Singer, actress and double Oscar-winner Barbra Streisand is to perform at the Academy Awards for the first time in 36 years, organisers have announced.

The 70-year-old last sang at the Oscars in 1977 when she performed “Evergreen” from “A Star is Born”, recipient of that year's award for best original song.

Telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said they were “honoured” she had agreed to do a “special" performance.

Adele and Norah Jones are also lined up to sing at the event on 24 February.

Streisand received her first Oscar in 1969 for her debut acting role in the musical “Funny Girl”. She shared the award with Katharine Hepburn, recognised that year for “The Lion in Winter".