London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

"Inspire A Generation!"

2012

3h 20m

6.9(18 votes)

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Overview

The closing ceremony of the games of the XXXth Olympiad.

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George Michael

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Geri Halliwell-Horner

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Victoria Beckham

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Melanie C

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Emma Bunton

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Mel B

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Gary Barlow

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Jason Orange

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Howard Donald

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Mark Owen

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Ed Sheeran

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Tinie Tempah

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Jessie J

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Mike Rutherford

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Annie Lennox

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Roger Daltrey

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Harry Styles

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Louis Tomlinson

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Liam Payne

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Niall Horan

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Zayn Malik

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Emeli Sandé

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Julian Lloyd Webber

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Luke Cresswell

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Timothy Spall

Winston Churchill

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

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Jacques Rogge

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Michael Caine

Charlie Croker (archive footage)

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Chris Foreman

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Mike Barson

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Lee Thompson

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Dan Woodgate

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Mark Bedford

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Chas Smash

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Chris Lowe

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Neil Tennant

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Ray Davies

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Guy Garvey

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Craig Potter

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Mark Potter

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Pete Turner

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Richard Jupp

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Lamine Diack

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Ricky Wilson

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Andrew White

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Nick Hodgson

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Simon Rix

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Nick Baines

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Naomi Campbell

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Lily Cole

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Karen Elson

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Lily Donaldson

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Jourdan Dunn

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David Gandy

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Georgia May Jagger

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Kate Moss

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Stella Tennant

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Richard Jones

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Nick Mason

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Russell Brand

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Fatboy Slim

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Taio Cruz

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Liam Gallagher

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Gem Archer

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Andy Bell

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Chris Sharrock

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Matt Berry

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Eric Idle

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Matthew Bellamy

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Dominic Howard

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Chris Wolstenholme

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Brian May

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Roger Taylor

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Boris Johnson

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Eduardo Paes

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Renato Sorriso

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Robert Scheidt

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Marisa Monte

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BNegão

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Seu Jorge

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Alessandra Ambrosio

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Pelé

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Sebastian Coe

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Darcey Bussell

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Gary Avis

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Jonathan Cope

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Nehemiah Kish

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Edward Watson

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Pete Townshend

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