A BLACKBURN father and son have raised more than £30,000 for charity after going viral with their own carpool karaoke videos.

Simon “Mac” McDermott, 40, posted videos of him and his father Teddy singing in their car in an attempt to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.

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Teddy, known as The Songaminute Man, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013, and the pair started recording the videos to raise money for the charity that helped them.

“Mac”, who works in digital marketing at Barnado’s children’s charity, said: “My dad has always been a singer — the only thing different is I am recording it and putting it on Facebook. He is singing right now.

“When we have got him singing again he is back in the room.

“It is these moments that we treasure.

“We just wanted to put something back into the charity — it is really important the help they give.”

Teddy, who celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday, has been a singer for decades.

He was a Butlin’s Redcoat and then travelled arou- nd the country singing in clubs.

His nickname is The Songaminute Man because of the number of songs he knows.

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

But the family received help through their tough times from Alzheimer’s Society and its National Dementia Helpline.

“Mac” said: “For his birthday I thought I would take him to the recording studio, and then we just ended up driving around the Ribble Valley singing.

“I thought we would raise maybe about £500, or £1,000 at most. It is crazy some of the donations that have been made and how many nice things people have been saying.

“That will do so much good to the charity and help so many people. Every Alzheimer’s case is different.”

“Mac” paid special tribute to another member of the McDermott clan who has played a huge part in the family’s battle with Alzheimer’s.

He said: “My mum Linda has been the rock in all this.

“I am just the guy driving us round singing. We would all fall apart without her support.”

Michael Dent, Alzheimer’s Society director of fundraising, said: “Alzheimer’s Society is extremely grateful for Simon’s fantastic fundraising achievements in honour of his father, Teddy.

“Songaminute is an inspiring and touching idea that is not only raising vital funds for the charity but also highlighting the positive impact that listening to music and singing can have for people with dementia.”

To donate to The Songaminute Man cause, visit justgiving.com/fundraising/songaminute.