Sir Elton John ‘completely blown away’ as school kids nail virtual cover of his hit I’m Still Standing

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha went from hero to zero against Norwich City after taking what some fans have dubbed the 'worst penalty ever'. Zaha is usually Palace's Mr Reliable, and that's how it looked once more midway through the second half as the Ivory Coast star cancelled out Teemu Pukki's first-minute opener with a beautiful curled strike.

Katie Price's sister Sophie was left in floods of tears as she recalled some of the "bad memories" at the Mucky Mansion.The 32-year-old sibling of the glamour model explained there had been times where she dreaded coming to the house.Sophie explained to camera on Katie's Channel 4 home makeover programme that she had been frightened about what she may find on each visit to see her sister.It wasn't just Sophie who shared the same feelings - their mum Amy Price shared mutual thoughts on the matter of her daughter's home.When recalling some of the bad memories Sophie couldn't hold back her emotion as the tears began to stream.She said to camera: "Sorry, there's just been some really f***ing sad times here."I used to hate this house, coming up here.

Cristiano Ronaldo's mother Dolores Aveiro gifted the Pope a shirt of his son's after a visit to the Vatican City. The Manchester United star’s mum met the head of the Catholic church on Wednesday morning.

TikTok has been compared to celebrities like Katy Perry and Emilia Clarke.Nikita Dorrian, 36, from Northern Ireland, has racked up an impressive 318,000 followers on the platform by sharing her impressive beauty skills.Recently, a troll left a mean comment on a video that "catfishing should be illegal" so Nikita responded with a defiant clip and was backed up by her supporters.In it, she shows off her natural look with a foundation-free face and a pair of glasses perched on her nose, before dazzling viewers by switching to her fully dolled-up mode.Nikita has dramatic thick brows, bronzer, black eyeliner, and a bright red lipstick in the second shot.One viewer commented: "Katy Perry is that you?"Meanwhile, others said Nikita was already blessed with attractive features and looked lovely even without the full makeup."Wow again, you look great in both videos in my opinion," said a user.A second person wrote: "You’re beautiful both versions. Just truthful."Someone else said: "There's no catfishing here.

Kevin Hart revealed he was the person who sent the condom vending machine to Nick Cannon, just one week after the TV host announced he is expecting another child.The actor explained that this is his latest prank to Cannon, sharing a photo with the hilarious gift, captioned “I see u got my gift @nickcannon ….GOTCHA B—-!!!!!! ….Now u don’t have an excuse because the condoms are free #PrankWars.” Nick wrote in the comment section under the post, “This is not a laughing matter Kevin!!!!”Nick, who is expecting his eight child with Brie Tiesi, had previously shared his gift on social media, sharing a photo and writing “Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine’s Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums.”During the latest episode of ‘The Nick Cannon Show’ he joked about the announcement of his new child, revealing he is planning to start “his own football team.”“It’s a boy! We found out yesterday,” Nick stated, “Everyone knows I have a lot of children. It’s never a competition.

West Ham attacker - who has been in fine form for David Moyes’ side this season - has been dating the actor’s daughter - but Danny has no issue with the relationship, especially as he’s a Hammers fan.The 44-year-old said that on the Sorted with the Dyers podcast this week that he is "more in love" with the Premier League ace than his own daughter, 25-year-old Dani.[When the pair were speaking about Valentines' Day, Danny said: “You are alluding to the fact that you're in love at the moment?""I know you get very shy around this and maybe one day we will discuss it properly."It's interesting I'm probably more in love with your boyfriend than you are."The Football Factory star then joked: "West Ham are my one true love. I think I love West Ham more than anything else on this planet."Dani, who was a contestant on Love Island, recently spoke via The Sun about her relationship with the Irons player.She said: "Everything is so early days.

Sofia Richie shared a very intimate photo to Instagram on Wednesday where she was getting romantic with her boyfriend Elliot Grainge.The 23-year-old Elle model was seen kissing her swarthy beau on the lips as they both closed their eyes while she wore a pair of black Prada sunglasses.There were trees behind them and in the beauty's caption all she added was an emoji of a fall leaf. Later her older sister Nicole Richie added a naughty comment.

Not over. Jesse Williams and his ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, are still locked in a custody battle more than one year after finalizing their divorce.

Tory MP who married a man 35 years her senior is now in a relationship with a married Foreign Office expert. Dehenna Davison, 28, is the sitting MP for Bishop Auckland in County Durham having ousted Labour from the seat in 2019.

Manchester United players want Old Trafford bosses to step up their pursuit of unsettled Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino.The Express report several senior members of the United squad are understood to be keen on working under the former Tottenham manager. And while interim boss Ralf Rangnick remains a fan of Ajax’s Eric Ten Hag and will have the biggest say in the recruitment of the next manager, the players’ views have been noted.

