A Polish social media influencer has raised over £52.5 million through a nine-day, non-stop online stream that featured celebrity guests including Coldplay's Chris Martin, tennis star Iga Świątek, and footballer Robert Lewandowski. The fundraiser, hosted by the 23-year-old influencer known as Łatwogang, supported the Cancer Fighters foundation, which aids children battling cancer and their families.
Streaming from a studio flat in Warsaw, Łatwogang played the charity song 'I'm still here' on loop for nine days, filling time with dares and appearances from Polish music artists, actors, and sportspeople. The song, recorded by rapper Bedoes 2115 with 11-year-old Maja Mecan, who is experiencing her third cancer relapse, is a rap diss track aimed at cancer. Maja sings: 'I'm still here / Did you think you had me? / I'm still here / We laugh in your face / I'm still here / And I'm not going anywhere.'
Notable moments included Chris Martin sending a video of himself performing an improvised keyboard song with the Polish word for 'pushing' the fundraising total. Speed skater Vladimir Semirunniy donated his Olympic silver medal and shaved his head in solidarity. Robert Lewandowski danced to the song on TikTok and donated over £200,000, while Iga Świątek donated more than £20,000 and two tickets to her Wimbledon match.
The stream, which initially aimed to raise just 500,000 złoty (£102,000), became one of the highest-ever fundraising events on YouTube. As of Monday morning, the total exceeded 257 million złoty (£52.5 million), with over 1.5 million people watching the finale live. Łatwogang and Bedoes 2115 thanked supporters on Instagram, urging the media to publicise the fundraiser and the message that 'cancer is not a death sentence.' The Cancer Fighters foundation has promised full public accountability for every penny raised.
