A musician who did a Tik Tok duet with Ed Sheeran in lockdown said the singer told him he “sang it better”.
Luke Gittins began recording covers and posting them on Tik Tok during the pandemic when he couldn’t play gigs.
Shiver’s version of the 21-year-old was seen by Sheeran, who sang along to the cover of his hit song.
Mr Gittins, from Wiltshire, said: “He said I sang it better than he did… which was absolutely amazing.”
He started playing the guitar at the age of eight but didn’t really start playing until he was eleven when he performed a cover of Lego House from Sheeran’s first album.
Mr Gittins, from Chippenham, told BBC West it was the “first performance I’ve ever done and after that I was like, ‘Yes, that’s what I want to do'”.
“All these years later, I’m still following it,” he added.
The guitar teacher began recording covers of famous artists and uploading them to YouTube and TikTok as live venues were shut down by lockdown.
He said he’s also been noticed by stars like Elton John, Alicia Keys and the Jonas Brothers.
But he always wanted to get Sheeran’s attention.
On his 21st birthday last June, Sheeran’s account shared his cover of Bad Habits on Instagram Stories.
Then last October, Sheeran upped the ante and recorded how he reacted to a cover of Shivers that Mr. Gittins had recorded and uploaded to TikTok.
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Mr Gittins said: “Maybe Ed or someone on his team found it… and he did a TikTok duet with it.”
“Technically I can say that we sang online. He filmed his reaction and captioned the video ‘Love this guy’ – so I know he’s enjoying the music to some degree.
“He’s such a great artist that I never thought I’d catch his attention. He’s the reason I picked up the guitar and started writing music.”
The unsigned musician said the recognition spurred him on and he’s since written 10 songs that he’ll hopefully share with Sheeran one day.
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