We can be heroes! Nicole Kidman dances on stage beside hubby Keith Urban as he performs amazing New Year's tribute to 2016's fallen greats
2016 has been pretty brutal for celebrity deaths.
But Keith Urban sent the year off in style with a touching tribute to music's fallen greats.
The country star was joined on stage by an equally impressive back-up dancer in wife Nicole Kidman.
We can be heroes! Nicole Kidman danced on stage beside hubby Keith Urban as he performed an amazing New Year's tribute to 2016's fallen greats
The Aussie singer was headlining in the Nashville leg CNN's multi timezone celebration, as they closed the year in cities across the US.
The 49-year-old tugged heartstrings as her performed a medley reminding America of the stars we lost this year.
He kicked off with a heartfelt verse of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, before heading straight into The Eagle's Take It Easy, paying tribute to guitarist Glenn Frey who died right at the start of the year.
Superb: The Aussie singer was headlining in the Nashville leg CNN's multi timezone celebration, as they closed the year in cities across the US.
Sad: The 49-year-old tugged heartstrings as her performed a medley reminding America of the stars we lost this year.
After that he slowed into David Bowie's Heroes.
Nicole, who emphatically danced beside him, joined in. She knew the lyrics inside-out, having sung it herself along with Ewan McGregor in the Elephant Medley in 2001's Moulin Rouge.
He then kicked things up a notch with Merle Haggard Mama Tried.
Missed: He kicked off with a heartfelt verse of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, before heading straight into The Eagle's Take It Easy, paying tribute to guitarist Glenn Frey who died right at the start of the year
I know this one: After that he slowed into David Bowie's Heroes. Nicole, who emphatically danced beside him, joined in. She knew the lyrics inside-out, having sung it herself along with Ewan McGregor in the Elephant Medley in 2001's Moulin Rouge
Urban finished his superb tribute with the most apt song of all - Prince's Purple Rain - as the crowd sang along, barely noticing the sheets falling around them.
His wife then ran up and added a Prince tribute of her own by planting a passionate kiss on his lips.
After the countdown there was just one more Prince nod, as Urban and his band of course rocked Party Like It's 1999.
Kiss: His wife then ran up and added a Prince tribute of her own by planting a passionate kiss on his lips
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