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The time Keala Settle brought the house down with her performance at the 2018 Oscars

by Staff writer

American actress and songwriter Keala Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman.

The song “This Is Me” from the film, principally sung by Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, losing to Remember Me from the animated film Coco.

In a showstopping performance of the song at the 2018 Oscars, Settle had the entire audience in chills and thrills!

Watch Settle’s arresting performance at the 2018 Oscars below:

“This Is Me” was written by songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the same guys behind the lyrics of “City of Stars” from La La Land.


Original “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman:


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Daniel Nkado is a Nigerian writer and social researcher whose work examines Black identity, racism, institutional inequality, social power and belonging. He is the founder of DNB Stories Africa. Read more about Daniel, including his research methodology and full biography, here.

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