{"id":83328,"date":"2021-02-01T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83328"},"modified":"2021-09-15T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:42:09","slug":"can-a-viral-hit-guarantee-a-successful-music-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-a-viral-hit-guarantee-a-successful-music-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a viral hit guarantee a successful music career?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image Credit: Maurice Garlet<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sea Shanty star Nathan Evans\u2019 debut single narrowly missed Number One this week, but will going viral with ‘Wellerman’ be enough for the future? <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Nathan Evans is the reason that sailor songs have been everywhere on the internet over the past month \u2013 there\u2019s even a sea shanty about the recent GameStop drama.<\/a> Evans’ cover of sea shanty<\/a> \u2018Wellerman\u2019 came in at number 3 on the UK official Top 40<\/a> last week. Released as an EDM remix by 220 Kid and Billen Ted, it charted behind Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s<\/a> \u2018Drivers License\u2019 and \u2018Without You\u2019 by Kid Laroi,<\/a> another TikTok sensation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outpouring of love for his sea shanty <\/a>rendition earned Evans a record deal with Polydor and prompted him to quit his job as a postman to focus on music full time \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t necessarily guarantee the continuation of the success he\u2019s seen so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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