WATCH: Teen sensation steals the show at Inverness Highland Games
A local teenager from Newtonmore took to the stage at this year's Highland Games in Inverness as he sang his rendition of numerous swing classics.
Michael Lewis (16), only started singing 9 months ago, but managed to woo the audience with his natural talent.
The youngster was accompanied by Gerry Coogan on piano, and had the audience in the palm of his hand, listening in awe.
Michael played a 40 minute set and blew the crowd away with classics, including ‘Such a Night, My Way, Midnight in Vermont’, and finished with an ‘incredible’ version of ‘New York, New York’.
Many people have compared the talented teenager to Michael Buble or a young Frank Sinatra.
Margaret Hourston, who had travelled from Texas to be at this year's games was amazed by his voice as she said: “How can a 16-year-old have a voice with such maturity and depth, that boy is going to go a long way”.
After discovering the song ‘My Way’, by Frank Sinatra, on TikTok, Michael was inspired to start singing and began to do so in his bedroom, which is where he found his voice.
It was only when Michael went to the local Shinty Memories group with his school, that a short video of him singing went viral and was picked up by Bruce Macgregor of MacGregors Bars.
Bruce invited him to play in the new cocktail bar at MacGregors in Inverness and as they say, the rest is history.
From there it’s been a ‘stratospheric rise’ with many requests for the young man to sing including interest from America. However, Michael is keen to stay based in the Highlands until he finishes his sixth year at Kingussie High.
Earlier this month Michael played Blusey Beauly, with The Highland Swing Band, and he has many other one off gigs planned throughout the remaining year.
There are plenty of opportunities to see Michael perform as he will be playing the Belladrum Ice House Stage on Thursday, July 25, at 4.30pm. He can also be seen every Friday at MacGregors bar in Inverness.
