Other performances included Inuk singer Elisapie Isaac in Canada, Australian opera singer Tiffany Speich in Sydney, Moroccan rap group Fnaire in Marrakech and acrobatic dances by members from Mr Laliberte's Cirque du Soleil.

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Marcus Liassides, chief executive officer of Inuk, said it had made moves to rectify this issue and and the cash injection from S4C and Sir Terry's Wesley Clover firm would further help expand its reach.

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