New charity single launched to help fund life-saving cancer treatment for ten-year-old

A new charity single has been launched to help fund potentially life-saving cancer treatment for 10-year-old girl Chole Balloqui.

Downloads of the single, ‘Glitter’, written and performed by RaRa and sponsored by Pimlico Plumbers, will contribute to a target of £100,000, which will enable Chole to travel to the United States for treatment for Stage Four High Risk Neuroblastoma.

RaRa has recorded with the legendary David Bowie producer Tony Visconti.  Her songs and vocals have featured on worldwide albums and for dance labels including Dean Street Studios, Beach Grooves and Perfect Havoc.

She wrote the track after hearing Chloe’s story and pledged that every penny raised from individual downloads will go towards achieving the fundraising total.

RaRa debuted the song at Pimlico’s ‘Late Christmas Party’, which was held at Proud Cabaret on the Embankment last weekend.

‘Glitter’ can be download for £1 from https://raramusicofficial.bandcamp.com/releases.

The single is part of an ongoing fundraising campaign, which has so far raised £294,000 and enabled Chloe to go to Barcelona where she is currently receiving the first part of the specialist treatment.

There are signs the treatment is beginning to take effect with tests showing her bone marrow is clear of the cancer with scans revealing that there is one tumour in her sinus.  The combination of treatments she will receive, if the funds can be raised to send her to New York, have been shown to have had positive results in the past.

Chloe, who lives in Pimlico, was originally diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, which is a cancer of the nervous system, in 2013.  She has previously undergone several rounds of treatments in the UK, going into remission before the cancer tragically returned.

Pimlico Plumbers began helping Chloe after she spent time in Great Ormand Street Hospital in 2013, regularly raising money for the Solving Kids Cancer charity, which is supporting Chloe and her parents, Karen Kallaste and Richard Balloqui, during the past eight years.

During 2021, to help Chloe receive the treatment in Barcelona and New York, Pimlico has pledged to donate £1 from each of the jobs the company completes as well as running a TV ad and billboard campaign and appealing for donations on stickers displayed on its 300 vans travelling around the capital.

RaRa said: “I was so moved by Chloe’s story and want to do what I can to help get her to New York.  ‘Glitter’ is filled with hope and Chloe’s positivity, which really shines through, and I hope that people can get behind it to make sure this amazing little girl can get the treatment she desperately needs and really deserves.”

Chloe’s mum Karen Kallaste said: “RaRa’s song is amazing and is part of the wonderful support we’ve had from so many people and businesses like Pimlico Plumbers.

“The treatment available in New York is so important if Chloe is going to have the chance to go into remission and we are all eternally grateful to everyone who is supporting her and taking her a step at a time closer to going to America.”

Charlie Mullins OBE, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, said: “RaRa had the room mesmerised when she first performed ‘Glitter’ at our Late Christmas Party because the powerful lyrics so wonderfully portray Chloe’s strength and determination to overcome this terrible disease.

“We are really proud to support the song and encourage as many people as possible to download it to help hit the £100,000 target.”