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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Michelle McManus performs on stage with Robbie Williams in front of huge 70,000 strong crowd at Murrayfield Stadium
Michelle McManus performed on stage with Robbie Williams in front of a huge 70,000 strong crowd at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium over the weekend. The Scottish singer, 44, belted out Relight My Fire alongside the Take That star, 44, after receiving a surprise invite from him. Sharing an Instagram update on Sunday, Michelle thanked Robbie for his 'unconditional kindness' and gave an insight into her night. In the clip, she could be seen getting ready backstage before joining Robbie in front of the crowd wearing a bright red lace gown. Michelle wrote: 'So about Saturday night…… It's taken me almost 24hrs to try and comprehend what happened yesterday at Murrayfield Stadium.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She continued: 'It was truly a moment I'll never forget, singing to a home crowd of 70,000 people with one of the world's biggest superstars performing by my side. 'To everyone in the crowd cheering me on - thank you. Your support means the world. 'To all of my beautiful friends, family and followers across my social media platforms for sending me literally thousands of messages of love and support - thank you so much and I'm so sorry I haven't managed to reply to you all individually but please know how grateful I am. 'To my incredible manager Alison Sloan and my phenomenal team who put me together on the day - thank you. You made me look and feel more beautiful than I've ever felt performing in my entire life. 'Finally I want to thank Robbie Williams for his unconditional kindness to invite me to sing with him onstage in the first place. 'To watch you perform and have the crowd in the palm of your hand for over 2hrs straight last night was jaw dropping and a master class in live vocals and stage craft. You are a beautiful soul and I'm so lucky to count you as a friend. 'It's been 22 years since I won Pop Idol and I feel so truly blessed to still be performing at this level after All This Time.' Back in March, Michelle revealed that she had received a surprise invite from Robbie to join him on his world tour. The singer concluded: 'Finally I want to thank Robbie Williams for his unconditional kindness... You are a beautiful soul and I'm so lucky to count you as a friend' Robbie surprised Michelle with the unexpected invite during an interview on her BBC Radio Scotland Afternoons show. Michelle revealed: 'We'd just got to the end of the interview and he told me he wanted to ask me something. 'I thought he wanted me to recommend some restaurants in Edinburgh or something. I couldn't believe it when he asked me to sing on stage at Murrayfield. 'I actually couldn't comprehend what he was saying.' She confessed that she thought the gesture was 'the ultimate act of kindness' and praised his generosity. The singer, who scored a No 1 with her debut single All This Time, said: 'Kindness is so underrated in people, and people say it to a man about Robbie, that he's just so kind. 'He has been very generous towards me over the last few years. He invited me to the Leicester Square premiere of his film Better Man and took me backstage afterwards. 'He took part in the documentary I made a couple of years back about the pop industry, and he had absolutely nothing to gain from doing that. 'So I'm really fortunate to have been on the end of some amazing acts of kindness from him. For him to do something like this is incredible. It would have been enough that he gave me an interview. 'I'm not in the same stratosphere as Robbie Williams, but he had his struggles around the period after I won Pop Idol and I think he genuinely recognised me as someone who got totally battered in the press at the same time as he did.' She confessed that she thought the gesture was 'the ultimate act of kindness' and praised his generosity She added: 'I as told I was overweight, wasn't good looking enough, and had no right to be anywhere near a show like Pop Idol, let along win it. 'So I think he understands and gravitates towards people who have experienced the same sort of terrible treatment as he did.' Michelle will join a select group including superstars Kylie, Nicole Kidman and Taylor Swift as the latest female star to duet alongside Robbie. She has performed to huge crowds before, joining Rod Stewart on stage for the Lisbon Lions 50th Anniversary party at Glasgow's Hydro in 2017. Michelle has also sang for Pope Benedict in 2010 at the city's Bellahouston Park and now she's looking ahead to rehearsals for the summer show in the capital.
