United KIngdom: Sam Ryder hits #2 position in the charts
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The United Kinddom's Eurovision 2022 act, Sam Ryder, has hit a #2 position in the UK's charts with his ESC entry 'Space Man'.
Following his 2nd place in the Grand final of Eurovision 2022, which brought the UK back to the game of the competition, Sam Ryder is enjoyng a massive wave of success as his entry 'Space Man' is climbing the charts.
Space Man's chart success mark the first time a UK entry is hitting high in the charts since 1996 when Gina G reched No1 in the British charts with her Eurovision entry ‘Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit‘.
It seems that Sam Ryder's success in Turin has revived the Eurovision interest in the country and the people are giving him the credit for bringing the UK back on the track of success in the competition.
Sam Ryder himself, gotten us used to his expressive and extrovert attitude doesn't hide his feelings for this occasion also, sharing in the video below his thoughts:
A few words for Sam
Sam Ryder was born in 1990 in Essex, UK. He is a singer/songwriter, rhythm guitarist who has been in music with various projects since 2009. He rose to fame after his sounds and music on TikTok went viral with many well known TikTok stars started making videos on his songs. With over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, he is currently the most followed UK music artist on the platform.
He formed rock band The Morning After who released two albums on Rising Records UK and JVC Victor in Japan. Their albums "You Can’t Hurt Steel" and "Legacy" have since shifted thousands of copies.
In 2010 Sam was then recruited to tour and write with 80’s style glam metal band Blessed By A Broken Heart (Tooth & Nail/EMI) and contributed to their Billboard charting album "Feel The Power". After Blessed called it quits, Texas punk/hardcore band Close Your Eyes (Victory Records) asked Sam to join as their front-man and writer. In 2013 they released "Line In The Sand" which resulted in multiple song placements on MTV, NHL 2015 and MGM feature film "Max".
On November 2019, he released as a single a cover of N-Trance's 90's hit "Set You Free".
Sam self-released his debut solo EP in March of this year and is putting the final touches of his full length album that he tracked in Nashville, TN with producer Bryan Wilson (Frightened Rabbit, John Newman).
In Eurovision 2022 he represented the nationl with the song 'Space, Man' and achieved to bring a secong place for the UK on the overall score after topping the national juries voting.
News Source: ESCToday
Image: Daily.co.uk
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