Charlotte Awbery is a singer and songwriter from the United Kingdom. She went viral for her impromptu rendition of “Shallow” in a subway station.

Awbery worked countless gigs at a time before being discovered in February 2020 at random by web personality Kevin Freshwater, who was challenging subway commuters to “Finish the Lyrics” of the Oscar-winning Lady Gaga song from the movie “A Star Is Born.” When Freshwater prompted Awbery with the lyric, “Tell me something, girl: Are you happy in this modern world?,” without missing a beat she sang back, “Or do you need more” in perfect pitch. The video, which was uploaded to Twitter, has since been viewed nearly 26 million times. ^[1][2]

She appeared on the UK talk show “Lorraine” on March 2, 2020, and shared just how much work went into her big break. She said she has been working as a singer for 15 years, and in between has taken odd jobs to pay the bills:

Awbery also appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where she wowed crowds by belting out a portion of “Shallow.” Awbery also told DeGeneres that she is working on her own single - a cover of “Shallow,” naturally:

Ellen partnered with Shutterfly to gift Charlotte with £10,000 and free travel on the London Tube for a whole year.^[4]

As of March 2020, Awbery has about 25,500 followers on her CharlotteAwbery Twitter account. She also has about 682,000 followers on her charlotteawbery Instagram account where she posts her work and everyday life photos.^[5][6]