In October 2013 , two nurses from University of Minnesota Amplatz Children 's Hospital Brittany Bloemke and Natalie Snyder , along with former patient Sarah Ewald , produced a YouTube video containing coworkers and young cancer patients dancing and singing to Bareilles 's song " Brave " . As of November 11 , 2013 , it had been viewed over 1,000,000 times since its initial publication on October 7 , 2013 . On October 31 , 2013 , while the trio were being interviewed by host Nischelle Turner on the HLN show '' Showbiz Tonight '' , Bareilles surprised them by Skyping into the interview . Of the video , she said : " I was sent this video by a friend of a friend who lives in Minnesota , and I watched it late at night and immediately my eyes welled up with tears . It 's moments like this that remind me of the importance of music , and I ca n't think of a more perfect incarnation of this song . It 's exactly the kind of thing that gives the life to this song that we were hoping for . " On January 26 , 2014 , Bareilles performed a duet with Carole King at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . The pair performed renditions of King 's " Beautiful " and Bareilles 's " Brave "
56th Annual Grammy Awards
56th Annual Grammy Awards
Sara Bareilles