So today’s video features Allie Sherlock aged 11- 16 (in last weeks video she is 18)
Here are a few facts about her:
Allie Sherlock (born 7 April 2005) is an Irish singer, guitarist, songwriter, and busker. A video of her performing a cover of Ed Sheeran‘s “Supermarket Flowers” went viral on YouTube in June 2017. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018.
Sherlock began busking in Cork and later, from the age of 11, began performing almost weekly on Grafton Street, Dublin. Her father, who is her music manager, is also present and remains “on guard when people are inappropriate”. He films and uploads her YouTube videos.
In 2014, Sherlock’s YouTube channel was created and, as of April 2023, had over 5.73 million subscribers and generated over 1 billion views.] She later started a Patreon channel,[10] and (as of April 2023) had over 2.3 million Instagram followers and 3.5 million on Facebook.
In 2017, she was on the twelfth series of Britain’s Got Talent and advanced to the second round. In August 2017, she performed at the 2017 Miss Universe Ireland pageant.
In early 2018, she performed the song “Million Years Ago” by Adele on ABC‘s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran on RTÉ One‘s The Ray D’Arcy Show. Later in 2018, Sherlock signed a five-year contract with Patriot Records, owned by OneRepublic lead vocalist, Ryan Tedder.
Live concerts by Sherlock in Ireland have included performances at the Cork Opera House (December 2016), Cyprus Avenue in Cork (December 2018), and at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in April 2019. She performed at the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany in early 2020. During their European tour in March 2020, Sherlock supported OneRepublic at concerts in Paris (France Cologne (Germany), Utrecht (Netherlands), and the London Palladium (UK).
In February 2020, she released a first extended play (EP) of a cover of “At Last” by Etta James. In June 2020, she performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as part of the final episode of RTÉ‘s Home School Hub. Also in 2020, Sherlock was part of a collective of female artists called “Irish Women in Harmony“, that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of a domestic abuse charity.
In December 2021, Sherlock performed on Virgin Media Television on Dave Fanning‘s Fanning at Whelan’s show.[28]
On 4 June 2022, Sherlock performed at the AO Arena in Manchester (shown on ITV) for the Queen of the United Kingdom‘s 70th Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
On 7 April, 2023, Sherlock celebrated her 18th birthday and released the album “Allie”, including 11 cover songs
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