Teen’s virtual duet with Jessie J goes viral

Record companies are courting an 18-year-old British singer, whose virtual duet with Jessie J has gone viral.

Tom Bleasby recorded his version of Jessie J’s song “Flashlight” from the “Pitch Perfect 2” soundtrack using the karaoke app Smule.

Jessie J recorded the song on Smule, leaving gaps for fans to sing with her and to look like she was interacting with them.

 Bleasby posted his video on Facebook on May 23, and the singalong has already generated 8.5 million views.

“The past week has been crazy,” Bleasby told the BBC. “My phone does not stop going off. The overwhelming outpour of support has been inspiring, thousands of messages from complete strangers telling me how amazed they were.”

Bleasby, who insists that he has never had a singing lesson, has been approached by a record producer who has worked with Beyoncé.

The teen says he is now being “bombarded” with requests from record companies. We hope there is a solo album in the works!