She found instant fame starring alongside Macaulay Culkin in the classic coming-of-age tale My Girl in 1991.And Anna Chlumsky admitted it's still 'really strange' to be recognized for her role as tomboy Vada Sultenfuss more than 30 years after the film's debut.The 41-year-old actress had a complicated relationship with the entertainment industry and quit acting all together at the age of 18 due to what she later described as the 'trauma' of becoming a child star, before re-emerging years later and giving it another shot. Forever recognizable: Anna Chlumsky admitted it's still 'really strange' to be recognized for her role as tomboy Vada Sultenfuss more than 30 years after the film's debutWhen asked if she ever 'got sick of talking about My Girl' the answer was easy.

The parent company of Dolly Parton's theme park Dollywood has offered to fund the educational expenses for workers at Parton's Pigeon Forge, Tennessee park, as well as other locations under its operation.Herschend Enterprises, which is the operating partner of the 76-year-old music legend's theme park, said it will cover all expenses for tuition, fees and books for employees in their educational endeavors under a program called GROW U, WATE reported Tuesday.The Dollywood Company's president Eugene Naughton said that 'the creation of the program allows another avenue for us to care for our' employees, adding that when workers 'are happy and feel cared for that they are going to pass that along to our guests. The latest:The parent company of Dolly Parton's theme park Dollywood has offered to fund the educational expenses for workers at Parton's Pigeon Forge, Tennessee park, as well as other locations under its operation.

Kesha has shared a new cover of T-Rex classic ‘Children Of The Revolution’ – hear it below.The song will appear on new tribute album ‘AngelHeaded Hipster’, dedicated to the songs of the late Marc Bolan.So far, Nick Cave has shared a cover of ‘Cosmic Dancer’ and Devendra Banhart has taken on ‘Scenescof’. Also set to appear on the album are Elton John, U2, Joan Jett, Marc Almond and more.Kesha’s version features Bolan’s son Rolan on backing vocals, and is also the last production of the late Hal Willner, who died back in April.Speaking of her love of Bolan, Kesha says: “Through a stroke of luck, I met the incredibly talented and kind Hal Willner.

Donald Trump is said to have turned to music legend Elton John for help when trying to win over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Elton John has invited a class of British schoolchildren to a future concert after he was “blown away” by their version of his hit I’m Still Standing. Teenage pupils from Telford Priory School in Shropshire, England, have been creating videos together while learning remotely since lockdown began in the U.K.

Elton John has invited a class of British school kids to a future concert after he was “blown away” by their version of his hit I’m Still Standing.Teenage pupils from Telford Priory School in Shropshire, have been creating videos together while learning remotely since lockdown began in the U.K. March (2020) – with one project a group cover of the uplifting 1983 track.A video of their effort was sent to Elton by musician Ron Sexsmith, and the Your Song hitmaker loved their rendition so much he sent over a personal video message, which was posted on the school music department YouTube channel.In the message, Elton said the school kids had “really cheered me up” during lockdown.“I watched it and I was completely blown away,” he gushed.

Sir Elton John himself is giving a group of students high marks for an outstanding performance of one of his songs.Back in March, music instructor Ben Millington and his students from Telford Priory School in England performed their own version of John's hit "I'm Still Standing" and posted it to YouTube. Filmed in isolation, the video featured each of the students performing their section of the song while Millington offered accompaniment on the piano, guitar, drums and more.This week, John himself finally got to watch the video, and he loved it.

The students of Telford Priory School in England are getting Elton John’s official seal of approval on their cover of his hit song “I’m Still Standing”.

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Elton John has said he was “blown away” after watching a cover of ‘I’m Still Standing’ recorded by a group of students in lockdown.Pupils from Telford Priory School in Shropshire, have been creating remote videos togehter since lockdown began in March.Their cover of the 1983 classic was sent to the singer by musician Ron Sexsmith, prompting Elton to say it had “really cheered me up” in a personal message.In the video message, Sir Elton said: “I watched it three times in a row because I couldn’t believe how good you sang and played it.“You did something brilliant and made a brilliant version of I’m Still Standing.“I hope you all have a great career and music plays a big part in it because you have certainly got talent.”He also promised that

Elton John has dubbed Rina Sawayama‘s debut LP ‘SAWAYAMA’ his album of the year thus far in the latest episode of his Apple Music radio show, Rocket Hour.Speaking with Sawayama over FaceTime, John said, “Hi Rina! It’s so wonderful to talk to you because so far you have made my album of the year. This is my favourite album of the year.”“Stop it, no way,” said Sawayama in response.“It’s a phenomenal record.