X-FACTOR finalist Danyl Johnson is set to join a string of other reality TV contestants – as well as some homegrown talent – in a cancer charity gig.

The 29-year-old singer will perform at the Cornerstone arts centre in Didcot next Saturday, alongside hopefuls from ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and Sky 1’s Got to Dance.

Organisers hope the event will raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Reading schoolteacher Mr Johnson, who came fourth in X Factor 2009, said: “I’m excited and proud to support this worthwhile cause as it is close to my heart due to having had testicular cancer as a boy.

“I’m looking forward to meeting everybody after the show at this wonderful event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, as well as perform for the Didcot audience."

Also performing at the show will be Ryan Anderson, Talent Oxford winner in 2010, and Eleanor Williams, who won the contest earlier this year.

The festivities have been organised by one man, Ron Crutcher, who hopes it will help put Didcot back on the map.

The town was recently described as “depressing” by one listener of Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 show.

Mr Crutcher, 56, of Newlands Avenue, Didcot, said: “After all the bad press it got on Radio 2, this will show that Didcot is a cracking place to be and to come.

“Didcot has so many artistic people that the town needs to be singing from the hills. It is fantastic.”

As well as Mr Johnson, the show will also feature Trilogy Dance Crew from Sky 1's Got to Dance and U-Neeq from Britain’s Got Talent.

Tweleve acts from schools across the county, including Wantage, Abingdon and Faringdon, will also perform.

Mr Crutcher said the event would prove not all youngsters were “feral youths”, as some commentators had described the London rioters.

He said: “All the disturbances recently are all down to youngsters who have got nothing to do. But here you have got youngsters coming together to help people.”

Mr Crutcher hopes to raise the money through ticket and programme sales, sponsorship, advertising and a raffle on the day.

Co-presenter Emma Harpaul said it would raise the profile of Macmillan Cancer Support. She said: “There is going to be that fun element to it but there is a serious side as well.”

The event takes place at Cornerstone from 7pm to 10.15pm. Tickets cost £19.50 and can be bought at cornerstone-arts.org or by calling the box office on 01235 515144.