Sam Fender is relying on some local support to help him bag one of three awards he's up for at this year's Brits after a huge change in the voting system.
North Shields singer Sam, who won the Critics Choice accolade at the Brits back in 2019, has had an absolutely incredible 12 months.
As well as second album Seventeen Going Under going straight in at number 1, outselling the rest of the top 10 in the process, Sam sold out venues across the UK on his latest tour, including the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.
