Sia Recruits Shirtless Man to Perform "Bird Set Free" on 'Ellen'

Watch the Maddie Ziegler-less performance here.

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In continuation of her ‘This Is Acting’ promotional tour, hitmaker and singer Sia came on to The Ellen Show to perform her power ballad “Bird Set Free.” Instead of recruiting “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart” dancer Maddie Ziegler to do the usual routine, Sia invites a shirtless man to do the dance accompaninment while she sings on the side of the stage donning a massively oversized wig to protect her “anonymity.” Watch the performance above.

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