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On the show today we have 47 year old father of 3 who has hit no.1 in the USA...after 35 years of trying.

From a construction site and Buckingham Palace to the top of the US charts. a Brit's rags to riches, American dream come true story London born singer/songwriter Michael Armstrong has this last month been enjoying great success on the US charts, and incredibly remains at No.1 for the 2nd consecutive week on the New Music Weekly (NMW) Chart with his track 'Each Others Eyes' taken from his current album 'Ojai'. The song also now sits at No. 18 on their Main Top 40 Chart.
Michael is ahead of Elton John and Billy Eilish and hot on the heels of Ed Sheeran, Justin Beiber, Dua Lipa, Camila Cabello and Weeknd; in the Secondary Markets that NMW (New Music Weekly) tracks!

The interesting thing about this story is that Michael Armstrong who resides in Banstead, on the edge of Greater London, did this himself, totally independently, self-funded and without the backing of any record label. He is a 47-year-old father of 3 boys and a talented singer/songwriter/musician who never gave up his 'impossible' childhood dream to succeed in the music biz. He risked everything he had to achieve it. As Michael says "I'm an overnight success...after 35 years of trying! I have always had self-belief and determination, but even I thought conquering the American charts might be a little out of my reach! I am beyond delighted!"

Despite his best attempts to break into the music industry as a young man, Michael spent his 20s & 30s working in the family construction business, with a burning hunger and desire to achieve his dreams that never left him. It was 10 years ago that he gambled it all, closing the firm and making the decision that it was “now or never”. It has been a decade of huge highs and crushing lows, buzzing excitement and extreme depression, but his tenacity and belief in himself and his music have persevered, finally bringing him the success that he has so desired and deserved.


Perhaps the best example of Michael’s cheeky nature, boldness, and persistence, came in 2012 when he found himself backstage at HM The Queen’s Jubilee Concert, Buckingham Palace in 2012. Surrounded by both musical and actual royalty, mingling with the likes of Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones and Princes Charles, William and Harry, Michael managed to find his way onto the stage for the finale alongside his hero Paul McCartney after posing as a member of the Military Wives Choir! He joined the chorus for ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ and was introduced to HM The Queen afterwards. Thankfully he was able to escape without being sent to the Tower!

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