participating because the committee in charge refused to accommodate her request to be allowed to sing Billie Holiday<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Strange Fruit\u2019. The song is a condemnation of the lynchings of African-Americans in the late 1930s.<\/span><\/p>\n