STV News
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- STV News
'She's the One': Superfan says kiss from Robbie Williams was 'surreal'
A Robbie Williams superfan was kissed by the singer during his recent show at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Debbie Allan, from Dundee, spoke to STV News about the surreal moment she was serenaded by Williams at his Scottish show on Saturday night. 'I did know that part of the show was him singing 'She's the One' to someone, he came down the stairs and picked someone next to us, but he wanted to sing to someone from Scotland, and he looked directly at me, and I said I'm from Dundee and he picked me,' the 41-year-old said. 'It was such a surreal moment, I can't believe he picked me for that part of the show. It was amazing.' Lindsay Ann Malone Debbie and Robbie at the Edinburgh Murrayfield show. Lindsay Ann Malone Debbie and her friends had been waiting outside Murrayfield since 6am before the doors opened at 4pm. 'It was quite a long day, but it went by quickly. We do it all the time, so it was just another queuing stint to us,' she said. Recalling the moment, Debbie said she 'couldn't stop staring' at the Angels singer. STV News Born and raised in Dundee, Debbie has been a fan of Take That and Robbie Williams since she was a teenager. STV News 'I just keep replaying the videos. I couldn't stop staring at him and just burst into tears. People might've been jealous, but everyone around me was so happy for me,' she added. Debbie's love for the singer goes back to her teenage years when she was a fan of Take That. Since then, she has been to around 35 of Williams' shows, travelling across Scotland, England, and even further afield. 'The furthest we've gone to see a show was Germany, but we do all the Scottish shows,' she said. She recalled paying £11 for a ticket in 1997 to see him perform at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. This time, she paid £170 for a ticket to the Murrayfield show, but she said the experience was 'priceless'. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Scotsman
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Robbie Williams: What is his most streamed song and did he play it opening his UK tour?
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Is Robbie Williams most streamed song on Spotify and YouTube the one we all know the lyrics to? Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Robbie Williams wowed fans as he kicked off his 2025 UK tour this past weekend. The singer performed all of his sing-a-long favourites, but what is currently his most streamed 'anthem' from his catalogue of hits? Here's the top ten most streamed songs from the former Take That star, based on Spotify and YouTube information, and where he's performing this week. Let him entertain you – and that he did, as Robbie Williams kicked off his 2025 UK tour with a stunning performance by all accounts in Edinburgh over the weekend. The former Take That star wowed audiences with his performance at Murrayfield, setting the tone for the remainder of his shows throughout the year, including dates in Manchester, Bath, London, and at Newcastle's Come Together Festival. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This has led fans to take to streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube to re-acquaint themselves with the sheer wealth of hits from the singer's back catalogue. And that's prompted Betfair Slots to take a look at what is the most streamed song from the performer… … and is it Angels? Methodology The ranking was created using data from Spotify streams, YouTube views, and Official Charts data. The song list was compiled from Official Charts (Robbie Williams), and all data was collected on May 29, 2025. What is the most streamed Robbie Williams song in 2025? It's a tight race, but ultimately it is the beloved ballad that takes pole position. With 947,848,500 combined streams from Spotify and YouTube, Angels takes the top spot, but not by the landslide some might think. Feel, from his fifth studio album, 2002's Escapology, with 471,854,935 streams on Spotify and 447,118,907 views on YouTube, comes second with an impressive 918,973,842 combined plays, with Rock DJ placing third with 420,998,719 combined streams. