AR
Rahman
the
Mozart
of
Madras
is
all
set
to
repeat
his
magic
at
the
83rd
Annual
Academy
Awards.
And
if
you
thought
that
the
genius
from
India
has
done
us
proud
again,
you
are
right.
Except
that
he
hasn't
yet
won
the
Golden
Statuette,
not
yet.
Yesterday,
the
telecast
producers
of
the
83rd
Annual
Academy
Awards,
Bruce
Cohen
and
Don
Mischer
announced
the
artists
who
will
perform
the
nominated
songs
on
the
Kodak
Theatre
stage
on
Oscar
Night.
Gwyneth
Paltrow
will
perform
'Coming
Home'
from
the
film
Country
Strong.
Original
Song
nominee
AR
Rahman
and
Florence
Welch,
of
Florence
+
the
Machine,
will
perform
'If
I
Rise'
from
the
film
127
Hours.
"Rahman
is
nominated
for
writing
the
music
(Dido
and
Rollo
Armstrong
are
also
nominated
for
the
song's
lyric).
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Alan
Menken,
who
is
nominated
for
writing
the
music
for
'I
See
the
Light'
from
the
animated
film
Tangled,
will
accompany
singers
Mandy
Moore
and
Zachary
Levi
on
the
piano
(Glenn
Slater
is
also
nominated
for
the
song's
lyric).
Randy
Newman
will
perform
his
nominated
song
'We
Belong
Together'
from
the
animated
film
Toy
Story
3.
Academy
Awards
for
outstanding
film
achievements
of
2010
will
be
presented
on
Sunday,
February
27,
2011,
at
the
Kodak
Theatre
at
Hollywood
&
Highland
Center.
The
Oscar
presentation
also
will
be
televised
live
in
more
than
200
countries
worldwide.
AR
Rahman
performing
LIVE
at
the
Oscars
is
worth
a
watch
for
us
to
get
glued
on
to
the
television
sets
and
if
he
wins
the
golden
statuette,
it
will
be
a
'sone
pe
suhaga'
moment.
On
behalf
of
his
fans,
here's
wishing
A.R.
Rahman
the
very
best
at
the
Oscars.
Story first published: Monday, February 7, 2011, 15:54 [IST]