MUCH-LOVED entertainer Derek Sandy burst into song outside his own front door to urge people to download the NHS Covid tracing app.

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Derek, accompanied by his son, Alex Cassidy, paid a singing tribute to the Island's key workers, particularly prison staff at HMP Isle of Wight, those at Mountbatten and staff at St Mary's Hospital in Newport.

He urged everyone to download the NHS app, which from tomorrow will be trialled on the Isle of Wight to track and trace Covid-19 cases.

Derek said: 'We have a small and close community here on the Isle of Wight who have always given me great support. Let's download the app, help the NHS, stay safe and then we can welcome people back to the Isle of Wight!'

Derek hails from Trinidad and brings Caribbean music and sunshine to the Isle of Wight.

He recently starred on the X Factor and also won Channel 4's Come Dine With Me in 2012.

He draws huge crowds of locals and holidaymakers when he performs on the beaches in Ryde and Shanklin singing reggae tunes by UB40 and Bob Marley and the Island's anthem Welcome To The Isle of Wight.