Craig David is set to perform on the 'Top of the Pops' Christmas special.
Craig David
The 39-year-old singer will take the stage to perform his latest music alongside collaborator and rapper KSI on the festive music chart programme, where fellow musical acts Dua Lipa and MNEK are also set to perform.
A TV insider told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “The BBC has gone all out with securing talent for this year’s 'Top Of The Pops' Christmas special and they want it to be bigger and better than ever.
“Getting Craig to join the line-up was a real coup as he’s such a legend. He’ll be performing his song 'Really Love' with KSI but everyone would love it if there was time for him to throw in one of his classics.
"It’s been a tough year for the industry so the Beeb is going to make this year’s one-off episode as celebratory as possible.”
For Craig, the performance comes as the musician has been working on a comeback album after his last album, 'The Time Is Now', was released in 2018.
He said: “I’ve been recording loads of music through lockdown. I love to think I can keep singing forever and I will sing for as long as I can. And I hope the fans welcome that.”
Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo are set to co-host the Christmas and New Years special of the music show, after Clara took over from Reggie Yates in 2017.
And Fearne recently shared her fears that 'Top of the Pops' could have been shelved this year due to the coronavirus pandemic as it has become a “tradition” for families.
She said: “I have my fingers crossed that they will find some sort of socially distanced way to make it happen.
“It’s such a tradition now that you sit down to watch it as a family, and your parents complain how awful pop music is today and then you all go and have your lunch.”
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