Britain's Got Talent star Tom Ball - Christmas single and debut album - video Dailymotion

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Former West Sussex schoolteacher turned Britain's Got Talent and America’s Got Talent superstar Tom Ball is loving his new life.

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00:00 Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers, and what

00:06 a pleasure, what a privilege to be speaking to Tom Ball, West Sussex's very own Britain's

00:11 Got Talent star. Now, Tom, so much is happening at the moment, isn't it? Three things, you've

00:16 got the Christmas single, you've got the album next year, and you've got the tour next year.

00:20 Now the Christmas single is particularly special, isn't it? Go on, what's the name? Who's the

00:25 co-writer?

00:26 I'm really excited. I'm really excited by the Christmas single. It's called Winter Song,

00:30 and it's a co-written song by Gary Barlow and Elliot Kennedy. Obviously, I'm so excited

00:38 for this song to release. It's a beautifully written kind of song for the season that I

00:48 adore singing.

00:49 And you're saying it encapsulates everything you love about the season.

00:54 Everything I love about the season of winter, Christmas and New Year, and just the feeling

00:59 of being around loved ones. I'm currently on tour with The Overtones with 27 dates up

01:06 and down the country. And every single night I have the ability to sing this song live

01:12 on stage and the reaction from the public has been amazing. And it is one of my favourite

01:19 songs to sing.

01:20 It sounds like the perfect way to lead you through to the release of the debut album.

01:25 Absolutely. And it's not long. On the 8th of December it releases.

01:30 How long has the debut album been in the coming, do you think? How long have you been pondering

01:34 it?

01:35 I mean, I've always wanted to release an album. Ever since I was a young boy, I've wanted

01:41 to create a product like that, that I can be proud of. So in that case, years. But since

01:50 starting with Westway probably about eight months ago, it was when we first started having

01:56 conversations with Westway. Obviously Westway is an incredible label, home to West End and

02:03 Broadway legends. People like Samantha Bach and Ramin and Kerrie Ellis.

02:10 And it sounds like you are really pleased with the overall sound. Now, what is that

02:14 overall sound?

02:16 That sound for me is like stage and screen, big kind of production orchestra. For anyone

02:23 that's already listened to I Who Have Nothing, which obviously was my first single release

02:27 for the album. If you listen to that, you'll get an understanding of where the album is

02:32 going.

02:33 And to coincide with the album, the guitar?

02:37 Absolutely. The album is called Curtain Call and the tour is called Curtain Call Tour.

02:43 That's 14 dates up and down the country from March, April and May. And within Sussex, obviously

02:50 I'm going to Horsham, the capital.

02:53 Close to home.

02:54 Very close to home. It's only 20 minutes down the road from me, which will be lovely to

02:59 be there.

03:00 And with all this happening, it's not surprising that you are no longer teaching.

03:04 No, I mean, I love teaching and I'll always classify myself as an educator. It's something

03:10 I'm very passionate about, but I don't have time to be in a school. I'm incredibly lucky

03:18 to be touring all around the world and I'm absolutely loving every second I get.

03:26 Well, that comes across. But goodness, to think of the way that your life has transformed

03:30 so much in relatively short a time.

03:33 How do you cope with that? Apart from pinching yourself?

03:38 Apart from pinching myself, yeah. With the incredible support network I've got around

03:44 me from my family to my management. You know, if you surround yourself by amazing people,

03:52 which I'm very fortunate I have, you are kept grounded, you are kept realistic, but also

03:58 you have an incredible time.

04:00 But also you're saying so interestingly that the stage is your safe space as well.

04:05 Where I'm happiest, because I get lost in the music, I always have done. I get lost

04:11 in the emotions of the songs and the connecting with the audience. When I'm on stage, I can

04:21 just exist and enjoy it.

04:24 Fantastic. We're really lucky to speak to you again. You're coming to a really exciting

04:28 time, aren't you, with the Christmas single, the album, the tour. Good luck with everything.

04:33 Thank you ever so much.

04:34 Thank you.

04:35 Thanks a lot.

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