Watch Rachel Chinouriri’s epic cover of Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Starburster’ in Live Lounge

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Rachel Chinouriri covered Fontaines D.C‘s ‘Starburster’ in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge earlier today (October 16). Check it out below.It was the former NME Cover star‘s first time performing at the Live Lounge, and to mark the occasion she delivered a high-octane take on the track from Fontaines D.C’s latest LP ‘Romance‘.The striking rendition included an eerie guitar solo and Chinouriri’s haunting vocals building to a powerful crescendo on the bridge.

Following her performance, she took to Twitter/X to thank Fontaines D.C “for being the best band”.Later on, she also played ‘Even’, her new single with Cat Burns that calls out the double standards they’ve experienced while navigating the music industry as young British Black women.

Check out both performances below. In other Live Lounge news, Blossoms recently teamed up with Rick Astley for a cover of Charli XCX‘s ‘360’, while Finneas played a soulful rendition of Radiohead‘s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’.

Last week Fontaines D.C. took on Lana Del Rey’s ‘Say Yes To Heaven’, and earlier this year Dua Lipa performed a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’ in May.Elsewhere, Sabrina Carpenter shared her version of Chappell Roan’s ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, and The Last Dinner Party performed a cover of Troye Sivan‘s ‘One Of Your Girls’ for their Live Lounge debut.Chinouriri released her debut LP ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ earlier this year.