Watch: Cork singer Allie Sherlock goes viral (again). This time with 16 million views
She’s the busking sensation from Douglas, Co. Cork, who shot to fame as a 13-year-old with her appearance on in 2018. Now the singer, who picked up her first guitar, aged just eight, stopped passers-by in their tracks with her husky rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Viva la Vita’ that’s gone viral.
Her unique voice and remarkable range caught the attention of thousands when it was first posted two years ago, but it was when celebrity magician Ben Taylor shared it on his own social media this weekend that things really took off.
Known as the Magic Mod, Taylor, who is a member of the Magic Circle which has fewer than two thousand members worldwide, posted the video to X, describing Sherlock’s rendition of the song “the best cover I’ve ever seen in my life. Wow, what a voice.”
Sixteen million views of the cover later, curiosity over 18-year-old Sherlock has reached fever pitch, especially across the UK.
“Seen this video doing the rounds but never with a name for the artist. She’s getting great exposure though,” commented one follower.
“Wow, this girl is a STAR,” wrote another “Somebody give this girl a record deal.”
“The best part is how much she’s enjoying herself,” someone wrote under the video, which shows Allie singing her heart out on in Dublin city centre. “I would definitely buy her album. She sounds like Amy Winehouse doing Coldplay”.
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