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Legend shows love conquers hate

John Legend, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

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YOU’VE got to give it to him, John Legend can put on a show. The Academy Award and Grammy winning singer-songwriter was at the Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday night for the latest offering in his musical bow, and it was everything you could ever want from the American crooner.

As part of his Darkness and Light tour, the 38-year-old performed a selection of classic hits, new tunes and even a disco track - all dedicated to wife Chrissy Teigen and daughter Luna.

Tracks such as ‘All Of Me’, ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘Love Me Now’ went down for over a decade, John Legend really is an absolute treat with his dedicated fans, still a legend in the music business. The but songs like Oscar-winning ‘Glory’, almost two-hour show passed like a from the 2015 film Selma, made the breeze from song to song, intertwine­d show much more political. Changed with anecdotes to lighten the mood. song lyrics to include jibes at US President But more than anything ,this was a Donald Trump were met with show about love. Friends, families, and cheers from the crowd, and, combined even those on their own were encouraged with images of Martin Luther King and to embrace each other. A couple on pictures of segregatio­n, the show had the front row even slow danced. I wasn’t some powerful moments. a fan, but now I love him.

The dramatic lighting, John tinkling As John says: “Love conquers hate all away at the piano, and his stunning the time”. vocals showed that despite being around Jessica Walford The winning numbers in last night’s Lotto main draw were

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