I felt so lucky because they're my favourite band, says Waterford teen, 13, brought on stage to perform with The Script
Charlie Comerford, 13, said he could not believe his luck when the band's frontman, Danny O'Donoghue, invited him on stage during Saturday night's gig in Thomond Park,
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Charlie Comerford posing with The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue
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Charlie performed on stage with the band in front of 28,000 people
Speaking for the first time about the experience, Charlie, from Dunhill in
Charlie said music helps soothe his soul whenever he feels down, saying: 'Whenever I feel a little bad or any emotions at all, I go to my room and listen to (The Script).'
Recalling the moment that
To top it all off, Charlie ended the night
singing
a duet with O'Donoghue, and even pressed the final note on the star's piano to finish the tune.
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Charlie told radio station Live 95FM: 'We sang Never Seen Anything Quiet Like You, and oh my God."
Asked if he had been nervous up on stage in front of thousands of Script fans, Charlie replied: 'Maybe a little nervous, but I felt very excited because it's not very often you go in front of 28,000 people with your favourite (singer) ever.'
Charlie's favourite song is The Man Who Can't Be Moved, 'because it's just a classic'.
He added: 'It actually wasn't very loud on stage, it's louder when you're down in the crowd."
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Charlie also got a selfie on stage with Danny O'Donoghue which he has shared with a growing fan base on his social media channel, said his mother Laura Firth.
'Many' people have contacted him to offer him their congratulations and well-wishes.
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Charlie continued: 'Never in a million years did I think this would happen.'
He said he 'hopes' that rock stardom may yet be written in his stars.
His mother, who accompanied him at the concert, told us: 'It was just unreal, Charlie is such a huge fan of
The Script
.
'It all happened so quickly, I just thought, oh my God, I can't believe this is happening for Charlie because he deserves it so much, he's a great kid and when he loves something he nearly gets obsessed with it.
'AN OBSESSION'
'The Script became an obsession, he just loves listening to their music, and he loves singing.'
'He kind of likes alternative music as well as
pop music
- he wants to wrote
songs
, he's that much into it, and so, for that to happen for him is just great.
'He doesn't do nerves really, he just got on with it when he was up there on stage.
'He said it was surreal, he couldn't believe it, that it was like a dream, he just couldn't believe it.'
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