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An up-and-coming singer got a support slot on Lewis Capaldi 's latest tour after a drunken private message.

Rachel Chinouriri sent the Scottish star a one-minute video, asking if She could perform at his upcoming stadium shows, after a Night Out .

When She woke up The Next morning She realised what She 'd done and thought She 'd blown her chance.

But , after a nervous wait, She found out that She 'd been added to The Bill for his European tour next month.

It all started on Instagram.

" I got a follow one Day Off Lewis Capaldi , " says Rachel.

" I'm slightly shocked, because obviously it is Lewis. "

Some time later, Rachel says She got a notification - She 'd been tagged in one of Lewis's Insta stories.

It was a video of him singing Rachel's Song - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Trying).

" He's singing My Song , and he's getting into it, " says Rachel. " I was like, 'oh, my gosh! This is so exciting. '"

Rachel's Record Label were also thrilled, and She says they told her to ask Lewis about going On Tour .

But , feeling " too embarrassed" She couldn't bring herself to do it.

That's until She went on a Night Out .

" I must have had quite a few drinks, " says Rachel, who was in the Back of a car when Lewis's profile " popped up" on her phone.

Her memory of The Next part is a bit blurry, But She recalls being egged on by her housemates.

" And I just I don't know What Happened . I just started recording.

" It did not look like that individual on the video in my brain, " says Rachel, who thought She had come across " quite cool" in the clip.

" And Then The Next day I woke up, and he was at The Top of my DMs. . " She says.

" He'd seen it. And he did reply. I just went into overdrive. "

When Rachel's management told her there was a chance She might get to perform with Lewis, She decided to Keep Quiet about the video.

But She spent The Next few weeks worrying She 'd " messed it up".

" I bet they are all working so hard speaking to his team. And Then I'm here sending him drunk videos. "

But in that time, She noticed Lewis had watched one of her Insta stories.

" Maybe he doesn't hate me, " Rachel thought.

So when She found out She would be going On Tour with Lewis, She decided to confess to her manager.

" He thought it was hilarious, " She says.

" If I hadn't got it I definitely would never have told them. But because I got it, I was like, 'okay, here's the video and he found it in there'. "

She 's since posted The Evidence in a which contains some strong language.

Rachel, who's due to release her debut album this year, says the opportunity to travel with Lewis will be an amazing boost for her.

" A lot of music and numbers are done online, " She says. " But there is such power in the energy and the amount of people you can reach Performing Live .

" It's just also being able to see how Lewis can take on such a Big Stage - it's obviously A Dream for so many artists like myself to eventually get to that Stage One day. "

And has her experience taught her anything?

" Shoot your shot and follow your gut instincts without drinking, " She says.

" Because my gut was like 'yeah, I should do this' - But it shouldn't Take Me being tipsy to be like 'I should do this'. "

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Source of news: bbc.com