The RTÉ Concert Orchestra and RTÉ 2FM join forces with Victoria Secret and Davina Devine for a unique take on a Pride classic

Friday, 26 Jun 2020 15:18

This Pride we might not be able to be together, but as media partner with Dublin Digital Pride, RTÉ is still celebrating and standing together with the LGBTQ+ community.

As part of our celebrations, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and RTÉ 2FM have joined forces with two of Ireland’s most popular drag artists, Victoria Secret and Davina Devine to create a unique orchestral lip-sync performance of Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”.

Members of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra recorded their parts separately at home; vocalist Susan McFadden sang her heart out, while Victoria and Davina cranked up the music, the wind machine and the flashing lights for a disco fantasy… in their bedrooms. Victoria even took to the streets of Dublin to give you a lip-sync performance with twirls, tassels, harps, luscious strings, hair flicks and much, much more.

Don’t miss this Pride orchestral extravaganza here: https://youtu.be/VZEt0kfCGc8

And to get involved, we have included a list of all the important social media accounts.

You can stay up to date with RTÉ’s support of Dublin Digital Pride and the #virtualprideparade on Twitter (@rte), Facebook and Instagram (@explorerte) using #RTEPride. And you can watch our promo here: https://youtu.be/E-2GC4z9mDA

And here’s more about RTÉ’s support of Pride 2020

RTÉ is celebrating its partnership with Dublin Digital Pride and this year’s #virtualprideparade on Sunday 28th June, by hosting a special Pride weekend, on air and online, including two days of music, interviews and entertainment across RTÉ 2FM, a special RTÉ Concert Orchestra performance, and much more. Saturday 27th June will also feature a special collaboration between 2FM and Mother, the popular LGBTQ+ club night, who will play an exclusive two-hour Pride weekend DJ set.

Here’s what you can look forward on RTÉ 2FM:

On Saturday: