Michael Bublé Surprises A Choir Then Gets Emotional Performing The Powerful Track He Wants Ryan Reynolds & Celine Dion To Help Promote (Exclusive)
10.08.2022 - 03:11
/ etcanada.com
He may have given a choir group the surprise of their lives, but it was Michael Bublé who was left even more stunned after turning up to a London venue while promoting his latest album.
The Canadian crooner thought he was embarking on routine promotional activities, but instead, London’s West End Gospel Choir invited him to perform one of his favourite tracks from Higher, “Bring It On Home to Me” – a song he jokes that Ryan Reynolds, Celine Dion and Alanis Morrisette have all declared one his greatest recordings.
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“When I walked in, I was overwhelmed,” Bublé, 46, recounted to ET Canada ahead of kicking off the U.S. and Canadian legs of his Higher Tour in Georgia on Monday night. “That’s a song I was so proud of and it brings me so much joy. When I heard them doing it, I was like, ‘I get to sing this?’ I was really nervous because it was so unexpected.”
In ET Canada’s exclusive video of the performance, the choir’s shown singing (thinking they’re being filmed for Bublé’s social media platforms) then applaud and laugh as Bublé suddenly walks in.
“I feel the same way right now!” he responds.
Choirmaster Nathaniel Morrison, who was the only performer in on the surprise, then invites Bublé to join them.
“I’m gonna sing with you?” Bublé asks, seemingly perplexed by the idea. “Sh**. Yes!”
“It’s a song you might know,” Morrison replies. “If you feel the spirit, just join in.”
Bublé’s jaw drops as Morrison kicks off “Bring It On Home To Me,” a song by late musician Sam Cooke, that he covers on Higher, which was released in March. Eventually joining in, the British Columbia native pauses to declare, “This is the best day