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Sheer delight for Burt's Brian
28.01.11
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
BURT singing sensation Brian Sheerin is still
struggling to come to terms with his sudden rise to
stardom after topping the public vote in the
All-Ireland Talent Show last Sunday.
After successfully clearing the first hurdle of the
RTE television show in style, the 21-year-old has
now set his sights on winning the competition and
€50,000 in prize money. |
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“I still can’t quite
believe it’s happening. It probably hasn’t really
sunk in yet but it is a nice feeling and I would
like to thank everyone for getting behind me at the
weekend,” he said.
“It’s absolutely brilliant. I didn’t even expect to
get this far but now I’m aiming to reach the final.
The way everyone has got behind me by voting has
been absolutely brilliant.”
Mentored by Dana, Brian said the former Eurovision
winner was proving a real asset.
“Dana is great, she has been a real support. |
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Brian Sheerin |
Before I went out onto
the stage she reassured me that the public would
like me and that was a real help,” he said.
Prior to his stunning rendition of 'Caledonia' on
Sunday, Brian drew up a list of five songs he
favoured before RTE settled on the Dougie MacClean
Scottish folk ballad.
With three-year old son Jack as his biggest
supporter, Brian is also backed by enthusiastic
parents, Brian and Mairead, and brothers and
sisters, James, John, Ann Marie and Clare.
A talented forward on the Burt Gaelic football team,
Brian has been honing his musical skills since the
age of ten when he first picked up a guitar and
sang.
“Music has always been in me I suppose,” he said.
With an eclectic taste in music, these days you
could find him listening to or playing anything from
Paolo Nutini to Neil Young or Cat Stevens.
Due back on the All-Ireland Talent Show stage on the
weekend of March 6 or 13 next, the Inishowen man is
keeping his feet on the ground ahead of his biggest
ever performance in the semi-finals. “Hopefully I
can bring the title back to Burt,” he added. |
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