It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, ...

Nathan Evans became an overnight star when a sea shanty he posted on social media went viral. But he has told a new BBC documentary of the hard times he endured before his 60-second clip became an ...

Nathan Evans became an overnight star when a sea shanty he posted on social media went viral. But he has told a new BBC documentary of the hard times he endured before his 60-second clip became an ...

Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.” ...

Rolling in the deep: the highs, lows - and occasional sinking feeling - of TikTok’s viral Wellerman star. By Sandra Dick Just over two years ago, Nathan Evans flicked on his microphone, thumped his ...

Within weeks the former postman was signed to a record deal and his first single - a 220 KID and Billen Ted remix of his Wellerman track - reached number one in The Official Big Top 40. And now, ...

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Sea Shanty TikTok postman Nathan Evans said his first single would be The Wellerman, which he posted online in December and has now been watched more than four million times Want all the latest ...

SEA shanty star Nathan Evans's debut track Wellerman is the second highest-selling song of the year. The social media sensation, who gained popularity with his merchant melodies on TikTok, has ...