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"Barack Obama has been approached to appear on American Idol to perform a duet with Al Green.   Earlier this month, the US President surprised many when he sang a few lines of Green&amp;#039;s classic &amp;#039;Let&amp;#039;s Stay Together&amp;#039;, which has also become the official song for his re-election campaign. American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe directly tweeted Obama, saying: &amp;quot;We loved your vocal performance so much we&amp;#039;d love to invite you on to American Idol this season for a duet with Al Green.&amp;quot; The American Idol judges have previously given their reactions to Obama&amp;#039;s singing abilities, with Steven Tyler describing him as &amp;quot;very soulful&amp;quot;. Madonna will debut the video for her new single &amp;#039;Gimme All Your Luvin&amp;#039;&amp;#039; on American Idol on February 2. &amp;gt; Robin Thicke: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d duet with Barack Obama any day&amp;quot; Watch Barack Obama&amp;#039;s performance below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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