Nathan Evans

Nathan Alexander Evans (born 19 December 1994) is a Scottish singer. He first gained fame in 2020 by posting videos of himself singing sea shanties on the social media service TikTok. In 2021, he released a version of the folk song "Wellerman", which peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart and also charted in several other countries. His debut album, Wellerman – The Album, was released in 2022 and achieved moderate success in continental Europe. It peaked at number twelve on the albums charts in Germany, as well as reaching number thirty in Switzerland. In 2024, he released his second album, 1994, to commercial success, debuting atop the albums charts in his native Scotland, as well as peaking within the top ten of the Album Sales, Albums Downloads and Physical Albums Charts in the United Kingdom, whilst reaching number twenty–six on the official UK Albums Charts. It spawned the commercially successful single "Heather on the Hill", which was subsequently certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). He released his third studio album, Angels' Share, a collaborative album with Saint Phnx, on 16 January, 2026.

Genre: sea-shanties

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