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Former Fishmonger's Music Video Set to Be Surprise Christmas Hit

A couple of months ago few would have paid much attention to this fishmonger from East London. But an audition on the X Factor and some 4 million Youtube hits later, Muhammad Shahid Nazir has a record deal and just became an unlikely contender in the race for this year's UK Christmas number one. And it's all thanks to this. Also known as the "One Pound Fish" man, Nazir initially came up with the catchy tune to attract customers to his market stall.