The creative director and choreographer was Kim Gavin, with Es Devlin responsible for design and David Arnold as musical director. When Arnold was announced in his … See more

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the event. Early data suggested that the British TV audience averaged 23.2 million and hit a peak of 26.2 million … See more

Many artists appeared live, yet others were recordings.
• Emeli Sandé – "Read All About It (Part III)"
• Urban Voices Collective – "Because"
• Julian Lloyd Webber featuring London Symphony Orchestra See more

Rush Hour (21:00–21:09 BST)
The ceremony began after a filmed countdown showing numbers from around London on such locations as road signs, 10 Downing Street and the Palace of Westminster clock tower, with a camera panning up the See more

A total of 634,500 individual LED pixels were used to create 27 images lasting 75 minutes. The pixels were created by Crystal CG and each animation was constructed by a team of six, whilst a team of eight created the Rio segment. Images, including See more

United States broadcaster NBC was criticised for its coverage in a Forbes article by John Clarke, who emphasised the omission of … See more

• National Anthem of the United Kingdom – London Symphony Orchestra and the Urban Voices Collective
• National Anthem of Greece
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