Editing Des O'Connor (section)

===Singing===
O'Connor had a successful career as a singer, recording 36 albums,<ref>{{cite news| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7522099.stm | work=BBC News | title=Des O'Connor to leave Countdown | date=23 July 2008 | access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> five of which reached the [[top 40]] of the [[UK Albums Chart]]. O'Connor appeared with Morecambe and Wise on several of their Christmas shows.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/still-bringing-us-sunshine-eric-ernies-best-moments/ |title=Still Bringing Us Sunshine: Eric and Ernie's best moments |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location= London |date=23 December 2016
|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> He worked with many pop stars, including [[Adam Faith]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Cilla Black]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} He toured with [[Buddy Holly]] (during Holly's 1958 stay in the UK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/whats-on/music/des-i-will-always-remember-buddy-83770 |title=How Des O'Connor will never forget Buddy Holly |first=Graham |last=Young |date=1 February 2009 |website= BirminghamLive}}{{dead link |date=November 2020}}</ref> and [[Jason Donovan]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He recorded four top 10 singles,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Des O'Connor's prolific career in music |date=15 November 2020 |work=The Irish News |location= Belfast |url= https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2020/11/15/news/des-o-connor-s-prolific-career-in-music-2130383/}}</ref> including "[[I Pretend]]", which topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1968, and "[[The Skye Boat Song]]", a 1986 duet with [[Roger Whittaker]].

His singing ability was often parodied on ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968 TV series)|The Morecambe & Wise Show]]'', with O'Connor taking part in the sketches.<ref name="Ultimate entertainer">{{cite news |title='Ultimate entertainer' Des O'Connor dies aged 88 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54950051 |date=15 November 2020 |work=BBC News}}</ref>