Singing Bloxwich postman hits right note in competitions
Singing postman Nathan Farrell has beaten off competition from thousands of hopefuls to make it through to the regional finals of one national competition.
The 29-year-old from Bloxwich was one of 15 singers out of 250 who were chosen after auditioning for the Future Music songwriting competition at Birmingham's NEC.
The father-of-two impressed the judging panel by singing two of his own songs, The Closer You Come, and Keep Your Dreams Alive.
He will now go to Bristol on April 11 where he will be competing against more than 20 singers in the hope of getting through to the finals in London.
The winner of the competition will be given £10,000.
Mr Farrell, who has been singing competitively since the age of 17, was also successful in completing an audition for Mecca Bingo's Star Search competition.
He could now be chosen as one of six regional finalists. The regional finals take place on March 29 at Mecca Bingo in Oldbury.
He said: "I'm over the moon. I enter competitions all over the UK.
"I was very excited to do my own songs for the Future Music competition and it's exciting that I'm going to be performing in Bristol.
"They are looking for creative new styles. When I appeared in front of the judges I sang a ballad and an uplifting pop song.
"I think at regional finals I will be singing an extended version of The Closer You Come and I'm planning to organise a couple of minibuses so my friends and family can come down.
"I sang Elton John and Limp Bizkit songs to get through for the other competition and I will probably be doing a song of my own and two covers for the next round."
