A new star is born!
British singer Charlotte Awbery has spent 15 years singing in bars, restaurants and at weddings. Now, Awbery can addTheEllen DeGeneresShowto her performance resume.
On Wednesday, the singer appeared on the talk show togive an onstage performanceof theA Star Is Bornhit song, “Shallow,” aftera video of her spontaneously singing a rendition of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper melody went viral— racking up 60 million views (and counting).
Awbery’s powerhouse vocals soared during her performance, earning her a standing ovation from theEllenaudience.
Seemingly overnight, Awbery — who is from Essex, England — went from 4,000 followers toover 400,000 followers on Instagram.Her viral video even helped push the Oscar-winningStar Is Borntune back onto the iTunes charts.
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Afterward, the songstress sat down with hostEllen DeGeneres, where she opened up about her viral success.
Awbery was on her way to meet her friend whenpopular prankster Kevin Freshwaterapproached her at the London tube station and asked her to “finish the lyric” from the 2018 track. As Awbery belted out the tune, her stunning vocals shocked Freshwater — his authentic reaction captured in the clip.
“She just blew me away,” Freshwater, who was in DeGeneres’ audience, recalled. “I was just in shock.”
He added: “She deserves this. I was come to tears then, watching you sing. You deserve this.”
DeGeneres then continued to praise Awbrey and gifted her with both a year-long London tube pass and £10,000 (a little more than $10,000 ), courtesy of Shutterfly.
“Are you serious?” Awbrey said, hugging DeGeneres.
Meanwhile, new music from Gaga for Awbery to sing is on the way.
On Tuesday, Gaga announced that “Stupid Love” — the lead single from her upcoming sixth studio album — will be released Friday at midnight EST.
Fans have been speculating that new music from the 33-year-old pop star was coming when the song leaked late last month.
Gaga later broke her silence regarding the leak, tweeting, “can y’all stop” along with a meme of a girl dancing with a ski mask on.
TheEllen DeGeneresShowairs weekdays in syndication.
source: people.com
