Kris Kristofferson And Barbra Streisand Recreate ‘A Star Is Born’ Duet 43 Years Later
Fans were treated to a huge surprise at the British Summer Time Music Festival in London’s Hyde Park on July 7, 2019.
Barbra Streisand headlined the festival and treated festival-goers with a star-studded set, which included performances from Bryan Ferry, The Kingdom Choir, Richard Marx, Jamie Lawson, Lionel Richie, and one special reunion with her A Star Is Born co-star Kris Kristofferson that has everyone talking.
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The reunion, though, has been a long time coming. Back in April, the two posed for a sweet photo together, Streisand tweeting, “It was so wonderful to see my friend Kris who stopped by yesterday. Stay tuned…“
Her sly “stay tuned” comment had fans freaking out.
“I am tuned,” one fan wrote on Twitter, while another said, “Ooooh now I’m really excited!!! I going to see Kris in Aberdeen Scotland before seeing you in Hyde Park ….. the dates are quite close ???? Barbra have you something to tell me? Love you both!”
It seems that that fan knew something we didn’t because the legendary duo performed in Hyde Park shortly after.
“A while back, I made a movie called ‘A Star Is Born’,” she told the crowd. She then played a clip that was cut out of the movie, which delighted everyone in the crowd and sang “Evergreen.”
Afterwards, she spoke about the first time she ever met her future co-star and he took her breath away. She played a clip that showcased their insane chemistry and shocked the crowd when she said, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome one of my favorite leading men, Kris Kristofferson!”
The audience went wild when the country legend joined her on stage. She told the crowd, “Here’s a song we sang together in the movie. I love this one.”
This performance is even more meaningful now that Kristofferson has passed away at the age of 88.
Streisand mourned her beloved co-star with a post on social media.
“The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A. I knew he was something special. Barefoot and strumming his guitar, he seemed like the perfect choice for a script I was developing, which eventually became A Star Is Born. In the movie, Kris and I sang the song I’d written for the film’s main love theme, ‘Evergreen.’”
She then spoke about the 2019 duet, writing, “For my latest concert in 2019 at London’s Hyde Park, I asked Kris to join me on-stage to sing our other A Star Is Born duet, ‘Lost Inside Of You.; He was as charming as ever, and the audience showered him with applause. It was a joy seeing him receive the recognition and love he so richly deserved.”
Watch her entire A Star Is Born tribute below, including her captivating duet with Kristofferson in the video below
