Keys Begs American Idol Viewers to Support Charity

5 months ago 17th May 09:35

Alicia Keys has urged American Idol viewers to donate $5 (£3.30) to help fight Aids in Africa and India.

The No One singer appealed to the audience of the hit U.S. show to support her charity Keep a Child Alive's Text Alive Challenge on Wednesday night (13May09).

The campaign aims to bring medicine and medical care to victims of Hiv and Aids.

Keys, who co-founded the charity and serves as its global ambassador, also introduced a beneficiary of the organisation, 15-year-old Rwandan rapper Noah, who performed on the talent show.

For the cost of probably less than you would spend at Starbucks, you can help someone like NoahAlicia Keys

She says, "For us to help people like him in his situation with Keep a Child Alive, and with everyone watching being able to know that, even with all the hardships they might be going through, there's always someone going through something far worse - so to help someone other than yourselfis really a noble thing to do.

"It puts everything into perspective... For the cost of probably less than you would spend at Starbucks, you can help someone like Noah".