Young Scot’s coronavirus ‘Copacabana’ song goes viral

Youngster Krista Smillie gives us all some advice and a pep talk on tackling the Covid-19 outbreak.

Watch as Scots youngster Krista Smillie gives us all some advice and a pep talk on tackling coronavirus – through a Barry Manilow-inspired song.

Blantyre-based Krista’s daily videos in costume as her character “Winnie fae Pollock”, posted by her mum Carolann on social media, have become an internet hit.

This song, a repurposed version of Manilow’s famous track ‘Copacabana’, has been watched more than 150,000 times and shared by nearly 7000 people.