Lewis Capaldi posts hilarious video over fears he'll become a 'one hit wonder' - despite his sellout tour

The singer joked about his fears that fans will "hate" his latest release
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Lewis Capaldi has joked he’s “worried” he will end up as a “one hit wonder” – despite tickets for his most recent tour selling out in a matter of minutes.

The Scottish singer poked fun at his fear that fans will “hate” his latest track Hold Me While You Wait in a video clip shared on his Twitter account.

Using a question and answer format for his post, Capaldi wrote: “Person: ‘Are you worried that everyone will hate Hold Me While You Wait and you’ll become nothing more than a one hit wonder who got lucky?’”

He then added the word “Me” before sharing a video of himself repeatedly singing “Yeah!” along to an upbeat backing track.

Sell-out: Tickets for Lewis Capaldi's tour were snapped up in moments
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The singer’s fans were quick to remind him of his recent successes, with one writing: “The tour’s sold out mate. They need to like it regardless of whether it’s decent or no.”

“Even if you [sic] music flops (highly unlikely) people will still love you, you’re hilarious and someone I would definitely want in my life,” another added.

A third fan said that was “never gonna happen,” adding: “You are here to stay! Beyond excited for the album… my ears are gonna be so flipping blessed!”

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“I’ve loved every song you’ve put out from right at the beginning. I’m in it for the long run, gonna love all your songs,” another fan said.

The singer recently opened up about his struggles with self-belief, telling The Sun that he should be “at home watching Jeremy Kyle” rather than selling out arena shows.

“I feel I’ve got imposter syndrome,” he admitted to the paper. “What am I doing here? Why do all these people want to see me?”

“When I’m sitting backstage at a festival in my trackies looking around, I think, ‘What the f*** am I doing here?’

“Everyone is an artist or looks like they should be on the catwalk while I look like I should be at home watching Jeremy Kyle.”

Ahead of his 2020 tour, Capaldi revealed that a LIVELINE service will be available with each ticket, allowing fans with anxiety or emotional difficulties to contact a dedicated email address and meet with team members at the concert venue.

“I always get tonnes of messages from people online who have said they want to come to my shows but can’t because they’re struggling massively with anxiety or are just generally afraid they will have a panic attack during the show,” he said in a statement.

“I really wanted to put something in place to help those people feel comfortable and offer them support to allow them to experience the shows.”

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