Two buskers sang for Sean Paul after being invited backstage to meet him following his gig in Newcastle.
Jenna Cole and Olivia Irvin, who are known as Jen & Liv, attended the Jamaican rapper's gig at the O2 City Hall on Tuesday night. They were thrilled when they were given the opportunity to meet the prolific hitmaker and perform to him.
The pair caught the attention of Sean Paul's team after they advertised that they sang reggae. Jenna, 20, and Olivia, 23, were invited backstage where they sang Bob Marley's song 'Could You Be Loved' to the global superstar.
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Jenna, from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, said: "He was singing along and doing the backing music for us. It was just so crazy, we were looking at each other saying 'What is going on!'
"He was just chilling and chatting to us. He was actually quite interested about our history and where we met. He said our vocals were great. It was nicely appreciated by a musician that we look up to.
"We said it's something we're really passionate about and it's what we want to do. I think he realised how serious we are about our career."
Jenna bought Olivia, from Spennymoor, County Durham, tickets to see Sean Paul at the venue for her 23rd birthday. During the gig, which was the first UK date of his 'Scorcha' tour, they were near the front of the stage and held up messages on their phones.
Jenna's messages said: "We sing" and "We sing reggae" while Olivia's message said: "Take a business card off us" They were delighted to be noticed and offered the opportunity to perform.
Jenna said: "We have both grown up with him and we both love dancehall and reggae.
"I bought Liv the tickets for her birthday. We don't go out often because we work all the time. I wanted to go somewhere where we could dance and have a good time with a good bit of music and it did live up to that."
Liv said: "We were on the metro home and we were looking at each other saying we have just sang to Sean Paul, what has gone on! We woke up this morning and we were like what happened last night. We couldn't get our head around it!"
Jenna and Olivia first met when they were in a Little Mix tribute band together as Jade and Leanne and decided to team up as a duo. They perform together across the North East and they have gigs booked for the rest of the year.
Last month, the pair were left stunned when Tyson Fury began dancing to their music in the middle of Newcastle. The boxing legend approached them and asked to hear their tunes. He then danced in the street near Monument with fans to four of their songs.
Jenna added: "The universe has thrown some crazy stuff at us!"
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