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Thursday, August 21, 2008, 15:30
Fine voices will be called for in Castle Square as the city marks the handover of the Olympic Games to London on Sunday.
The closing ceremony will be broadcast live on the city's new big screen and proceedings will include performances from Samba Tawe and the Morriston Phoenix Choir — who will be leading a rendition of the Tom Jones classic, Delilah.
Former Olympians from Swansea will also be on hand to raise the Olympic flag in recognition of the official handover from China to the UK.
The free event starts at 12.45pm. Samba Tawe will kick-off the action before the closing ceremony at Beijing begins at 1pm.
The crowd will then be asked to get involved in the celebrations marking the countdown to London 2012, by taking part in Sing the Nation — singing Delilah at 2.45pm.
Iwan Davies, Swansea Council's head of culture and tourism, said: "It's wonderful to see the big screen being used for the people of Swansea to come together to watch a global event and to be able to put their own mark on proceedings with the singing of Delilah.
"I'm sure the crowd will do us proud and will make it a memorable day for all involved."
Each city taking part will then join forces at 3pm in a simultaneous version of a specially composed song with lyrics broadcast on the big screen.
This will then be followed by live coverage of proceedings in London, where the likes of Neath superstar singer Katherine Jenkins and pop band McFly will be taking part in a special concert to mark the start of the countdown to the 2012 Games.
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