Sam Fender opens up on close bond with Elton John but admits he turned down duet
dailystar.co.ukSir Elton John, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.Having released his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles in 2019, the North Sheilds star had been sharing music since as early as 2017 and working on mastering his talent from the age of 10.However, aged 18 in 2013, Sam was spotted performing at his local boozer, the Low Lights Tavern by music manager Owain Davies who later took him on as a client.Fast forward several years and Fender became an instantly recognisable voice with tracks including Play God and Poundshop Kardashians being loved by millions.However, the 27-year-old never expected to find such huge success and admits having fans including Elton completely blows his mind.When commenting on whether he ever believed he'd be friends with the rocker, he exclusively told Daily Star: "Definitely not, I never thought I'd be in this world."I still to this day have imposter syndrome, it's one of those things where it's quite unbelievable, some of the places we find ourselves in."When I think back to me living on the road with my mam."However, Sam revealed he had to turn down the opportunity to collaborate with Elton, explaining: "It sounds awful to say, 'I was too busy to work with Elton', but I needed to finish my album."Me and Elton will definitely happen at some point.
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