Not only is Duffy flying high at the top of the charts, he has inspired other budding creatives through his social media presence.

As his own videos have racked up millions of views, some 50,000 TikToks have been made with his audio as the soundtrack.

The musician said it was unusual to see his music reach people across the globe.

“The music is so Irish and traditional and neo-classical, it’s a really strange feeling to see that actually correlate to doing well in charts and on Spotify,” he said.

“It’s so weird because going on to Spotify, the biggest listeners, it’s pretty balanced between Turkey and America, and France, which are all three very different countries in the world.

“But I think the good thing about what type of music I’m making is there’s not really any words to this moment, so it sort of speaks to everyone in a way, so it’s really nice to see.”

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