Simon Cowell’s Grenfell Tower single with FIFTY artists leaves listeners in ‘tears’ | London Evening Standard

Simon Cowell’s Grenfell Tower single with FIFTY artists including Liam Payne and Rita Ora leaves listeners in ‘tears’One radio listener said the track had left them “covered in goosebumps”

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Simon Cowell’s charity single for the victims of the devastating Grenfell Tower fire has left listeners in tears.

Liam Payne, Rita Ora and Robbie Williams were among 50 artists who lent their voices to the track which dropped at 8am on Wednesday morning.

Music veterans and rising stars came together to record a version of Simon and Garfunkel classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water, after Cowell pledged to raise funds for those affected by the blaze which killed 79 people.

Cowell was praised for creating the track, which radio listeners said gave them “chills” and left them “crying” on their way to work.

One person tweeted: “#BridgeOverTroubledWater is so beautiful and touching, sitting here crying a little bit. Amazing, words can't describe.”

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Another wrote: “A big shout out to all the artists for this, its beautiful and so is the cause #ArtistsForGrenfell.”

Cowell invited some of the biggest names in music to record the track over a three day period at Sarm Studios in West London – half a mile from Grenfell Tower.

The track, which was played across multiple radio stations from 8am on Wednesday morning, will also air on ITV before Coronation Street later tonight.

Charity single: Proceeds will be distributed via The London Community Foundation

All proceeds will go to Artists for Grenfell and will be distributed via The London Community Foundation.

Other artists who lent their support to the track include Nile Rogers, James Blunt, Carl Barat, RAYE, Stormzy, Bastille, Anne Marie and Ella Eyre.

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Cowell - who said he was left ‘heartbroken’ by last week's tragedy - shared news of the single on his official Twitter page and urged the nation to buy the single and make further donations via artistsforgrenfell.com.

He wrote: “Thank you to everyone for their help and support in making this happen.”

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