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X Factor winner’s single to help CHAS hospice

X Factor judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Nicol Scherzinger and Gary Barlow.
X Factor judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Nicol Scherzinger and Gary Barlow.

The X Factor winner will help sick children in a Kinross hospice with the launch of a charity single.

Money from the first song released by the winner of the TV talent show will benefit the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).

The single, released on December 15, is in aid of children’s charities Together for Short Lives and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

CHAS, which runs Rachel House Children’s Hospice in Kinross, is to receive a share of the proceeds donated to Together for Short Lives.

The two X Factor finalists will perform their prospective winner’s singles live during the X Factor final at Wembley Arena, with the song available to download once the winner is crowned on December 15.

Simon Cowell’s company Syco will donate 100% of the profits from the sales of each CD single and download to the charities.

Cowell said: “Both Together for Short Lives and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity are really important charities.

“Every day they do inspiring work and help a load of kids and their families, all of which need their expertise and support.

“I have been lucky enough to see first-hand the great work that both of these charities do and I am thrilled that we can do something to help by donating the sales of the X Factor winner’s single to them both.

“Thank you in advance to everyone who will help.”

CHAS director of fundraising and communications Roslyn Neely said: “As the only children’s hospice charity in Scotland we’re thrilled to be benefiting from the X Factor winner’s single.

“This shines a huge spotlight on children’s hospice services and will raise important awareness of the essential care offered at children’s hospices across the UK.”

The single will be the sixth charity release from the X Factor and the second winner’s single following James Arthur’s million-selling release Impossible last year, which raised funds for Together for Short Lives.

In 2011 the finalists recorded the cover of the Rose Royce classic Wishing On A Star.

Before that came David Bowie’s Heroes (2010), Michael Jackson’s You Are Not Alone (2009), which supported Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Hero (2008) which raised more than £1.3 million for the Help For Heroes charity.