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Olympics Closing Ceremony

British track star and two-time gold medalist Mo Farah is the center of attention.

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Sun Sets on 2012... After 16 days, 204 participating countries and 2,300 medals awarded, the Games of the XXX Olympiad concluded with the closing ceremony.

Here are the highlights:

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Posh Spice Victoria Beckham performs with The Spice Girls as Posh Spice.

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The Spice Girls The Spice Girls perform on top of vintage cars.

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The Who Guitarist Pete Townshend and vocalist Roger Daltrey of The Who perform.

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Royal Audience Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry take in the festivities.

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The Olympic Flam... The flame had been ignited since seven young athletes performed the honor on July 27.

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Cauldron Shines ... The Olympic cauldron and Union Jack provide the scenery inside the stadium.

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Calm Before the ... Flash bulbs light up a darkened Olympic stadium prior to the ceremony.

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Honoring Winston... An artist does his best Winston Churchill impersonation during the closing ceremony.

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British Pride Performers wave the British flag during closing ceremonies.

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Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys performs. The English duo has sold over 100 million records and are six-time Grammy nominees.

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Madness English band 'Madness' performs their 1982 hit, "Our House."

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That's Madness Lee Thompson of Madness goes aerial.

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Marching Orders A British military marching band performs.

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Spicing Things U... Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, rehearses ahead of the Spice Girls' performance.

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Ray Davies Perfo... The former lead singer of The Kinks performs "Waterloo Sunset."

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Color Coordinati... Artists perform during the closing ceremony.

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Tower of Power A performer scales a representation of Tower Bridge.

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Human Cannonball A performer is sent airborne out of a cannon.

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Flying High "Rocket Man," Chachi Valencia reacts after his performance.

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British DJ Fatbo... Fatboy Slim performs on a giant octopus.

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Muse Behind a wall of fire, Muse performs.

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I am the Walrus Russell Brand performs "I am the Walrus," from the top of a bus.

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Hometown Hero British track star and two-time gold medalist Mo Farah is the center of attention.

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Dance the Night ... A group of Ethiopian athletes celebrate as the 2012 Games draw to a close.

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Light the Way Light bulbs illuminate the hats of a performance group.

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Rise Above A phoenix rises over the Olympic flame.

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English Sound British singer Jessie J and Brian May of Queen perform.

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Liam Gallagher Liam Gallagher, former lead singer of Oasis performs.

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Cruz in Control British singer Taio Cruz performs.

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John Lennon A sculpture in the likeness of the late John Lennon is unveiled.

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Here Comes Georg... George Michael performs at the closing ceremony. The former Wham! frontman has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

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One Direction Boy band One Direction takes the stage at the closing ceremony. The band formed in London in 2010 and later placed third in the British show, The X Factor.

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Rio's Next in 20... IOC President Jacques Rogge hands the Olympic flag to Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, the host city for the 2016 Summer Games.

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Party Time Confetti rains down on the athletes.

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Lighting Up the ... Fireworks explode over the Olympic stadium.

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Inside Edition View of the fireworks display from inside the stadium.

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More Fireworks Fireworks turn the Olympic stadium into a sea of red.

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Come Together Performers gather on stage after the Olympic flame was extinguished.

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Grand Finale The Olympic stadium is a rainbow of colors as the ceremony winds down.

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