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The top ten most streamed Robbie Williams songs Feel: 471,854,935 (Spotify) + 447,118,907 (YouTube) = 918,973,842 Angels: 638,505,962 (Spotify) + 309,342,538 (YouTube) = 947,848,500 Rock DJ: 310,591,141 (Spotify) + 110,407,578 (YouTube) = 420,998,719 Candy: 210,647,839 (Spotify) + 112,298,986 (YouTube) = 322,946,825 She's The One: 211,423,210 (Spotify) + 85,257,563 (YouTube) = 296,680,773 Somethin' Stupid (with Nicole Kidman): 171,350,829 (Spotify) + 52,398,436 (YouTube) = 223,749,265 Supreme: 91,139,502 (Spotify) + 113,740,645 (YouTube) = 204,880,147 Let Me Entertain You: 182,754,784 (Spotify) + 26,571,898 (YouTube) = 209,326,682 Eternity: 44,670,478 (Spotify) + 31,213,722 (YouTube) = 75,884,200 Millennium: 50,653,863 (Spotify) + 20,438,028 (YouTube) = 71,091,891 What did Robbie Williams perform on the first night of his UK tour? Robbie Williams kicked off his UK tour with a performance at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland on May 31 2025. According to the former Take That star performed the following set: Rocket (live debut) Let Me Entertain You All My Life / Song 2 / Seven Nation Army / Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Singalong Medley) Monsoon Old Before I Die Rock DJ (Better Man version) Love My Life Strong The Road to Mandalay Supreme Let Love Be Your Energy / Sexed Up / Candy (with The Lottery Winners) (acoustic snippets; first time playing "Let Love Be Your Energy" since 2015) Relight My Fire (Dan Hartman cover) (with Michelle McManus) (Solo live debut) Something Beautiful (First time since 2006) Millennium Theme From New York, New York (John Kander cover) Come Undone Kids She's the One (World Party cover) My Way (Claude François cover) Encore: Feel Angels Where is Robbie Williams performing this week? It's London's turn to be entertained by Robbie Williams this weekend, as the singer takes to the stage at the Emirates Stadium for a two-night stand, performing on June 6 and June 7 2025. Are there tickets still available for Robbie Williams UK tour? Ticketmaster still has a selection of tickets for all of Robbie Williams' upcoming UK tour dates, with some still at face value while others now on the ticketing agent's resale market. For more information or to make a purchase, head on over to Ticketmaster today to avoid missing out. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Do you have an event you'd like to share with us? You can now promote your What's On stories to us online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
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Scotsman
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Robbie Williams sings iconic Hibs anthem at Murrayfield as he asks Hearts question
Robbie Williams has paid homage to an iconic song synonymous with Hibs - and asked a Hearts question about the anthem. Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Robbie Williams has tackled Hibs' iconic Sunshine on Leith anthem - with a question asked on Hearts. The 51-year-old performed at Murrayfield over the weekend as part of his Britpop tour where he played plenty of his famous hits. As part of the slate of songs he performed, Scots star and Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus joined him on stage for a duet of Take That's Relight My Fire. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad One fan got close to the singer as he worked with the crowd at a barrier, stopping to serenade them with emotional lyrics from She's The One. He then moved into a heartfelt rendition of Sunshine on Leith, which was met with mixed response, with Hearts' Tynecastle home close to the home of Scotland's national rugby team. Robbie Williams sings Sunshine on Leith Originally sang by the Proclaimers, Hibs fans belt out the anthem in times of joy and outstanding results, a rare occurrence happening in the season past as it was heard two times in a week after wins over Celtic and Hearts in Leith. Williams asked: "Now there's two things here. One is I think that's a better song than You'll Never Walk Alone and the other thing is why don't Heart of Midlothian boo that song? I don't get it?" "Are you here Hearts?" was another question posed by the frontman before he finished off any talk of football rivalry "Ok that's enough of that s**t." He is the latest high profile music act to cover Sunshine on Leith after Coldplay had a go earlier this year. Coldplay on why they sung Hibs anthem Chris Martin said: 'This cover that Guy sent me three days ago - he said 'listen to this song by The Proclaimers.' And I'd never heard it before. It blew me away. I'd never heard it before. Then I watched the Hibernian fans singing it in the terraces and it just gets me so much that song. There is a whole other world of music behind that song that I've just been discovering, and they're a wonderful, wonderful band. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "Now we live in the age of coolness doesn't mean anything, just quality and soul. The Proclaimers make more sense than ever. This song is so astonishingly good and we're going to butcher it right now!" Guy Berryman, the bass player who comes from Kirkcaldy, explained : "I'd never heard it before either and I'm Scottish! I was listening to it in the bath three days ago and when it got to the second verse I was like kind of like 'oh, this is a serious song.' By the time it got to the chorus I was crying. I got to the end of it and I said to myself, if I listen to it again I wonder if it'll have the same reaction. So I did it again and the same thing happened. And by the third listen, I was in the bath howling. It's just one of those perfectly simple songs and I can't believe I'd never heard it before."
