Tom Walker explains why he's terrible at Karaoke

There will be no singing this Christmas

Tom Walker
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 3rd Dec 2019

Can you believe? Tom Walker says he's terrible at Karaoke! We were hoping he might be entertaining his family with some Christmas songs this festive season, but the singer admitted there will be no singing for a month from 20th December.

The 'Leave a Light On' singer surprised Hits Radio's Sarah-Jane Crawford backstage at Hits Live by admitting that if the song is in the wrong key he can't sing it.

"I just can't do it," Tom explained, "I was trying to sing AC/DC at Karaoke and it was like squeaky 'Back in Black'. I really couldn't do it, by the end of the night, I couldn't speak, my voice was knackered." We reckon he's better than he's making out!

WATCH: Tom Walker joined us backstage at Hits Live

When it comes to Christmas presents, Tom told Sarah-Jane that last year he spent a lot more on his family, because he was making up for 10 years of rubbish presents. "I got my sister some ridiculously expensive, nice noise-cancelling headphones," Tom told us, "I proper made it up last year, I got my Mum a couple of bottles of really nice Champagne."

However, this year things are different for the singer who is engaged to Annie. Tom admitted his fiancée wants to do things together now, "So we're doing double gifts, because we're a real couple now!"

The singer also opened up about his wedding plans, revealing that the pair will be looking to buy a place together next year. Tom said that as they live in London, he'll have to wait until they've got somewhere before getting married as otherwise it might "bankrupt" him!

He also confessed that he gets emotional singing 'Better Half Of Me' on tour as it's about his fiancée, especially when the audience sing it back to him, "At first there were maybe 10 people who'd heard it the day before, then the next day it was 50.

"By the end of the tour the entire venue had their phone lights out waving them in the air, lighters going up, singing the song - and that's such a nice thing to see."

WATCH: Take a look at Tom's emotional performance of 'Better Half Of Me' at Hits Live below.

Take a look at our On Stage gallery from Hits Live Manchester:

Jonas Blue


Jonas Blue


Louis Tomlinson


Louis Tomlinson


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Tom Walker


Mark Ronson


Liam Payne


Liam Payne


Mabel


Hits Radio presenter Jordan Lee


Mabel


Liam Payne


Liam Payne


Jonas Blue


HRVY


Tom Walker


Tom Walker


Robbie Williams


Robbie Williams


Robbie Williams


WATCH: Tom Walker performed 'Leave a Light On' at Hits Live

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