Cruz is cruising up charts

IT WAS only going to be a matter of time before one of the Beckhams released a festive hit to rival the Spice Girls, who bagged the Christmas No 1 for three years in a row in the 1990s.

Last week, it was Cruz – the Beckham’s youngest son – who stepped up to the mark, releasing his debut single If Every Day Was Christmas, pictured above.

David is said to be convinced the project is just intended to be a bit of fun for the 11-yearold – but it seems Victoria has far grander plans.

She is believed to have been plotting his showbiz career ever since Cruz, then just three, stole the spotlight by breakdancing on stage during the Spice Girls’ Toronto concert in 2008.

As soon as she realised he could sing in tune – which some would say, perhaps unkindly, was not something he inherited from his mother – she began to pave the way for a record deal.

In April she shared a video of him singing with her 13million Instagram followers and declared he was being managed by Scooter Braun – the man behind Canadian star Justin Bieber, who also started his career as a young teenager.

Both Braun and Bieber are family friends and last month Brooklyn and Victoria posted a link to audio-sharing site SoundCloud, where Cruz can be heard singing along with Bieber to his hit, Home To Mama.

It is perhaps inevitable that Cruz will be a success – and Victoria is said to be determined he will be as big as Bieber.

Ever aware of the power of social media, Cruz was allowed to join Instagram last week, amassing 30,000 followers in just one hour.

Proceeds from his single will go to the Make Some Noise charity set up by some of the UK’s biggest radio stations, and promotion has already included a phone interview with Capital Radio.

The video to accompany the single will follow – with brothers Brooklyn and Romeo tipped to have a starring role.

Team Beckham, it seems, is heading for the premier league, at least if Victoria has anything to do with it.