A teenage musician from Swansea has had the seal of approval from rap star Stormzy - after being invited to the megastar's Christmas party.
Callum Matthews attended the seasonal event thrown by the grime megastar in Croydon, where he performed an acapella version of a song he released in March.
He was one of a number of rappers invited onto stage, and after the performance in front of a 1200-strong audience, he was singled out by Stormzy who sang his lyrics back to him. His performance can be seen here.
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The 16-year-old said: "I released a song called Blue Lights back in March and went along to the Christmas party at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon.
"I got to perform my song but I had to do it acapella which beforehand I thought would be a bit hard, but I did it. Everyone joined in and I got a really good response from the crowd.
"Afterwards, I went to see Stormzy and he started singing part of my song back to me. I was shocked he recognised my music. It was amazing.
"I asked him if there would be any chance of a feature with him sometime, and he said if I continued as I was then there would be a good chance".
Former Cefn Hengoed pupil Callum, who goes by the name Seaem, had first performed in front of a large crowd at Glastonbury Festival aged 11.
He moved to London during lockdown with his mother and her partner.
"I wasn't sure I wanted to move up to London at first, but then I thought, it's a leap of faith and to give it a go," he said.
"There are lots of things going on. I'm studying performing arts in college, while also balancing it with music. Hopefully if I can keep a profile Stormzy will recognise me in the future".
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