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Thousands of commuters in Belfast were treated to a performance by the Belfast Community Gospel Choir as part of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Music Day.

Friday's event is an annual UK-wide celebration of the power of music to change lives.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ NI will hold special programmes and live performances and activities across ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Ulster to celebrate.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Music Day has a number of notable ambassadors, including Kylie Minogue, Nile Rogers and Dame Vera Lynne.

This year's Music Day themes include women in music, university fresher's week and choirs and community.

In Belfast, Lanyon Place station was one of 40 train stations across the UK taking part in 'Platform to Perform'.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ NI head of entertainment and events, Mike Edgar, told ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News NI that it was a "tremendous" way to start ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Music Day.

Mr Edgar said ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Music Day started in Northern Ireland off the back of Londonderry's term as UK City of Culture in 2013.

He added that the event, now in it's fourth year is "a day to celebrate the joy and power of music".

Northern Ireland-born singer Gary Lightbody, the front man of Snow Patrol, backed a new ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ website launched as part of Music Day which aims to help by connecting dementia patients with the songs they love.

The star, whose father has dementia, said: ""Music can have such a powerful effect.

"It fires all sorts of things in the brain much more immediately than anything else can, whether it be pictures or old home movies or conversations.

"Music can somehow take you to a place of your youth, or an important part of your life you may not otherwise have access to."

Elsewhere in the UK passengers travelling to Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading were treated to announcements by Kylie Minogue.