LadBaby to spare British public from a sixth bid at Christmas No 1

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “After five amazing years we’ve decided to pass the baton over to the Great British public and we’re not going for Christmas number one this year,” Mark told Metro.co.uk, while wearing a jumper bearing the face of the late George Michael. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up In 2021, musical comedy singer Kunt and the Gang told music website Clash: “When you take a step back and look at it, the idea of an act who hawks a single by crying to camera, repeatedly talking about child hunger all the while waving sausage rolls around, then using our collective guilty about being a society that needs food banks to leverage a sponsorship deal with a crisp company is like something from Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.” The singer and Hoyle had previously engaged in a public back-and-forth after Kunt and the Gang made a bid for No 1 with their single, “Boris Johnson is a F***ing C***”. “Five years ago when we started this, we knew the importance of food banks in this country and we wanted to raise funds and awareness for that so we did that one, that was lovely.” He insisted that the plan was “always to stop at five” and hoped LadBaby’s legacy would be that charity singles dominate “every Christmas… because that’s what Christmas is, it’s a time for family and time for giving”. When you’ve got a song going for Christmas number one, the only important thing is raising awareness for this important charity.” Mark and Roxanne, who share two children – Phoenix, seven, and Kobe, five – also hit back at the “false narrative” that they’ve profited from their Christmas singles.