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Lynn Love

Elderly Scot with dementia's viral rendition of Frank Sinatra's My Way is now available to buy

A Scots woman with dementia's heartwarming rendition of Frank Sinatra's My Way is now available to download online.

, 83, hit the headlines last Christmas after her word perfect performance at her care home Christmas party went viral.

Margaret, who's lived at Northcare Suites, Edinburgh, since October last year, wowed the crowd alongside care home butler, Jamie Lee Morley.

Bowled over by the response to the heartwarming clip, part-time singer Jamie, 31, wanted to take Margaret's musical journey further.

Margaret Mackie can't remember one day to the next but can sing My Way word perfect (Daily Record)

The pair have now released their version of the famous song to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK and are desperate for it to reach number one in the charts.

Jamie told the Record: "The session was amazing.

"Margaret was such a pro, she was calm, patient and sang brilliantly.

"We only needed two takes each, we recorded the track within an hour."

Jamie and Margaret recorded a version of My Way at Sound Sound Studio in Edinburgh several weeks ago.

Updating their supporters on the single, Jamie posted on Facebook yesterday: "After a very stressful few weeks trying to sort out all the legal side of things for our version of “My Way”, I can now confirm I have been granted copyright/licensing for the song and we can now officially release it as a charity single.

Margaret Mackie who lives with dementia (Daily Record)

"I really hope you all still get behind us and download the song and help raise as much money for the selected charities as possible.

"Thank you all for your patience, and proof that hard work and determination does pay off."

Manchester-born Jamie, who moved to Edinburgh 14 years ago, brought a kids choir he works with to Northcare Suites for the festive bash.

He then got up to sing My Way with Margaret.

I was wary about sharing the clip but Margaret's family were all for it as they want to raise awareness," Jamie said.

"People think once you get dementia your life's over.

"Margaret proves that life it always worth living."

Margaret's daughter, Mairi Hunter, thinks it's important to show others that life isn't over after a dementia diagnosis.

Mairi, 55, told the Record: "The video is incredible.

"Raising awareness is important around dementia.

"The fact that my mum can remember these songs word perfect is amazing."

The single is available to buy and stream on iTunes, Google, Spotify and Amazon.

Click here to download.

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