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'Go Compare!’ man to rival ‘X Factor’ for Christmas No 1

Following the Rage Against The Machine No 1 shocker last year, new entries are piling in to compete with the ‘X Factor’ for Christmas No1 later this month, including commercial mascots.

Gio Compario, the quirky Italian tenor responsible for singing the advertising slogan ‘Go Compare!’, will be releasing a version of ‘Santa Claus is Coming To Town’ to be available for download from Monday (December 6). 25p of every download will go towards the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Opera singer Wynne Evans, who plays Gio Compario, said to The Sun of his audience: "We know that they love to sing along to the Go Compare song. We hope they will enjoy the single in the same way."

Along with the ‘X Factor’, Evans will be facing stiff competition from Kylie Minogue, George Michael, Coldplay, Annie Lennox and Shane MacGowan. 

Watch Gio Compario in action below: