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One of Whitney Houston‘s biggest songs will be getting a new life at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. Ahead of the 99th annual holiday event, Houston’s estate announced via social media that British singer Calum Scott will be performing his duet version of Houston’s classic 1987 hit, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” 🎬SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 The exciting news was announced in an Instagram post shared to the official account for the late singer on Monday, Nov. 3. “We’re so excited to share that @calumscott is performing his new duet version of ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ at the Macy’s 99th Thanksgiving Day Parade!” Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram “We just know this will be a performance to remember! ❤️🎤✨” the Macy’s Instagram account commented under the post, while fans in the comments predicted that Scott’s performance will be a “beautiful” and “emotional” duet. Scott, who rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent released the new stripped-down version of Houston’s song in September, using her original vocals and adding his own for a new, seamless duet titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me). “It wasn’t even something I could have dreamt as a possibility, and the fact that I’m getting to do it is, geez, one of the honors of my career,” Scott previously told The Associated Press, while calling Houston and her music, “Timeless.” According to the publication, Scott needed permission from Houston’s estate to record his version of the song. Her sister-in-law, Pat Houston, who is the executor of her estate, said the decision was a “no-brainer” after she heard what Scott could do with the classic song while staying true to “the Houston style.” “Whitney was a balladeer and that’s why we all fell in love with her,” she told the AP. “And Calum turned the song into a beautiful ballad.”
