The Great Ka-RY-oke Challenge

Summary

Rylan Clark-Neal put his karaoke skills to the test during a 24 hour singalong extravaganza to raise £928,070 (so far!) for BBC Children in Need 2019
A whole host of special guests popped in to support him throughout the challenge
He dueted with the likes of Heather Small, Beverley Knight, Gabrielle, Nicole Sherzinger, Carol Decker, Bjorn Again and many more
Scroll through this page to catch-up with a selection of the best bits from Ka-Ry-Oke

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Team Rylan

Congratulations Rylan!published at 09:22
He's done it! 24 hours of signing karaoke is now complete and Rylan can finally rest that voice of his.
He started yesterday morning with Santana's Smooth, accompanied by Pudsey on guitar, and finished with Tina Turner's The Best, once again joined by Pudsey, as well as vocal queen Heather Small and Radio 2 Breakfast's Zoe Ball.
Zoe also revealed the latest total for money raised stands at £845,239!
Don't forget there's still time to donate to Children in Need and show your support for Rylan's achievement - all the details can be found in the previous post.
Thanks to everyone who's made a donation so far, to all our special guests and presenters, and to Rylan for completing his 24 hour Ka-Ry-Oke challenge!
And keep an eye on the Radio 2 website today for a round-up of all Rylan's best bits...
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There's still time to show your support for Rylanpublished at 09:16
We're all behind Rylan in his immense challenge for Children in Need.
If you want to support him with a text donation, you can do so - all the details are below and here, external.
And the donations keep coming in...published at 09:10
The grand total raised by Rylan and his Ka-Ry-Oke challenge now stands at £756,462! Over three quarters of a million pounds.
Amazing work Rylan and everyone who's made a donation to Children in Need!
The surprise guests have continued into the morningpublished at 09:06
Here's Craig David surprising Rylan earlier this morning, with the duo teaming up to do Fill Me In karaoke style.
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Some more Ka-Ry-Oke stats for youpublished at 09:03
- Rylan's had 10 spoonfuls of honey since the start of Zoe's Breakfast Show
- 8 pizzas (at least!) have been eaten by the crew behind the scenes
- 89 guests have popped into Wogan House to support Rylan
- 229 songs have been sung by Rylan so far in just under 24 hours - with 2 more to go!
Here are just some of the guests who've been supporting Rylan this morningpublished at 08:55
Craig David dropped by (a day before his Radio 2 In Concert!) to sing karaoke with Rylan on his huge hit Fill Me In
Strictly stars Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard
Weather legend Carol Kirkwood brought some sunshine to proceedings
You'll recognise her voice, but you may not be familiar with how she looks - it's the voice of Radio 2, Colette Collins, with Rylan
And our wonderful Breakfast Show gang got into the spirit of things with their take on The Spice Girls!
Radio 1's Greg James is a Ka-Ry-Oke fanpublished at 08:45
Who can blame him!
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New grand total revealed!published at 08:35
Zoe's just announced that Rylan has helped raise over half a million pounds - the grand total now stands at a fantastic £600,744!!
Big thanks to everyone who's supported Rylan's Great Ka-Ry-Oke Challenge so far.
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You Can't Hurry the end of Ka-Ry-Okepublished at 08:29
Less than an hour to go now but still time for plenty more karaoke classics and special guests. Here's a highlight from earlier on, when Strictly 2019 contestant Saffron Barker and her dance partner AJ Pritchard dropped by to support Rylan and perform the Supremes / Phil Collins standard You Can't Hurry Love.
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A reminder of how you can show your support for Rylanpublished at 08:20
Just an hour to go now - if you'd like to support Rylan with a text donation all the details are below and here, external.
The total raised is now £445,618!published at 08:08
Zoe's just revealed the total raised by Rylan's Ka-Ry-Oke challenge has risen to a whopping £445,618. A huge increase in the last half-hour - massive thanks to all of you who've made a donation.
Just over an hour to go!!
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A few Ka-Ry-Oke stats for you...published at 07:59
Here a few facts and figures about The Great Ka-Ry-Oke Challenge - there have been:
- 5 overnight food deliveries
- 4 costume changes so far - with another one imminent
- 15 sets of Pudsey ears have been worn
- 30 chocolates gifted by the lovely Charlie Hedges from Radio 1
- 4 BBC Music Introducing stars
- 1 singing pilot
- 1 overnight phone call with Jeremy Vine
Nelly and Kelly vs Rylan and Lady Vpublished at 07:52
One thing you can safely say about The Great Ka-Ry-Oke Challenge is that it's thrown up some truly unique and unexpected performances, including this one from Rylan and Vanessa Feltz earlier this morning - giving it their all to Nelly and Kelly Rowland's 2002 No.1 Dilemma.
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We have a new grand total...published at 07:43
A big thanks to everyone who's donated, the total raised by Rylan's Ka-Ry-Oke challenge continues to grow!
Zoe Ball and the Breakfast Show crew join Rylan for a Spice Girls tributepublished at 07:36
Watch a bit of Zoe and the gang joining Rylan on the Spice Girls' debut hit Wannabe.
Great work guys!
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The messages of support are continuing to come in for Rylanpublished at 07:14
Just over two hours to go - nearly there! Here are a few of the messages Rylan's celeb pals and Radio 2 colleagues have been sharing.
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Here's the moment Zoe Ball revealed how much Rylan's Ka-Ry-Oke Challenge has raised so far...published at 06:57
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Thanks to everyone for supporting Rylan and Children in Need!
Here's how you can show your support for Rylanpublished at 06:42
We're all behind Rylan in his immense challenge for Children in Need.
If you want to support him with a text donation, you can do so - all the details are below and here, external.
"What's the time?"published at 06:30
It's been tough going at times during the night for Rylan but he's powered on through with his focus on raising money for Children in Need never faltering. Here's a little chat with Vanessa as he passed the four hours to go mark, and shared his gratitude for everyone who's been supporting him.
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Rylan and Nicki do Kenny and Dollypublished at 06:16
There have been a load more highlights overnight, including Radio 2's Nicki Chapman joining Rylan for a rendition of the essential karaoke standard Islands In The Stream, written by The Bee Gees for country music legends Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
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