Rick Astley and Rylan Clark's surprise New Year's duet divided viewers on Sunday night as they collaborated on a cover of You Spin Me Round.
The Never Gonna Give You Up hitmaker, 57, wows fans on BBC One's New Year's Eve Rocks show by welcoming the This Morning presenter, 35, on stage to perform Dead Or Alive's iconic 1985 hit transmit – with mixed reviews.
Twitter was flooded with responses from fans and critics alike, giving their opinions on the performance, with some calling the show 'camp genius', while others insisted 'the country is rocking' over the BBC's decision to air the show send. to link.
Although Rylan is better known for his TV presenting these days, he rose to fame as an X Factor hopeful in the ninth series of 2012, where he finished fifth.
He moved away from music and moved into reality TV and now presenting – with critically acclaimed turns on This Morning in recent weeks in the wake of Holly Willoughby's departure – but some fans begged him to return to singing.
Rick Astley and Rylan Clark's surprise New Year's duet divided viewers on Sunday night as they collaborated on a cover of You Spin Me Round
The Never Gonna Give You Up hitmaker, 57, wowed fans at BBC One's New Year's Eve Rocks show by welcoming the This Morning host, 35, on stage to broadcast Dead Or Alive's iconic 1985 hit – with mixed reviews
Although Rylan is better known for his TV presenting these days, he rose to fame as an X Factor hopeful in the ninth series of 2012, where he finished fifth (pictured on X Factor)
Rylan himself joked about the performance, writing on Twitterte: 'It couldn't be worse than me singing you into the new year. From here, 2024 is on the rise…
“Happy New Year,” before sharing a photo of himself looking bored as he stared at the camera while writing, “New Year. New me. And all those b*****s'.
Fans of the performance took to the microblogging site to write: 'Bringing Rylan out for Rick Astley's New Year's show is camp genius…Rick Astley and Rylan. Another 20 minutes and 2024 has already reached its peak!…
'Rylan and Rick Astley doing You Spin Me Round is the start to 2024 we all needed… Rylan and Rick Astley doing You Spin Me (Right Round) 2024 has reached its peak and we're less than 20 minutes into it.. .
'I'm not normally a fan of anything London-centric, but I turned around to see Rylan dueling with Rick Astley to sing You Spin Me Round. To give. Me. Life… Rick rolled into 2024. With Rylan. Hate NY, but fair game BBC…
'I hope the rest of the year is as fun as a duet between Rick and Rylan… Rylan and Rick Astley sing 'You Spin Me Round'. Hello 2024… Rylan singing Dead Or Alive with Rick Astley was the best music I saw tonight…
Rylan himself joked about the performance, writing on Twitter: “It can't get any worse than me singing you into the new year.”
Rylan also shared a photo of himself looking bored as he stared at the camera while writing, “New Year. New me. And all those b*****s
Twitter was flooded with comments from fans and critics alike, sharing their thoughts on the performance, with some calling the show “camp genius.”
'Rick & Rylan – thank you, a great start to #HappyNewYear2024… I didn't know a Rylan and Rick Astley duet was what I needed, but it's very welcome…
'So welcome 2024. Thank you Rick Astley and Rylan for getting us off to a great start with that duet and good night… This this this!'#
Critics, meanwhile, disputed the support, writing: 'Been Rick Rolled and now Rylan is singing, what a great start to 2024 #HappyNewYear… Rick Ashley and Rylan start 2024. The only way is up…
'Rick Astley and Rylan sing You Spin Me Round? Stop the earth, I'm getting out… Well, Rylan just ruined Rick Astley's set… Whose idea was that?…
'Rick Astley and Rylan Clarke take us to 2024 on BBC1. The country is turned upside down… Actually very sad because of the Dead or Alive cover by Rylan and Rick Astley that I just saw live on TV.'
The tradition continued on BBC2 with Jools Holland's Hootenanny, on which Sugababes and Rod Stewart scored hits.
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