Justin Bieber teams up with former rivals for Christmas song

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Justin Bieber teams up with former rivals for Christmas song

By Mindy Burrows

 

FILE PHOTO: Justin Bieber performs at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Californiam U.S., December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Five years ago pop star Justin Bieber was locked in a contest for Britain's favourite Christmas song with a group of little known health workers. He gave in.

 

This year, the Canadian singer-songwriter and the health workers are back, singing his hit "Holy" together to raise funds to help Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Bieber's 2015 tweet asking his fans to help the South London Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir went viral and their song beat his to the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot.

 

The former teen star later met up with the medical workers, leading to this year's collaboration. "Especially in these difficult times, I’m humbled to team up with them," he said in a statement on Friday announcing the new release.

 

Britain has among the largest recorded numbers of infections and deaths from COVID-19 and the government said on Friday the epidemic appeared to be growing again, shortly before a planned five-day relaxation of restrictions for the festive period.

 

Earlier this year, Bieber donated profits from "Stuck With U", his single with Ariana Grande, to the First Responders Children's Foundation, a charity which supports frontline workers in the United States, which has the world's highest figures for COVID-19 deaths and infections.

 

(Writing by Philippa Fletcher; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-19

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

32 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Justin Bieber

I am still surprised that anybody wants to listen to that guy. Some even pay for it. Amazing.

[Traubert]

Yuk.

[AhFarangJa]

Thanks for the warning............

[Pilotman]

Covid never gets the right people does it?