Nathan Evans was absolutely delighted when he hit No1 The Official Big Top 40 chart with his Wellerman sea shanty - and his reaction was priceless. Last night, the UK’s biggest chart show revealed the song Wellerman had reached the top spot, knocking Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License down.
TikTok sea shanty star Nathan Evans releases new song ‘Wellerman’
22.01.2021 - 23:36 / nypost.com
so-called #ShantyTok. Going viral by crooning traditional sea shanties — “Drunken Sailor” among the most well known — landed former mail carrier Nathan Evans a contract with record label Polydor, the Scottish Sun reported.
The 26-year-old released his debut single, “Wellerman (220Kid x Billen Ted Remix),” a reinvigorated EDM take on the old ditty, on Friday. Evans, who lives east of Glasgow in North Lanarkshire with his wife, Holly, was also plucked to join the BBC’s coverage of Manchester
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#seashanty #sea #shanty #viral #singing #acoustic #pirate #new #original #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #singer #scottishsinger #scottish ♬ original sound – N A T H A N E V A N S S Long Awaited: DRUNKEN SAILOR!!! #viral #singing #singer #scottishsinger #seashanty #sea #shanty #sailor #fyp #foryoupage #scotland #new #original #xyz ♬ NathanEvanss Drunken Sailor – N A T H A N E V A N S S The Sea Shanty craze has also become a source of collaboration between other TikTokers.“It is crazy and has gone much
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