Darius leads Scots anthem

Darius won fame after the TV Popstars competition

Pop Idol's Darius Danesh will lead the singing of "Flower of Scotland" at the Six Nations meeting with France.

He is the latest star name to be involved in pre-match entertainment organised by the Scottish Rugby Union.

The firework display and razzmatazz upset England coach Clive Woodward on his side's visit to Murrayfield.

But an unrepentant SRU has promised it will be "as rousing as ever", including choirs, massed pipes and drums, plus an RAF Tornado fly-past, on 21 March.

The SRU announced previously that they would give fans the chance to choose between "Highland Cathedral" and "Flower of Scotland" as their national anthem.

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama choir will take the field to lead the crowd in Murrayfield's first vocal rendition of "Highland Cathedral" using lyrics by Ben Kelly, a tenor and composer from Inverness.

Lyrics will be published in the match programme so supporters can join in and sing along with the choir.

Lamont given Scots call

The tune, which is usually played by the pipe bands to lead the Scotland team out of the tunnel, will be replaced on the run-out by piping favourites "The Black Bear" and "Scotland The Brave".

Leading Scottish soprano Ann Archibald will sing France's anthem, "La Marseillaise", before Scottish pop idol Darius Danesh leads the Scots' supporters in Flower of Scotland.

During "Flower of Scotland", supporters in the East stand are being urged to hold up a coloured card, which will be placed on their seats, to form a giant St Andrew's Saltire behind the team.

Members of the 1984 Grand Slam-winning Scotland team will be introduced to the crowd at half-time as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their famous victory.