Bee Gees’ final show: When Barry Gibb gave emotional last performance with Robin before brother’s death
The brothers appeared on ‘American Idol’ for what would officially be the Bee Gees’ final public performance.
Bee Gee brothers Robin and Barry Gibb gave what would later become known as their final performance during the finale of American Idol in 2010.
The duo gave a stunning rendition of ‘How Deep Is Your Love’, just two years before Robin Gibb would die of kidney failure brought on by his battle with cancer.
The finale of American Idol saw the two Bee Gees be joined by the show’s finalists, Aaron Kelly and Siobhan Magnus, for what would become their iconic last performance – and the final time Barry Gibb would perform with any of his brothers on stage.
The appearance came seven years after the death of Robin’s twin, Maurice Gibb, and 22 years after the death of the band’s youngest brother, Andy Gibb in 1988.
Fans of the Bee Gees took to the comment section of the video to pay tribute to the brothers’ last show, with one saying: “Oh my God… how I miss Maurice seeing this. RIP Maurice and Robin. You’re terribly missed.”
Another commented on how lucky the show’s contestants were to sing with the brothers, writing: “I have to wonder if these kids even understood or recognised the magnitude of this moment,” with another adding: “The opportunity to harmonise with the Gibbs is a blessing. RIP Robin and Maurice.”
Another commentator was nostalgic hearing the famous hit from 1977: “Certain songs have a way of taking us back to a much simpler, happy time,” with a fifth fan stating, “this is literally my best moment [from] all singing competitions.”
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ became one of the Bee Gees’ most popular hits, becoming famous as part of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and later covered by Take That in 1996 as their last single before the band’s 2006 comeback.
The video of Barry and Robin Gibb performing on American Idol was recorded nine years after the original three Bee Gees last performed together in 2001.