Charlie Puth News: Singer Has Some Major Love For A Former 'Fast & Furious' Actor [VIDEO]
Seems that Puth has a great luck this time of the year, he has been nominated for a three Grammys in collaboration with Wiz Khalifa, “See You Again.”
Entertainment Tonight caught up with 24-year-old singer on Friday at Z100’s iHeart Radio Ball in New York and dishes out that he was overwhelmed by the hundreds of text messages after the nominations were announced -- which he happened to be flying at that moment.
"I thought maybe one GRAMMY nomination," Puth said. "I was coming from London, and I touched down on the tarmac, and I got a hundred text messages. I thought there was an emergency! It said, 'Urgent, urgent! GRAMMY, GRAMMY, GRAMMY.'"
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According to ET, the song was previously written as a tribute to the late Paul Walker and featured on the soundtrack for Fast and the Furious 7, which Walker was filming at the time of his death in December 2013. The hit tune earned nominations for Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Despite not being able to see Paul Walker and outside of his films, Puth reveals that Walker has had an incredible impact on his life.
"I had never even met Paul, and he's the reason I have a music career right now," Puth said. "He's the reason why Vin Diesel and I have a great friendship. Would you even pair me and Vin Diesel as friends? We're best friends now."
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On the other note, While he already has collaborations with Khalifa and Meghan Tranior under his belt, Puth revealed that he's been working on a song with another major name -- Selena Gomez. The track will be featured on his debut album, Nine Track Mind, dropping in January, ET wrote.