Watch: Famous pop star jumps on stage to perform in tiny Welsh venue
The audience at a grassroots music venue in Wales had a shock when a famous pop star jumped up on stage and performed for them.
The crowd at Le Pub in Newport were enjoying the sounds of popular Welsh duo Lilygreen and Maguire, who had reformed especially for a one-off Christmas charity gig at the 100 capacity venue, when they invited a special guest to join them.
There were gasps from the audience when pop star Calum Scott jumped up on stage and took his place behind the mic.
The 37-year-old singer who has millions of followers worldwide rose to prominence in 2015 after competing on Britain’s Got Talent, where he performed a cover of Robyn’s hit ‘Dancing on My Own’ and earned a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell.
After the competition he released his own version of the song the following year, which became Britain’s best-selling single of summer 2016.
Scott later signed with Capitol Records and released the track ‘You Are the Reason’, which amassed over one billion views on YouTube.
Here’s a clip of the singer performing ‘You Are the Reason’ with Lilygreen and Maguire at Le Pub.
The musician, who is set to head out on a world tour, including dates at the 02 Arena in London and AO Arena in Manchester, is friends with the Welsh group and had travelled down especially to see them perform.
“He spent ages posing for photos afterwards and was generally just a really nice guy,” said Sam Dabb from Le Pub.
“It’s always great to see big artists return to the small spaces they started in.
“Grassroots Music Venues are incubators of talent and without them we’d have no home grown stars to celebrate.
“If you are ever wondering if you should attend a gig in a GMV or not, the answer is always yes. You never know who might pop up on the stage.”
The charity gig was a massive success and raised £1200 for Mind Cymru.
Calum Scott recently released his third album, ‘Avenoir’. Find out more HERE
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