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Music age gaps: older stars working with youngsters

Ed Sheeran and Pink Floyd, Cher and Lady Gaga - the vintage artists working with fledgling stars

 

  • Pink Floyd and Ed Sheeran: Sheeran has revealed he is teaming up with Pink Floyd at the Olympics closing ceremony (and not, as previously expected, The Who). The ginger-haired singer and psychedelic rock band seem an odd combination, but if it''s anything like the opening ceremony then we won''t be disappointed.
  • Pink Floyd and Ed Sheeran: Sheeran has revealed he is teaming up with Pink Floyd at the Olympics closing ceremony (and not, as previously expected, The Who). The ginger-haired singer and psychedelic rock band seem an odd combination, but if it''s anything like the opening ceremony then we won''t be disappointed.

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Thursday 2nd August 2012 by Grace Carroll | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, Lady Gaga, Iggy Pop, Kesha, Daft Punk, Amy Winehouse, Snoop Dogg

Collaborations seem to be all the rage these days - Cher is tweeting excitedly about her duet with Lady Gaga and Ed Sheeran's just announced he's going to be performing with Pink Floyd at the Olympics closing ceremony.

So which other golden-oldies have teamed up with someone a bit more modern? Who's retaining their youth and who really needs to grow up? From rockers teaming up with cabaret legends, disco stars and a dance duo and a super-slick US rapper duetting on an X Factor star's track, find out which ageing stars have teamed up with youthful music stars.

Take a look through our gallery to find out some of the maddest and baddest classic-modern combinations...

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