The story is a social media fairy tale. In 2014, Jermaine Edwards, songwriter and gospel singer in Jamaica, released a song, “Beautiful Day”. The title follows its path, especially in Jamaica where it is very popular, which is why a 10 and a half year old kid chooses to sing it in class, during the lunch break, filmed by his school teacher. We are then in 2017.
The story could have ended there. Moreover, for five years, the little video fell into oblivion from which it had never really come out, in fact. And then suddenly, we don’t know why, here is this spontaneous and candid version of “Beautiful Day” emerging from the algorithms of TikTok and Instagram. The video goes viral.
The identity of the young singer is then unknown to all, as well as that of the author of the song. This in no way prevents the blossoming of a phenomenal success. To date, not only have more than 14.8 million people seen this video on TikTok, not only is its reproduction spreading at an exponential rate, but the candid emotion contained in the young boy’s voice has inspired musicians around the world. whole world.
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