'Let's get it to number 1': Joe Lycett delighted after Eurovision star Daði Freyr pens song about him

Joe Lycett has urged his fans to help a Icelandic musician get to number one in the charts, after the singer made him a personalised song. The Late Night Lycett presenter, 34, from Birmingham is known by his fans to be perhaps the most versatile man on the comedy scene. As well as being generally hilarious, he is known for his activity among the LGBTQIA+ community, and his political influence. He is also a talented artist, with two of his works being showcased at the Royal Academy’s summer art exhibitions.

The Brummie comedian was set to branch out even further, by featuring in a music video for Daði Freyr, 30, who is an Icelandic musician living in Germany.  Daði Freyr was set to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, before it was cancelled due to the pandemic. He went on to represent the country with his song ‘10 Years’ at Eurovision 2021. The singer, who goes by @dadimakesmusic on Twitter, reportedly asked several celebs, including Joe Lycett, to record a cameo of themselves to include in his new video. 

Joe recorded and sent his clip to the musician, who regretfully forgot to include it in the final cut of the music video. To apologise for his mistake Daði Freyr wrote Joe Lycett his own personalised song, and uploaded it to Twitter with the caption: “sorry @joelycett ❤️”

The touching acoustic ballad opens with the lyrics: “We were editing the new video, and I’m sure that you were in the video.” He goes on to sing: “I guess that’s how, when I think about it now, your video got left out and now I feel embarrassed.” 

He capped off the video by saying: “Sorry Joe” with a look of true regret and sadness in his eyes.

Luckily for Daði Freyr, the Travel Man presenter seems to be the forgiving type (either that or he was charmed by the tribute), as he retweeted the clip with the caption: “Let’s get it to number 1”.

Joe’s fans had mixed feelings about the apology song. One Twitter user wrote: “The whispered 'Lycett' is just 🤌”. Another added: “Please do a musical reply”. One less enthusiastic follower said: “Let's not”.