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London 2012 Olympic Games: Closing Ceremonies The Closing Ceremonies were a boisterous mix of the most beloved British pop music of the past 50 years.
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Performers are seen during the Olympics’ Closing Ceremonies.
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A performer playing Winston Churchill participates in the Closing Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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British singer Emili Sande, right, performs.
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Beefeaters parade around the track during one of the opening sequences of the Closing Ceremonies.
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Performers bicycle on stage.
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Russell Brand performs.
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The band One Direction performs.
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Flags are paraded into the Olympic Stadium.
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Spanish athletes on parade during the Closing Ceremonies.
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An American athlete holds aloft a flag as he parades into the Olympic Stadium.
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A sculpture representing late Beatles band member John Lennon is seen during the Closing Ceremonies.
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British model Kate Moss strikes a pose on stage.
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Performers during the Closing Ceremonies.
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Jessie J performs.
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British DJ Fatboy Slim performs on a giant octopus.
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George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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British singer Annie Lennox performs "Little Bird" during the Closing Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Britain's Prince Harry and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, applaud as they view the closing ceremony.
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Dancers perform during the song "Here Comes the Sun."
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Performers take part in the Closing Ceremonies.
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The Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremonies in London.
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The reunited Spice Girls were one of many British pop acts to perform at the Closing Ceremonies.
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The design for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics takes shape in the center of the stage during the Closing Ceremonies of the 2012 Games.
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A firebird flies down from the sky during the Spirit of the Flame Ballet.
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Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes waves the Olympic flag after receiving it from London Mayor Boris Johnson, left, during the ceremonial handing over of the banner.
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Fireworks light up the sky at the conclusion of the Closing Ceremonies.
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In this photo made with a fish-eye lens, performers pose and take photographs of each other during the Closing Ceremonies in London.
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Fireworks light up the London sky over the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremonies.
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