A BLACKBURN father and son have been left humbled after breaking the £100,000 mark with their fundraising karaoke singing videos.

Simon ‘Mac’ McDermott,40, was hoping to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society by posting videos of his father, Teddy, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2013, singing in his car and at home.

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However, he has been left astounded after donations for the pair exceed £100,000 with help coming from all over the world.

Mac, who works in digital marketing at Barnado’s children’s charity, said: “I’m just astounded at how many people have donated, comments and donations have came in from all corners of the world.

“I put a few videos up in July for my dad’s birthday and it just went ballistic, it took off almost straight away.

“I just wanted to share my dads voice, its been quite a good birthday present, getting him global recognition.”

The fundraising target for Teddy, ‘the Songaminute man’ was initially just £1,000, but the videos of him singing in the car have gone viral.

The pair have received worldwide coverage for the videos, including support from areas such as Brazil, New Zealand and the Philippines.

The McDermott family have struggled for an explanation for the success and coverage the videos have achieved.

Mac said: “I have no idea why so many people shared it. My dad does have a great voice, and he is a bit of a character.

“It touches everybody, it’s something people don’t really talk about. A lot of families suffer from it.

“When you read some of the comments and see the donations made, it’s quite humbling.”

Teddy, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, is known as the ‘Songaminute man’ for the amount of songs he knows.

He had a lifelong passion for singing and was a Butlin’s Redcoat, who then travelled around the country, singing in pubs and clubs.

However since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Teddy’s memory has deteriorated and he often doesn’t recognise his family and suffers aggressive episodes.

But the family received help through their tough times from Alzheimer’s Society and their National Dementia Helpline and they were inspired to give something back to the charity for their help.

Mac said: “There’s always people out there across the world going through the same thing.

“The amount of people sharing, it shows a real humility.”

To donate visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/songaminute.