Scotsman
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Robbie Williams: What is his most streamed song and did he play it opening his UK tour?
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Is Robbie Williams most streamed song on Spotify and YouTube the one we all know the lyrics to? Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Robbie Williams wowed fans as he kicked off his 2025 UK tour this past weekend. The singer performed all of his sing-a-long favourites, but what is currently his most streamed 'anthem' from his catalogue of hits? Here's the top ten most streamed songs from the former Take That star, based on Spotify and YouTube information, and where he's performing this week. Let him entertain you – and that he did, as Robbie Williams kicked off his 2025 UK tour with a stunning performance by all accounts in Edinburgh over the weekend. The former Take That star wowed audiences with his performance at Murrayfield, setting the tone for the remainder of his shows throughout the year, including dates in Manchester, Bath, London, and at Newcastle's Come Together Festival. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This has led fans to take to streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube to re-acquaint themselves with the sheer wealth of hits from the singer's back catalogue. And that's prompted Betfair Slots to take a look at what is the most streamed song from the performer… … and is it Angels? Methodology The ranking was created using data from Spotify streams, YouTube views, and Official Charts data. The song list was compiled from Official Charts (Robbie Williams), and all data was collected on May 29, 2025. What is the most streamed Robbie Williams song in 2025? It's a tight race, but ultimately it is the beloved ballad that takes pole position. With 947,848,500 combined streams from Spotify and YouTube, Angels takes the top spot, but not by the landslide some might think. Feel, from his fifth studio album, 2002's Escapology, with 471,854,935 streams on Spotify and 447,118,907 views on YouTube, comes second with an impressive 918,973,842 combined plays, with Rock DJ placing third with 420,998,719 combined streams. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The top ten most streamed Robbie Williams songs Feel: 471,854,935 (Spotify) + 447,118,907 (YouTube) = 918,973,842 Angels: 638,505,962 (Spotify) + 309,342,538 (YouTube) = 947,848,500 Rock DJ: 310,591,141 (Spotify) + 110,407,578 (YouTube) = 420,998,719 Candy: 210,647,839 (Spotify) + 112,298,986 (YouTube) = 322,946,825 She's The One: 211,423,210 (Spotify) + 85,257,563 (YouTube) = 296,680,773 Somethin' Stupid (with Nicole Kidman): 171,350,829 (Spotify) + 52,398,436 (YouTube) = 223,749,265 Supreme: 91,139,502 (Spotify) + 113,740,645 (YouTube) = 204,880,147 Let Me Entertain You: 182,754,784 (Spotify) + 26,571,898 (YouTube) = 209,326,682 Eternity: 44,670,478 (Spotify) + 31,213,722 (YouTube) = 75,884,200 Millennium: 50,653,863 (Spotify) + 20,438,028 (YouTube) = 71,091,891 What did Robbie Williams perform on the first night of his UK tour? Robbie Williams kicked off his UK tour with a performance at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland on May 31 2025. According to the former Take That star performed the following set: Rocket (live debut) Let Me Entertain You All My Life / Song 2 / Seven Nation Army / Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Singalong Medley) Monsoon Old Before I Die Rock DJ (Better Man version) Love My Life Strong The Road to Mandalay Supreme Let Love Be Your Energy / Sexed Up / Candy (with The Lottery Winners) (acoustic snippets; first time playing "Let Love Be Your Energy" since 2015) Relight My Fire (Dan Hartman cover) (with Michelle McManus) (Solo live debut) Something Beautiful (First time since 2006) Millennium Theme From New York, New York (John Kander cover) Come Undone Kids She's the One (World Party cover) My Way (Claude François cover) Encore: Feel Angels Where is Robbie Williams performing this week? It's London's turn to be entertained by Robbie Williams this weekend, as the singer takes to the stage at the Emirates Stadium for a two-night stand, performing on June 6 and June 7 2025. Are there tickets still available for Robbie Williams UK tour? Ticketmaster still has a selection of tickets for all of Robbie Williams' upcoming UK tour dates, with some still at face value while others now on the ticketing agent's resale market. For more information or to make a purchase, head on over to Ticketmaster today to avoid missing out. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
