WICKFORD lad Rich Steel could soon be battling it out with Madonna, Robbie Williams and Girls Aloud at the top of the charts.

Rich, 22, a co-presenter on Johnny Vaughan's Capital FM breakfast show, is hoping to release a charity single of a tune he recorded with university friends...and it has been given the seal of approval by pop legend George Michael.

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Published Wednesday, November 30, 2005