“Can I sing for you?” That’s the standard opening line from Harry Daniels, a Gen-Z TikTok sensation and rising vocalist whose presence on social media has skyrocketed in recent months. If you’ve ever found yourself trapped in the endless scroll, burning through your retinas (guilty as charged), you’ll likely know him as the maestro of tracking down today’s biggest stars. Having met an impressive roster of A-listers—from Dua Lipa and Margot Robbie to Jacob Elordi and Timothée Chalamet—Daniels possesses a unique talent for delivering cringe-worthy serenades to stars…and I mean in the most painful yet oddly mesmerizing way. “I’m trolling everyone, first and foremost,” Daniels confesses to Vogue. “Some people think I’m being serious, and I have to clarify every time—it’s my online persona; performance art, perhaps.”
Growing up in Long Island, Daniels found himself deeply enamored by stars like Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa, even before they hit the global spotlight. “I remember attending one of Dua’s earliest concerts—I’ve been to many since then—where she performed for a crowd of maybe 15 people because she hadn’t yet broken through in the US. I was a huge fan even before she exploded,” he says. “My admiration for these artists led me to look into their journeys, to understand what propelled them to where they are today—and that’s when I started figuring out ways to connect with them myself.”
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What was Daniels’s first “Can I sing for you” moment? “It happened at a Sabrina Carpenter CD-signing event, where you got to meet her if you bought a record,” he remembers. “I had already met Sabrina a few times, so my friends egged me on to prank her. I decided to play along, claimed I was a singer, and belted out a song… and, well, people found it funny, so it kind of became a thing.”
Since that fateful encounter, Daniels has serenaded a galaxy of stars, some more amused than others. Either way, it’s always a riot (and a challenge) to witness: among his targets have been Cher, Adam Sandler, Olivia Rodrigo, Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Megan Thee Stallion, Omar Apollo, Lorde, Emma Chamberlain, and Michael Cera. But how does he summon the courage to approach these celebrities in such a way? “It becomes second nature after a while, and once you’ve interacted with certain individuals multiple times, the nerves just go away,” he explains. And of course, I had to ask: How does he consistently stumble upon these famous people? He simply shrugs, remarking, “I attend many of these press events hoping to cross paths with people, but oftentimes it’s by chance. I’ll approach them, and they’ll recognize me and know exactly what’s about to go down. I don’t chase, I attract.”