Lola Young speechless as Elton John gushes over 'real' star after 'dark things'

Music sensation Lola Young took the world by storm when she released her hit single Messy last year. And while she gained a legion of fans the world over, it seems there was one unlikely person who quickly became her number one fan - step forward Sir Elton John.

In a candid chat with the music icon on his Rocket Hour podcast on Apple Music 1, the man behind hits including Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Candle In The Wind, described her single Dealer as "the biggest smash I've heard in years."

Speaking about her single from her upcoming album I'm Only F***king Myself, Elton tells her: "I have to say, after listening to the album ['I'm Only F**king Myself'], there's a track on your album which would be the next single, I'm going to tell everyone it's called ‘Dealer'."

He added: "And if that isn't Number 1, I bet my house that that's the Number 1 single. I bet my house. It is f**king amazing. It's unbelievable. It's the biggest smash I've heard in years."

The London born singer and songwriter, 24, who studied at the BRIT School, was propelled into global fame when she launched her song Messy, which drew the attention of the good and the great within the music industry.

During their chat, Elton described the hit single as "great" and praised her for performing in her own video.

He continued: "Messy' was the record that really launched you into the stratosphere. It was such a great song and I loved the video because you were performing in the video and you thought, 'Wow, this is a proper artist.'"

During their chat, he went on to say: "This is a real artist. This isn't some pop star who's doing a video of miming and so forth."

He added: "This girl is unreal. I don't want to make comparisons, but Rayeis the same as you, she's a great artist, she gives out so much of herself. "

He then went on to say: "What I love about you, you are there. What you see with Lola Young is what you get. "

Elton explained: "And what you get is f**king great … Well, the thing about you is that you are authentic. And there are so many girls around now that are authentic. The girls are truly leading the charge."

But it looks as though Lola is just as enamoured by Elton as he is of her. Speaking about what his encouraging words mean to her, she replied: "Thank you, Elton. This means so much to me. You have no idea. I'm just so grateful to be sitting here with you."

She continued: "I'm honestly taken aback by how much has gone on in my life. But also things, moments like this, talking to someone like you is just an incredible moment ... "

She added: "I have gone through a lot and I've really managed to pull out the other side of a lot of dark things. Thank you for having me. Music is so powerful and I'm able to do that now in a way where I'm in such a head space for it to take on what's happening, to take on the success and all of that."

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