PHOTOS: A late Grammy and Emmy winner's star-studded celebration of life ceremony

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Sting, Whoopi Goldberg and more stars honored Harry Belafonte at a celebration of life service in New York City on March 1, 2024 — what would've been the singer, actor and civil rights activist's 97th birthday. The "Day-O" and "Jump in the Line" chart-topper — who made his final appearance on the big screen in Spike Lee's 2018 biographical crime-dramedy "BlacKkKlansman" — died from congestive heart failure at his home in Manhattan on April 25, 2023. We rounded up the best photos of the bold-faced names who showed up to honor the late Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner, starting with this shot…

Sting and wife Trudie Styler arrive at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Spike Lee and Whoopi Goldberg sit together at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Aloe Blacc sings at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Whoopi Goldberg speaks at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Spike Lee speaks at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Public Enemy rapper Chuck D speaks at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Aloe Blacc performs at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Whoopi Goldberg speaks at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Public Enemy rapper Chuck D speaks at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane Sanders, arrive at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.

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Martin Luther King III arrives at Harry Belafonte's celebration of life service at Riverside Church in New York City on March 1, 2024.