With her song D£aler so far peaking at number 27, Lola Young may need extra support from Elton John – but after getting the keys to his home, she may not be too upset at the charts
Music sensation Lola Young’s new-found friendship with Sir Elton John is in real trouble after she won his home in a bet!
The icon was so sure her song D£aler would hit number one that his house was hers if didn’t. After just missing out, Elton was a good as his word, and recorded himself handing the 24-year-old the keys. Nobody knows if she’ll be moving in to his mega mansion, but the music great is continuing to back her.
“It’s not there yet, and it better hurry up, but in the meantime I’m giving you the keys to the house. But can we stay the odd night?” he said. Lola replied: “No sorry, it’s mine now.” The clip ends with a snap of the two of them, with the writing: “I’m sure Elton spends all day wishing his house was still his too” before “sorry buddy” flashes up as her tune plays over the top.
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The small matter of taking over his bedroom shouldn’t get in the way. The Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Candle In The Wind singer described her song as “the biggest smash I’ve heard in years.” Speaking about her single from her upcoming album I’m Only F***king Myself, Elton tells her: “I have to say, after listening to the album [‘I’m Only F**king Myself’], there’s a track on your album which would be the next single, I’m going to tell everyone it’s called ‘Dealer’.”
He added: “And if that isn’t Number 1, I bet my house that that’s the Number 1 single. I bet my house. It is f**king amazing. It’s unbelievable. It’s the biggest smash I’ve heard in years.” The London born singer and songwriter, 24, who studied at the BRIT School, was propelled into global fame when she launched her song Messy, which drew the attention of the good and the great within the music industry.
During their chat, Elton described the hit single as “great” and praised her for performing in her own video. He continued: “Messy’ was the record that really launched you into the stratosphere. It was such a great song and I loved the video because you were performing in the video and you thought, ‘Wow, this is a proper artist.”
He went on to say: “This is a real artist. This isn’t some pop star who’s doing a video of miming and so forth. This girl is unreal. I don’t want to make comparisons, but Raye is the same as you, she’s a great artist, she gives out so much of herself. What I love about you, you are there. What you see with Lola Young is what you get. “
Speaking about what his encouraging words mean to her, she replied: “Thank you, Elton. This means so much to me. You have no idea. I’m just so grateful to be sitting here with you.”
She continued: “I’m honestly taken aback by how much has gone on in my life. But also things, moments like this, talking to someone like you is just an incredible moment … “
She added: “I have gone through a lot and I’ve really managed to pull out the other side of a lot of dark things. Thank you for having me. Music is so powerful and I’m able to do that now in a way where I’m in such a head space for it to take on what’s happening, to take on the success and all of that.”
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