WWII veteran tops UK music charts after record fundraiser
Captain Tom Moore’s rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone beats Canadian artist The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights. – AFP pic, April 25, 2020.
A 99-YEAR-OLD British World War II veteran who shot to fame raising millions for health workers fighting the coronavirus has become the oldest artist to reach No. 1 in the UK music singles charts. Tom Moore’s rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone—a much-loved and widely covered song from a 1945 musical—sold 82,000 units, the Press Association news agency said Friday, beating Canadian artist The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights in second place.
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