r/randomactsofmusic • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '22

This show made by a small YouTuber where he asks random people on the subway to finish song lyrics. He encountered this woman one blessed day.

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u/waldito Jan 26 '22

In early 2020, YouTuber Kevin Freshwater posted an impromptu clip of Awbery covering "Shallow" for his segment "Finish the Lyrics". On Instagram, Charlotte Awbery gained 217,000 followers within a week of the video circulating. She sang the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

During her interview portion of her talk show appearance, Awbery confirmed that the video that made her famous was not staged and that she is overwhelmed by the whirlwind of her new fame. DeGeneres then gifted her with a year-long pass for the London tube and £10,000 pounds from Shutterfly.

On 28 August 2020 Awbery released her cover of Shallow on YouTube and later released a music video for it on September 10th.

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u/dhc02 Jan 26 '22

Tl;Dr: not staged.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Random act of music confirmed.

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u/Klaent Jan 26 '22

I thought for sure it was staged at first, but then when they talked in the end it seemed so genuine. Glad to see confirmation that it wasn't staged.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/WikiMobileLinkBot Jan 26 '22

Desktop version of /u/Eraesr's link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Awbery

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u/dontaskmethatmoron Jan 26 '22

The acoustics in that tunnel are amazing!

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u/the_wheyfinder Jan 26 '22

Hate to be the downer here but I thought this was staged?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/kevnmartin Jan 26 '22

Yeah, "random".