TikTok star Nathan Evans has gone from postman to Polydor in a very short amount of time. The 26-year-old shot to viral fame after releasing his cover of “Wellerman”, sparking a sea shanty (ShantyTok) craze across the Internet.
The track was a cover of The Longest Johns’ version of the 19th-century sea shanty “Soon May The Wellerman Come”. RELATED: Jimmy Fallon Joined By Alison Brie And TikTok Sensation Lubalin To Turn Internet Drama Into Song Evans then took to TikTok to confirm he’d be releasing “Wellerman” as an official single and had quit his job as a mailman.
The social media star’s version of the song shot into the Top 10 on the U.K. singles chart and is currently at No. 4, behind tracks by Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid Laroi and Little
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