Jan 21, 2005 • 1 min read

Impersonator to perform number one on TOTP

Top of the Pops will use Elvis impersonator Mario Kombou to perform 'One Night', the 1000th UK number one, as the BBC could not secure real Presley footage.

Given that the real one is working in a chip shop in East Ham, the BBC have turned to an Elvis impersonator to perform the chart topping 'One Night' track on tonight's Top of the Pops.

The pop show are relying on actor Mario Kombou, who plays the Presley role in the musical Jailhouse Rock, to perform the Elvis track

- the 1000th ever number one in the UK - because they have been unable to secure the use of real Presley footage.

Given that Elvis' 'A Fool Such As I' is on course to go number one on Sunday, Mario might have another booking next week too.

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