The Celebs are a celebrity

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created by Grahame and Jack Corbyn with the intention of raising money for

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. The group was formed in 2018 and consists of a changing mix of TV presenters, musicians, radio DJs, actors and sports personalities.

History

2018

In 2018, 27 celebrities gathered at

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to record an original Christmas song called "

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", written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was in aid of

Great Ormond Street Hospital Great Ormond Street Hospital (informally GOSH or Great Ormond Street, formerly the Hospital for Sick Children) is a children's hospital located in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, and a part of Great Ormond Street Hospital ...

. It was released digitally through independent record label

Saga Entertainment Saga Entertainment is an independent record label, based in London, founded in 2017 by music producers Grahame and Jack Corbyn. Artists on the label include Sam Bailey, Bargain Hunt, Shona McGarty and the Celebs, a supergroup of celebrities in ...

on 30 November 2018. The music video debuted exclusively with '' The Sun'' on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on '' Good Morning Britain'' on 30 November 2018.

2020

In 2020, amid the

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, the Celebs reunited with new members including

Frank Bruno Franklin Roy Bruno, (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning ...

and ''X Factor'' winner

Sam Bailey Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English pop singer who won the tenth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2013. Following her win, her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving ...

to raise money for the

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and

Action for Children Action for Children (formerly National Children's Home) is a United Kingdom, UK children's charity created to help vulnerable children & young people and their families in the UK. The charity has 7,000 staff and volunteers who operate over 475 ...

. They recorded a new rendition of "

Merry Christmas Everyone "Merry Christmas Everyone" is a festive song recorded by Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens. Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, it is the fourth and to date last number one single for Shakin' Stevens on the UK Singles Char ...

" by

Shakin' Stevens Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, althoug ...

and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020 by independent record label

. The music video debuted on ''Good Morning Britain'' the day before the song's release.

2021

In 2021,

released a cover of

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’

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, which was produced by Grahame and

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assisted by Stephen Large. The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of

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and released on 3 December 2021.

Shona McGarty Shona McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress and singer who portrays Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Career Before joining ''EastEnders'', McGarty had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, in ...

performed lead vocal backed by The Celebs which this year included

Georgia Hirst Georgia Octavia Hirst (born 26 December 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as the maiden Torvi in the History series ''Vikings'' (2014–2020) and Becky in the zombie horror movie ''Ravers'' (2018). Early life Hirst was bo ...

Anne Hegerty Anne Solway Hegerty (born 14 July 1958) is an English quizzer and television personality. Since 2010, she has been a "chaser" on the ITV game show '' The Chase'' as "The Governess", and was a contestant on the 2018 series of the ITV reality sho ...

Ivan Kaye Ivan Blakeley Kaye (born 1 July 1961) is an English actor and producer. His international fame came with roles in historical drama shows like the Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan in all three seasons of ''The Borgias (2011 TV series), The Borgias' ...

and

Eunice Olumide Eunice Olumide MBE is a Scottish fashion model and actress. Early life Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Olumide has dual British and Nigerian nationality. The name "Olumide" means "God has come" or "My Hero has come" in the Yoruba language. ...

, amongst others.

Members

2018 lineup

2020 lineup

2021 lineup

2022 lineup

Discography

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

The Celebs
on

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