here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n“Thank you for having me, I can’t wait to get on the road this Friday and make some memories with you all.”<\/p>\n
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Elliot James Reay on stage in America this past week(Image: Okay Nicolita )<\/p>\n
Following their first show in the capital city of Minnesota, Saint Paul, he added: “How do I explain this one to my friends back in Bury.<\/p>\n
“A dream come true to be opening for @bensonboone in St Paul last night, I’m eternally grateful for the opportunity to sing to you all and thank you for all the love you gave me.”<\/p>\n
Having played shows in Minnesota, Chicago and Ohio, this week he’ll join Benson on stage in Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n
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The Bury-born singer is supporting Benson Boone on the US leg of his world tour(Image: Okay Nicolita )<\/p>\n
Hailing from Bury, Reay was influenced by artists like Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison from an early age and now channels that sound into his own music.<\/p>\n
His viral popularity first came from his charming tribute to that era of culture and music, enthralling millions of viewers and listeners with his own music.<\/p>\n
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Elliot James Reay used to busk in Bury Town Centre(Image: Okay Nicolita )<\/p>\n
Elliot\u2019s grown a huge fan base too, organically amassing millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views across social media platforms.<\/p>\n
Reay\u2019s debut single, \u2018I Think They Call This Love,\u2019 scored over 10 million views before its full release – and over 10 million plays in its first month on streaming services.<\/p>\n
It also hit Spotify\u2019s Viral charts in over 27 countries while reaching number 14 on the Global Viral 50.<\/p>\n
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Elliot busking in Bury when he was younger(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
He grew up listening to all kinds of music, but he was drawn to the classic tunes from an early age and took it farther than most, thrifting for vintage clothes and busking the town center as a teen.<\/p>\n
As the crowds grew, so did his confidence, and after earning more than \u00a32,000 in a single day fundraising in the wake of the 2017 Manchester tragedy, Elliot realised the power he had to reach others.<\/p>\n
In June this year, the singer, guitarist, and songwriter released his debut EP, ‘All This to Say I Love You’.<\/p>\n
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Elliot James Reay performing in Manchester(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
The swoon-worthy set leans into the UK artist\u2019s embrace of 50s and 60s music, infusing his classic rock \u2019n\u2019 roll with cinematic grandeur, modern flourishes, and a playful self-awareness.<\/p>\n
With six songs that capture the thrill and longing of young love, the EP comes with a romantically themed video for the track, \u2018Sweetness\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From busker to international recording artist, Elliot James Reay is now touring in the United StatesThe singer on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,696,711,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-375730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-manchester-music","13":"tag-pop-music","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115096757676673626","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The singer on tour in America this past week(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n