Tom Walker reveals he's going head-to-head with major pop star in the album charts
He's calling on his fans to push him ahead
Last updated 26th Sep 2024
'Holy Ghost' singer Tom Walker released his highly anticipated second album 'I Am' last week along with his album launch tour, and now he's calling on his fans to help him as his album goes head-to-head with a major pop star in the charts.
Buy Tom Walker's album 'I Am' now
As well as going on his album launch tour, Tom will be performing at Hits Radio Live in Birmingham, and you can buy tickets now.
Taking to Instagram to reveal that he is neck-and-neck with Katy Perry in the mid-week charts, Tom explained he is just a 100 or so units ahead of the American pop star, as they battle to stay in the UK Top 5.
Admitting that Katy has millions of fans, Tom said: "Let's be honest (she has) loads of money, so it'd be good if you could help a brother out, cause it would look good on the CV to knock Katy Perry off the chart for an album, you know what I'm saying, so if you've not bought a vinyl or a CD..."
Before Tom gets rudely interrupted by Dave, carrying a speaker playing Katy Perry! 🙈
Tom Walker's album 'I Am' features 12 tracks, including his songs 'Burn', 'Freaking Out' and 'Head Underwater'. He is currently on an album launch tour, performing across the country at intimate gigs where fans can see him perform songs from his album, and meet and great the singer.
Tom started his album tour last week, just before the album's release, and will continue until 19th October, when he will be performing at Newcastle Uni. Recently Tom was asked to sign a prosthetic leg while on stage in Leeds. Telling his fans: "Their is a first time for everything," he was handed a pink and black prosthetic leg. Watch the moment below.
You can hear songs by Tom Walker on Northsound 1.
Take a look through Tom Walker's career:
Before 2016: Tom Walker's beginnings
Tom Walker graduated from London's College of Contemporary Music (now known as London College of Creative Media). However, before he got his big break in music, he used to busk and he worked as a photo booth attendant, revealing in an interview: "I busked around London for a year, also working as a photo booth attendant, which is like the guy that goes down to events, babysits the drunk people, shows them how to work the photo booth".
2016: Tom Walker collaborated with his housemates
Starting out in the music industry, Tom worked with his housemates which included members of the band Whilk & Misky. In 2016 his song 'Sun Goes Down' was played on a national radio station, leading him to be signed to Relentless not long after.
Later that year he officially released his debut song 'Fly Away with Me'.
2017: Tom Walker released ‘Just You and I’ (acoustic)
An acoustic version of 'Just You and I' was released, and Tom was chosen by an American radio DJ as their artist of the month. Tom also appeared on NBC's Today show, performing his song. 'Just You and I' was later re-released in January 2019, and reached the Top 3 in the UK.
In 2017, Tom also supported a number of well-known singers including George Ezra, Jake Bugg and The Script.
2017: Tom Walker released ‘Leave a Light On’
'Leave a Light On' was Tom's breakthrough song. He had chart success with the song when it reached Number 7 in the UK and Top 10 in a number of other countries. 'Leave a Light On' was included on his 2019 album 'What a Time to Be Alive'.
'Leave a Light On' was co-written and produced by Steve Mac, famous for working with Ed Sheeran, Little Mix, P!nk and many more artists.
2018: Rudimental released ‘Walk Alone’ featuring Tom Walker
Rudimental and Tom Walker released 'Walk Alone' in October 2018. The song's official music video, which was filmed in New Zealand, has now had more than 4.7 million views.
Watch the music video on YouTube
2019: Tom Walker released ‘What a Time to Be Alive’
Tom's debut album 'What a Time to Be Alive' was released on 1st March 2019. The album included his hits 'Leave a Light On', 'Just You and I' and 'Better Half of Me'. The album reached Number 1 in the UK.
2019: Tom Walker won a BRIT Award
Tom won his first BRIT Award for Best Breakthrough Act in 2019. His song 'Leave the Light On' was also nominated for Best British Single.
2020: ‘What a Time to Be Alive’ certified Platinum in the UK
Selling over 300,000 units in the UK, 'What a Time to Be Alive' was certified Platinum in the UK. The album remained in the Top 20 for over 50 weeks and climbed back into the Top 10 after the release of the deluxe edition.
2022: Tom Walker released ‘Serotonin’
Tom released his single 'Serotonin' in April 2022, sharing the music video on the day of release. The beautifully shot video shows a difficult relationship between a father and daughter, interspersed by shots of Tom, accompanied by a stunning backdrop of hot air balloons flying over Mexico City.
Watch the music video for 'Serotonin' on YouTube
2023: Tom Walker released 'Burn'
Tom released the single 'Burn' in September 2023 and celebrated the release with a series of surprise events in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
2023: Tom Walker announces his biggest tour yet
Tom Walker announces his biggest tour yet will take place in 2024, supporting his second album called 'I Am'.
2023: Tom Walker announces his second album 'I Am'
Tom Walker announces his second album, called 'I Am' will be released in September 2024.
2024: Tom Walker announced as special guests on The Script's tour
Tom Walker has been announced as a special guest joining The Script on their 'Satellites' Tour.
November 2024: Tom Walker performs at Hits Radio Live
Tom Walker took to the stage of Birmingham's bp pulse LIVE arena on Friday 22nd November 2024, where he performed his biggest hits. He joined artists such as as Olly Alexander, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Sigala and Joel Corry for the first night of the weekend event.
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