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Footballer Lamine Yamal and Coldplay's Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients

Footballer Lamine Yamal and Coldplay's Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients

Summary

A Polish influencer named Piotr Hancke, known as Latwogang, held a continuous nine-day livestream on YouTube to raise money for a children's cancer charity. The event raised more than £50 million, with support from celebrities like Coldplay’s Chris Martin and footballer Lamine Yamal.

Key Facts

  • The livestream lasted nine days nonstop and aired from Warsaw.
  • Over £50 million (250 million zlotys) was raised for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (CFF).
  • At one time, 1.4 million people watched the stream simultaneously.
  • Celebrities including Chris Martin, Lamine Yamal, Wojciech Szczęsny, and Robert Lewandowski took part.
  • Latwogang listened to a charity rap song featuring a young cancer patient on repeat during the stream.
  • Some participants shaved their heads to show support for cancer patients, including Latwogang himself.
  • CFF promised to publicly report how the money will be used to help children with cancer.
  • The amount raised broke the previous livestream fundraising world record, which was around £14 million.
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