Eric Cantona launches singing career and teases debut single
nme.comannounced his new project on Instagram yesterday (May 25), where he shared a preview of the music video for his upcoming single – showing the player in a Shakespearean pose as he holds a model of his own head and sings, “Watch yourself in the mirror – someone you hate, someone you love“.
Check it out below.Set for release next Friday (June 2) via Decca, the new track was written and composed by Cantona, and marks his first official release as a musician. “I’m going to release my first single,” he simply wrote in the caption, directing his followers to visit his website for more information.On the page, fans are encouraged to join the CantonaSingsEric club, where they can create their own membership card, and receive access to meet and greet opportunities and “privileged access” to live events.In celebration of his newly-launched singing career, Cantona has also announced three upcoming live shows in the UK and Ireland.
Kicking off in Manchester on October 26, the first show of the ‘Cantona Sings Eric’ tour will take place at Stoller Hall, while the second will take place in London’s Bloomsbury Theatre two days later (October 28).From there, he will venture over to Ireland for a show in Dublin’s Liberty Hall Theatre on October 31.“Next year, I’ll be playing with a band, but for now, I’m starting with a modest piano to play alongside me in intimate venues,” he said, speaking on the tour announcement.
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