This is the incredible moment Tom Grennan invited a sixth form student on stage to sing with him.
The chart-topper performed at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Tuesday night. As he was about to belt out his hit single 'Remind Me', he spotted 18-year-old fan Joseph Meston in the crowd.
Joseph was holding a sign above his head which said: "Can I sing 'Remind Me' with you?'. The 'Little Bit Of Love' singer held his sign up to the audience and asked them whether he should invite the aspiring singer on stage.
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A positive response from the crowd led to him asking Joseph to sing the tune with him. At the end of the performance, Tom told the audience: "The geezer's better than me, fair play to him!"
Joseph, from South Shields, South Tyneside, said: "It was the best moment of my life. I'll never forget that moment.
"When he said I was better than him I thought that is mental, that is crazy. When it comes from someone who sells out arenas, that's insane! You have got to credit him for it, he's a very, very humble man. I think everyone can see that.
"You see these things on TikTok, when people get up on stage, but you never think it is going to happen to you!"
Joseph, who is studying A Levels in Music, Maths and English Language at Harton Academy in South Shields, hopes to become a professional singer. He is in a band called Slate Label and they play gigs in bars and pubs across the region.
On Tuesday night, Joseph attended the concert with his two siblings and managed to get a spot at the front of the stage. He said he only made the decision to take a sign with him earlier that day and never expected to be chosen.
Joseph, who previously saw Tom perform at the o2 Academy in Newcastle, said: "It was a decision that I made on the day. I saw from a few shows earlier (on the tour) that he has had fans on stage and I knew I was standing.
"I remember I was in school and I was debating it, I thought I have got nothing to lose. Me and my friends quickly coloured in a sign and 20 minutes before I left school.
"We got there early and we managed to get to the very front. When he started playing it, I thought I will give it a go. I held the sign up above my head.
"He noticed it and held it up to the audience. The audience were screaming to get me up. It was crazy.
"I think I was up there for about four or five minutes. I probably got to sing half of it, we kept passing the mic back and forward.
"He told me to get my phone out to record it. At first I was living in the moment then I got my phone out and recorded a bit of the crowd.
"Four days before I was doing a gig in a small pub in Gateshead and then I was up on the arena stage! It was just surreal."
Joseph said he posted a video of him singing with Tom on TikTok and within 30 hours his followers increased from 100 to 7,000. He said the video has also received more than 300,000 views.
Harton Academy posted on social media: "Massive Congratulations to our Head Boy, Joseph Meston who was invited up to sing live on stage with Tom Grennan at the Utilia Newcastle Arena on Tuesday night!
"Joseph had pre prepared a sign and held it aloft in the audience, asking if he could sing a song on stage with the singer. Tom Grennan, who was performing in front of thousands of fans spotted the sign and invited Joseph to perform 'Remind me' with him.
"Joseph was incredible and we are all extremely proud of him! The response to Joseph's performance has been overwhelming with Tom Grennan himself commenting that 'this geezer is better than me!'.
"Well done Joseph - we know you have a promising career ahead of you!"
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