PALOMA Faith treated two of her biggest fans from Wirral to the surprise of a lifetime with an exclusive performance.
The multi-platinum selling star, who won Best Female Act at The BRIT Awards, performing Sinead O’Connor’s legendary song Nothing Compares to You for brother and sister Joe Meadows and Anna Williams from Wallasey.
They had won a competition organised by Paloma and MasterCard to find two of her biggest fans and were invited to a secret bank vault hidden under the streets of London, believing they would be picking up a recording of a never-before-heard cover.
Once there, Paloma appeared and performed the iconic song for her two fans acoustically, accompanied only by a handful of musicians.
It wasn't the first time Paloma had brought the brother and sister together – they had recently rekindled their relationship after a period apart when Joe bought Anna tickets to a Paloma concert, and this time they got to see her up close during her most intimate performance yet.
Paloma performs for Joe Meadows and Anna Williams
Joe said: "I've been a fan of Paloma for years and it’s always been a dream of mine to meet her.
"I've travelled all over the country to see her perform and once we even waited outside the back door after the show.
"This the surprise all started when we thought we were getting the first copy of a never before heard cover track, which is great in itself but when Paloma actually appeared and sang live to my sister and I it was just amazing."
Anna added: "When Paloma appeared in the vault I was so surprised that I couldn’t stop crying! Seeing Paloma perfom to us with a group of violinists in such an intimate venue was really special.
"When we met her afterwards she was so down-to-earth and friendly, just the way I had imagined she’d be.“
Paloma surprises Joe Meadows and Anna Williams
Paloma said: "Joe and Anna’s is such a lovely story and I’m glad to have been a part of it. I’m delighted to have teamed up with MasterCard to give something back to some of the fans who have supported me in a big way.
"Nothing Compares to You is a song that is very special to me, so to perform it for the first time to two of my biggest supporters felt amazing.”
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