Coronavirus: Michael Ball and 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore record ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ duet for NHS charity

‘Let’s get this to number one for Tom’s 100th Birthday’ wrote the singer

Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball have sung a duet together to raise money for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.

The 99-year-old former British Army officer had already raised over £17m by walking laps of his garden – but has teamed up with Ball to record the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in an effort to raise even more.

On Twitter, the crooner wrote: “it’s an honour for me to have recorded this song with you, a true hero, supported by The NHS Voices for Care Choir. Let’s get this to number one for Tom’s 100th Birthday.”

The track is available to stream and download now. All profits from the release are going to the veteran’s walk fund, in aid of the NHS.

Ball had previously sung the song on BBC Breakfast yesterday in a salute to Moore’s efforts. The duo then appeared on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show earlier today, where both Ball and Captain Moore sang the song.

On the track, Ball and Moore are backed by the Voice of Care Choir.

Moore began his fundraising efforts to thank the “magnificent” NHS staff who aided him while he was undergoing treatment for cancer and a broken hip.

If you would like to donate to his campaign, you can do so by visiting Captain Moore’s official Just Giving page online.