Niall Horan, Olly Murs and James Arthur team up with McFly for incredible virtual performance
They sang 'Shine A Light' for key workers ❤️
Musicians all over the world are doing their bit amid the global pandemic to keep their fans entertained - and many are working together with other artists to bring out some beautiful collaborations which may not have happened in normal circumstances.
The latest musical team-up has come from former One Direction star Niall Horan, James Arthur, Olly Murs with Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher from McFly, performing 'Shine A Light' from the band's 2010 album 'Above The Noise' for all key workers.
Many 1D fans will know that their friendship with McFly goes back years, after McFly were drafted in to co-write on their first three albums; 'Up All Night', 'Take Me Home' and 'Midnight Memories', and Olly and Danny became friends after playing football for Soccer Aid together.
The five musicians came together to perform the song in isolation from their respective homes, with James, Niall and Danny accompanying on guitar and Tom joining on piano - and the results are incredible!
Since being posted on Saturday, the video has already had nearly 700,000 views on Facebook, with many fans commenting how lovely the performance was. One wrote, 'Absolutely brilliant loved you all singing together! ❤' as another added, 'This is my favourite of all the celebrity covers that are around at the moment 😍I hope you boys get to do this live all together when lockdown ends 😁a great collaboration.'
Of the video, James wrote on Twitter, ' A little rendition of a well known @mcflymusic song to say thanks to all the key workers and hopefully bring a bit of light to your lockdown situation. Here’s Shine A Light with @ollymurs @NiallOfficial , and @TomFletcher & @itsDannyJones who put the whole thing together.'
Niall added, 'The boys @itsDannyJones , @tomfletcher , @ollymurs , @jamesarthur23 and i came together to shine a little light on all of the key workers during these dark times . hope you enjoy x.'
Scroll through to see 2020 album releases:
Selena Gomez, 'Rare'
Selena Gomez released her third album 'Rare' on 10th January 2020, which featured singles 'Lose You to Love Me' and 'Look at Her Now' as well as the title track 'Rare'.
Halsey, 'Manic'
Halsey released her third album 'Manic' on 17th January 2020, spawning singles 'Without Me', 'Graveyard' and 'Clementine' amongst others.
Louis Tomlinson, 'Walls'
Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is the last of the band to put out their debut solo album, but 'Walls' was finally released on 31st January 2020.
Justin Bieber, 'Changes'
Justin Bieber's new album 'Changes' was released on Valentine's Day! His fifth record was out on 14th February 2020, and features his newest single 'Yummy'.
Lauv, 'How I'm Feeling'
Lauv's debut album 'How I'm Feeling' was released on 6th March 2020, spawning singles 'Lonely', 'Tattoos Together' and 'Feelings'.
Niall Horan, 'Heartbreak Weather'
Former One Direction star Niall Horan released his second album 'Heartbreak Weather' on 13th March 2020! The follow-up to 'Flicker' came out amid the Coronavirus, which Niall joked wasn't the best time to release new music.
Dua Lipa, 'Future Nostalgia'
Dua Lipa announced that her second album 'Future Nostalgia' was set to be released on 3rd April 2020, featuring her huge single 'Don't Start Now'. Unfortunately, the album was leaked, so Dua released it two weeks early on 27th March.
Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica'
Lady Gaga's sixth album 'Chromatica' was due to be released on 10th April 2020, but she decided to move the release date back due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was then released on 29th May.
Ellie Goulding, 'Brightest Blue'
Ellie Goulding's fourth album 'Brightest Blue' was released on 17th July, with Ellie explaining that it would be "split into two halves" - one more classical and one more pop-focused.
Taylor Swift, 'Folklore'
Taylor Swift dropped her eighth studio album 'Folklore' totally by surprise on 24th July. The record was written and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reached Number 1 in the UK charts!
The Killers, 'Imploding The Mirage'
The Killers' sixth album 'Imploding The Mirage' was set to be released on 29th May 2020, but was pushed back to 21st August 2020, featuring singles 'Caution' and 'My Own Soul's Warning'.
Katy Perry, 'Smile'
Katy Perry had a pretty huge year in 2020 - not only did she welcome her first baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom, but she also released her sixth album on 28th August!
Alicia Keys, 'Alicia'
Alicia was set to release her self-titled seventh album on 20th March 2020, but it was pushed back due to the global pandemic and instead released on 18th September.
The Vamps, 'Cherry Blossom'
The Vamps released their fifth album 'Cherry Blossom' on 16th October 2020, featuring single 'Married In Vegas' which they performed on Strictly Come Dancing!
Ariana Grande, 'Positions'
Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album 'Positions' on 30th October! It contained songs like the title track as well as '34+35' and 'Motive' with Doja Cat.
Sam Smith, 'Love Goes'
Sam Smith released their third album, 'Love Goes', on 30th October, featuring singles such as 'Dancing with a Stranger' and 'How Do You Sleep?'. It was originally set for a 5th June release date, but was pushed back.
Little Mix, 'Confetti'
Little Mix released their sixth album 'Confetti' on 6th November! The record contains incredible hits like 'Sweet Melody', 'Holiday' and 'Break Up Song'.
Miley Cyrus, 'Plastic Hearts'
Miley Cyrus dropped her seventh album 'Plastic Hearts' on 27th November. Announcing the record in October, Miley wrote that her original seventh album had been destroyed after her home was lost in the California wildfires, 'Nature did what I now see as a favor and destroyed what I couldn't let go of for myself. I lost my house in a fire but found myself in its ashes.'
Shawn Mendes, 'Wonder'
Shawn Mendes released his fourth album 'Wonder' on 4th December 2020. Collaborating with the likes of Justin Bieber, the record featured singles 'Wonder' and 'Monster', and even had an accompanying Netflix documentary following Shawn's life in the lead up to the release.
Taylor Swift, 'Evermore'
Two albums in one year is pretty good going - Ariana Grande knows what's up! Taylor put out another record less than five months after 'Folklore', saying, "To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs."
McFly, Olly and Niall were all forced to postpone their tours this year due to the Coronavirus, whilst James had just finished his own when the lockdown measures were announced.