Doug Walker

Doug Walker hit upon a plan to head down to Radio 1 early in the morning to hand out copies of his self-released single 'The Mystery' to staff arriving for the day. In amongst the runners, cleaners and security staff who would inevitably find a copy of the single thrust into their hands, Walker hoped a few copies would find themselves in the ownership of some more influential figures. And as Chris Moyles arrived to prepare for his breakfast show, another copy of 'The Mystery' was gone. Moyles subsequently played 'The Mystery' that very morning and received such an overwhelmingly positive public reaction that he played it twice more, eventually giving Doug Walker thirty minutes coverage before a primetime audience.

What followed was the biggest whirlwind of Walker's life and, just six week later, he had inked a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Two months later, his debut album 'Fear Together' (due out on April 7th) was finalised.