Chris Hadfield leads huge singalong from space

International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfieldled a high-tech concert Monday, joining thousands of young voices from around the world with his own voice from space.

Students, musicians and other participants across Canada and as far away as Singapore and Australia sang along with Hadfield, belting out ISSIs Somebody Singing?, the song Hadfield co-wrote with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, to celebrate the ninth edition Music Monday, an annual celebration put on by the Coalition for Music Education.

This year, the eventwas a partnership with CBC Music and the Canadian Space Agency.

• Learn how to get your performance of the song broadcast on CBC

The concertis Hadfield's final live link from the space station before he returns to Earth on May 13.

ISSIs Somebody Singing? was commissioned by CBCMusic.ca and the Coalition for Music Education.

• See whatHadfield and the musiciansare saying online about the concert

The Coalition for Music Education is a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of music education for young people. The group says it created Music Monday to "celebrate the galvanizing power of music and demonstrate how that power is rooted in school music programs."