My Kitchen Rules (MKR) Gatecrasher Fergus James is no stranger to the limelight — the successful singer was actually discovered by Justin Timberlake.
And that’s not the only famous connection Fergus has – he’s also supported some huge artists on their international tours.
Now, Fergus is tackling the MKR 2024 competition alongside his mum Caz. The mother-son duo joined the show as one of the three pairs of Gatecrashers who are competing in round two. We can’t wait to see if they top the MKR leaderboard.
MKR’s Fergus was discovered by Justin Timberlake
In 2016, Justin showed up unannounced at Newtown’s High School of The Performing Arts to host a “secret masterclass”.
JT shared a video of the visit on his Facebook page at the time, featuring none other than MKR’s Fergus (albeit a lot younger).
When Fergus took the stage and performed an original song, Justin was clearly blown away.
“What? I’d put that on the radio now,” he told the high school student.
The clip went viral, and Fergus appeared on the Today show to talk about his experience with Justin.
“It was my own original song,” Fergus told Lisa Wilkinson during the interview.
“Justin really got into how much he liked the lyrics and how vulnerability is such an important thing in music. It was a great opportunity.”
Fergus supported Ed Sheeran on his world tour
Two years after meeting Justin, Fergus was on stage supporting Ed Sheeran on his ÷ stadium tour in 2018.
In 2019, Fergus told The AU Review that he was relieved he had little experience performing for large crowds when he took on the gig.
“To be honest with you, I think had I had any prior experience playing live shows, as a proper musician, I think I would have struggled a little bit more than I did,” he said.
“I am not saying it was easy. It was one of the most horrifyingly scary things to get up in front of thousands of people with a guitar at the age of eighteen.”
Fergus has performed with Meg Mac and at Splendour In The Grass
In 2019, Fergus opened the biggest stage at Splendour In The Grass after winning triple j’s Unearthed competition.
That same year, he was the support act for Meg Mac at the Melbourne Zoo’s Zoo Twilights events, where he played his own songs, What Are We Waiting For, Mistakes and Old Stars.
“I’ve been listening to Meg Mac since a young kid,” Fergus told The AU Review of the opportunity. “And, the fact I got to support her, to do 13 shows was unreal, and only to be topped by getting to do Splendour, another life goal, opening that massive stage.”
Listen to Fergus James’ music here and watch his Slow Separation video clip below.
We’ve got our fingers crossed that Fergus will treat the rest of the MKR cast to a little rendition during one of the round two MKR Instant Restaurants.
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