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It’s official: sea shanties are still big news and are set to stay that way for at least another two to three days. Maybe even through to Thursday evening.

Nathan Evans, from Airdrie, has scored a No1 hit single, topping The Official Big Top 40 chart with his ancient Scottish sea shanty.Last night, , the UK’s biggest chart show revealed the song Wellerman had reached the top of the commercial radio chart with a remix by 220 KID x Billen Ted going in at No3 to give him two hits in the Top 3.Evans knocked Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License off the top spot and is beating Ed Sheeran’s Afterglow, which is at No4 in the chart.His Wellerman sea shanty first took the world by storm on the social media channel TikTok.The video was viewed more than nine million times while celebs such as Andrew Lloyd-Webber started duetting with Nathan.Speaking about his chart success, Nathan Evans said: “It’s wild.

Sea Shanty hitmaker Nathan Evans has admitted Alexa is having problems playing his song to fans.The postie and Tik Toker from Airdrie who just signed a deal with Polydor records has been racing his way up to the top of the charts with his viral sea shanty Wellerman and is currently at number three in the UK.However, not everyone who has tried to hear his song has managed to get hold of it - because Alexa keeps playing them the wrong version.For some bizarre reason Alexa keeps defaulting to Bristol based a capella group The Longest Johns version of the song with is on their collection of nautical songs Between Wind and Water and was recorded in 2018.Nathan took to his Tik Tok to try and resolve the problem but didn't manage to fix it

Taylor Swift has become the latest artist to be given the sea shanty treatment – check out the US Navy Band’s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ parody below.The singing style became a viral craze on TikTok this month largely due to a rendition of ‘Wellerman’ by postman Nathan Evans, whose online fame led to him quitting his day job after landing a major record deal.Taking to Twitter on Monday (January 25), the US Navy Band got in on the action by posting a shanty take on Swift’s 2012 break-up anthem.“We were very much into this music before it was cool,” the band captioned the clip, which sees them perform socially distanced in a large hall.This sea shanty parody may VERY MUCH not be your jam… I'm so thankful for the talent,

Goldie Lookin Chain have shared ‘WELLEND’, their sea shanty parody which lampoons certain fans of Paul Weller – you can watch their version below.The Newport comedy hip-hop group are the latest act to get in on the current TikTok sea shanty craze, which has seen the singing style go viral this month largely due to postman Nathan Evans’ rendition of ‘Wellerman’.Goldie Lookin Chain’s Rhys Hutchings has now shared his take on ‘Wellerman’ with ‘WELLEND’, which specifically mocks those Weller fans who have copied the musician’s mod-style hair cut over the years.“Stuck in the past and he loves dad-rock, because he wants to be Paul Weller,” one line goes, before the chorus continues: “So here the Wellerman comes, you can’t stop laughing when you

The Roots have shared a cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Driver’s License’ in the style of a sea shanty.The Tonight Show host and his house band are the latest to hop on the newfound TikTok trend of sea shanties, a trend kickstarted by Scottish postman Nathan Evans.Putting their own spin on Rodrigo’s record-breaking hit, which recently became the fastest song in history to reach 200million Spotify streams, Fallon and The Roots’ 45-second rendition of the mega hit can be watched below.Evans recently revealed that he quit his job as a postman after his rendition of the 19th-century sea shanty ‘Soon May The Wellerman Come’ landed in the UK Top 10.He has since released ‘Wellerman’ as an official single after signing a record deal with Polydor.

TikTok star Nathan Evans has gone from postman to Polydor in a very short amount of time.

TikTok sea shanty craze has quit his job as a postman after his single crashed into the Top 10.Nathan Evans, 26, helped bring exposure to the craze on the social media app with his version of ‘Wellerman’.The track was a cover of The Longest Johns’ version of the 19th-century sea shanty ‘Soon May The Wellerman Come’. The Bristol band’s version also went viral on TikTok last year.Evans has since released ‘Wellerman’ as an official single after signing a record deal with Polydor.

TikTok star Nathan Evans is heading for the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart with his Sea Shanty debut single Wellerman.

Scots postie who kicked off a viral sea shanty TikTok trend is poised to enter the top 10 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart.Nathan Evans, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, has become an internet star after his Wellerman hit caught the attention of stars including Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber.The 26-year-old, who has now given up his day job with the Royal Mail, has gone on to sign a record deal with Polydor Records.The song is set to be the highest new entry on the charty, according to the official first look, based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.Evans previously told how he first started singing the genre in a bid to bring everyone together during tough times.He said: "Back in the day when the shanties were sung,

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.

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “I did a sea shanty back in July 2020, just because someone had asked in a comment under one of my videos.“So I uploaded that and it reached 1.1m views.

Nathan Evans, the Scottish postman who became a sensation on TikTok with his sea shanty performances, has signed a record deal with Polydor.

The Scottish postman behind the viral sea shanties TikTok craze has signed a mega record deal.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you'll be aware that sea shanties are the latest global music trend sparked by TikTok.