A teenager from Basingstoke has become an overnight pop sensation in the Far East after posting a video of herself singing online.
Rebecca Strachan, 19, from Aster Road, Kempshott, Basingstoke, was catapulted to attention when she uploaded a video of her and a friend singing in Korean on the popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Since it went live in November, the video has received more than 220,000 hits and led to record executives offering the pair the chance to go to the South Korean capital Seoul for a series of gigs.
Rebecca began studying Japanese at Queen Mary's College, in Basingstoke, and taught herself Korean. She started mimicking her favourite artists and then posted a video of herself and friend Sharon Schilperoord, 18, who lives in Holland, singing a popular Korean song on YouTube.
The pair met via an online forum and managed to record the song by sending vocals to each other via e-mail. Despite also being offered the chance to fly to South Korea, Rebecca's friend Sharon has decided to finish college first.
Rebecca will now fly out next month to receive expert singing and dancing tuition and is set to play her first gig at a festival in May.
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