Singer's Career Taking Off After TV Appearance
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Singer’s career taking off after TV appearance Shaun is hit with Johnny STAR BUDDIES: Singer Shaun Foster-Conley, left, with top comic Johnny Vegas. HE made his name on Sun- By KATY WHEELER and he never saw me on TV. I was filming it at the time. It was derland’s club circuit, now [email protected] singer Shaun Foster-Conley heartbreaking. Dad was teaching me to sing when I was aged just has had the backing of top always great to catch up with five and I can still remember him comic Johnny Vegas as his Shaun, he keeps threatening to loading his gear to go and work career soars to new heights. take me to the North East for a the clubs in the North East. Shaun, 36, found himself proper lads’ night out. “He was a big singer around thrust into the national spotlight “I love the area and the lovely the region and he was a huge in- in 2009 when he bagged himself people. I always get a great reac- fluence in my life. For him to see a spot on the hit ITV sit-com tion from them. the fruits of my and his labour Benidorm, which was watched by “Myself and Shaun shared would be amazing.” seven million viewers. some memorable nights out in Shaun was plucked from ob- Johnny Vegas, who plays Geoff Benidorm when we recorded the scurity by TV talent scouts when Maltby in the comedy show, is show together earlier this year.” he was singing in the popular predicting bigs things for Shaun Shaun, who lives in Fence Spanish resort and asked to star in 2010. Houses, but is originally from in the show as himself by writer He said: “ Shaun has a fan- Red House, has two children Derren Litten. tastic voice and I believe he will – Robyn, 12, and Fraser, 11, and Since Shaun first hit the small continue to be very successful in is still amazed at what has hap- screen on the show in October, the years ahead. pened in the past 12 months. he has been swamped with mail “It’s often the case when peo- But despite the entertainer’s from fans desperate to buy a CD ple talk to me about the series excitement at his big TV break, of his songs from the show. – Shaun’s singing receives great he wishes his dad Peter, of band The new album The Song’s feedback. He is a big talent,with The Apaches, could be there to from ITV’s Benidorm is available a huge voice.” see it. at HMV and on line at www.shau The TV funnyman added: “It’s He said: “My dad died recently nfosterconley.net.