He said on X: “1,000,000,000 streams of my version of “Dancing On My Own” on @Spotify – a ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem grateful enough but trust me, I am.”  

1,000,000,000 streams of my version of ‘Dancing On My Own’ on @Spotify – a ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem grateful enough but trust me, I am. pic.twitter.com/sCcbaBs7jp

— Calum Scott (@calumscott) October 18, 2023

The star, who released his sophomore album last year titled Bridges, also posted a short video alongside the caption.

He said in the video: “Thank you so much to everybody who has contributed to me being able to sit here very proudly with one of these plaques to commemorate the billion streams of my version of “Dancing On My Own.”

He continued: “A massive thank you to Robyn as always, to Tiesto [producer] and to everybody who has made this song what it is. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you guys… but I am very, very proud to be sat here with this bad boy.” The singer ended the video by blowing a kiss to the camera. 

 Scott also thanked American baseball team Philadelphia Phillies for making the track their postseason anthem two years in a row. He said: “A HUGE thank you has to go to @Phillies also, for making this song their anthem two years running. It’s an honour boys and I’m incredibly grateful to the players, the club and most importantly the fans. X”    

your version of this song got me into singing and will forever hold such a special space in my heart! so so happy for you

— Andrea Russett (@AndreaRussett) October 19, 2023

Internet personality Andrea Russett, who released music for the first time in 2020, congratulated Scott for the achievement. The star, who has more than 6 million followers on X, said: “your version of this song got me into singing and will forever hold such a special space in my heart! so so happy for you.”  

Scott, who placed sixth in Britain’s Got Talent in 2015, performed the smash hit on the show which earned him a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell. The following year, the track was released as his version and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became Britain’s best-selling single of summer 2016.

Watch Scott’s version of the song.

The singer now joins an exclusive Billions Club on Spotify, a playlist that features all the songs that hit one billion on the platform. Other artists that hold this achievement include the likes of Ed Sheeran, who earned a Gold Brit Billion Award earlier this month, Harry Styles and the Princess of Pop Britney Spears – whose 2004 single “Toxic” hit over a billion earlier this year.

Listen to the playlist.

The singer stated, “My daughters have been a huge inspiration when it comes to me going back into the studio and releasing new music“.

The singer expressed that she wishes for her daughters to view her as an inspirational figure. The singer’s path to fame began in 2000 when she was part of her band Mis-Teeq. The singer continued the band with Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash following the departure of Zena McNally before the group rained success.

The group celebrated two top ten albums and seven top ten singles in the UK Official Charts with memorable songs “Why” (2001), “All I Want” (2001) and “Scandalous” (2003). The singer has released four solo albums to date and her solo songs include “The Boy Does Nothing” (2008) and “Breathe Slow”.

The singer also gained TV fame on Strictly Come Dancing when she won the show in 2007 and then became a judge of the show in 2009. The singer left her judge role on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012.

The singer was then announced as a new judge on the successful prime time show Britain’s Got Talent in 2012. The singer was also a judge on America’s Got Talent: The Champions in 2020 and it was announced in June that the singer is to also be a judge on Australia’s Got Talent. The show has since been cancelled due to Covid 19 and quarantine restrictions.

The singer has also turned her hand to writing children’s books and hosting TV shows and hosted Dance Dance Dance in  2017 and has recently hosted the dance show The Greatest Dancer. The singer has managed to maintain her musical roots as she continues to release music whilst working on TV shows.

The singer had taken a five-year break from music until the release of her single “War” in July. The single singer explained that the single addresses mental health issues.

https://t.co/rAAxZyqQ7Q WAR out now! Thank you @AppleMusic for the support ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/CPFhDqFSdV

— Alesha Dixon (@AleshaOfficial) July 23, 2021

 The singer who views life as being too short when announcing her new plans stated that “I wasn’t planning to release anything until next year, to be honest “. The singer has insisted that she will be in the recording studio for the rest of the year and expressed that she can’t wait to perform on stage again.

Alesha Dixon brings pop comeback forward to inspire daughters to be ‘fearless’https://t.co/uUy6BMqAEu — The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 14, 2021

Lasting Lover came out earlier this month, on September 5th, and was met with a positive reception. The song was originally written by Lewis Capaldi who sent it over to the chart topping DK Sigala to work on. Sigala said that the song ‘came to [him] as a ballad, just like an acoustic song with just guitar and his voice on it. [He] worked on it a bit and got in touch with James from there just to see if he wanted to sing it. It’s really cool to have him involved.’

James Arthur, winner of X Factor 2012, is equally excited about the project. He ‘really enjoyed working with Sigala on this absolute banger‘, calling him a ‘real G‘. James Arthur, who usually performs acoustic ballads like Say You Won’t Let Go and Can I Be Him, recognises that Lasting Lover is a ‘change of direction’ for him.

The song opens with a sample from MGMT’s Time To Pretend, and is an upbeat dance track fitting for an Ibizan club. Arthur’s vocals surprisingly work perfectly with this, resulting in an ‘emotional club banger‘ that gets your feet moving. The release comes after a series of successful collaborations on Sigala’s part, showing his ability to blend his signature house/EDM beats with a range of vocals.

Arthur and Sigala were forced to work on Lasting Lover over Zoom because of Lockdown restrictions. Eventually, the pair met in real life on the set for the music video and luckily ‘got on just as well in real life’. The chemistry between them can be felt in their Britain’s Got Talent performance, which was seamless and energetic.

Arthur said he had ‘so much fun’ throughout the performance while Sigala thanked BGT for having them and stated that it ‘felt so so good to get back on stage performing’. Let’s hope that the pair have many more opportunities to play this banger live in the future!

Felt so so good to get back on stage performing! Thank you for having us @BGT #LastingLover @JamesArthur23 https://t.co/9SHRAWl1Ph

— Sigala (@SigalaMusic) September 20, 2020