WATCH: A cappella group Dad Harmony wow Stephen and Ellie with live performance of Sting song

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Swedish a cappella group Dad Harmony have told GB News of the origins of their viral success ahead of an exclusive performance for presenters Stephen and Ellie.The Breakfast hosts were wowed by the group as they delivered their incredible rendition of Fields of Gold by Sting.WATCH ABOVE.

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00:00Well, how about meeting the new ABBA?

00:03It's what a lot of people are calling Dad Harmony.

00:06It's a new Swedish acapella group that are the biggest TikTok sensation you can imagine.

00:13They are everywhere at the moment, and they join us now.

00:18Really good to see you.

00:19With us we have this morning Thomas, Michael, Sebastian, Peter and Adam.

00:23Not necessarily in that order, but I know we'll say it.

00:25There we go.

00:26Gents, it's really good to see you.

00:28I've got to ask, first and foremost, how did you get started?

00:30How do you even get together and think, this is something we can do?

00:34Yeah, it's actually all of a coincidence, to be honest.

00:37We were friends, but we were at Peter at the bachelor party.

00:43And like 10 p.m. or something, we started to sing.

00:47And I recorded that song, and for some reason I put it out on my TikTok account

00:52with like seven followers or something.

00:54And then it blew up and got like, the first video got 22 million views, I think.

01:01And then we thought like, yeah, we need to continue doing this.

01:06So that's how it all started.

01:08And did you know straight away that this was something special?

01:11Or was it only when you started to pick up all those followers?

01:13I think you've got something like two million followers on TikTok already, haven't you?

01:16That then you were like, no, people like this.

01:18We should keep going.

01:19Yeah, no, we had no idea from the start, of course.

01:23So we said to each other, like, we have to try one more video to see if this was a coincidence

01:29or what's going on.

01:30And then we tried another song, and it was also appreciated.

01:35So we just kept going with it.

01:37But how does it feel then to be going from this online and a growing online sensation

01:43to doing stuff in the flesh, in real life, and actually doing proper concerts?

01:49Yeah, it's, I think for, especially you, Thomas, you haven't been on stage for your, since school.

01:55Yeah.

01:55So, like, our first show was in the Swedish television.

02:00So that was special.

02:01Yeah.

02:02Yeah.

02:02What do your kids make of what you're doing?

02:04Because I think you've got something like 11 children between you, haven't you?

02:07So what, the kids must think their dad is so cool.

02:10Yeah, maybe.

02:11I don't know.

02:12Some of them are quite small.

02:14So I don't think they really get what we're doing.

02:17But they love to sing, and they love to hang out with each other.

02:20So that's great.

02:22And it's quite nice to see on TikTok the children actually get involved in the rehearsals,

02:26don't they?

02:26They'll often be on your laps or just kind of listening in as you're rehearsing together.

02:30It's lovely.

02:31Yeah, it's super nice.

02:32And we usually bring the kids to make it easier for our girlfriends at home.

02:37So we can bring them, and our kids can play when we sing.

02:40And if they want to, they come and join us when we sing and sit on the couch.

02:43Or if they want to go and play, they are somewhere else in the house and playing when we sing.

02:48What is happening next?

02:51I mean, Adela, because you've all got jobs.

02:53You've all got proper, normal jobs.

02:55Yeah.

02:55So is that going to stop now, do you think?

02:58I don't know.

03:00I hope you're not watching, my employer.

03:03We'll see.

03:04We'll see what happens in the future.

03:05The next thing for us here in the UK is coming back in November for a concert the 28th of November.

03:13Oh, great.

03:13And where will that be?

03:15Cadogan.

03:16Cadogan.

03:16We're not going to criticize you for getting a pronunciation wrong.

03:21Because I can tell you, my Swedish, all I can say is tack.

03:23That is it.

03:24Tack.

03:26How do you feel about the comparisons to ABBA?

03:30That's great, isn't it?

03:31Can Swedish people just sing really well?

03:33Is that a thing?

03:34I don't know.

03:34One Eurovision seven times.

03:36Go on.

03:37Yeah.

03:38It's hard to answer that question.

03:40But it's, of course, yeah.

03:43Well, ABBA is ABBA, so.

03:45Yeah.

03:45I don't know if we have a...

03:47Maybe we have, like, a big song tradition in Sweden.

03:49I don't know about that.

03:50But it feels like we have that.

03:53And ABBA, of course, is...

03:55They were pioneers.

03:57Yeah.

03:57In the area.

03:58And we love them in this country as well.

03:59Oh, we do.

04:00We do.

04:01We do.

04:01Maybe you're going to be pioneers in terms of a cappella.

04:04I mean, it's been around for a very long time.

04:06But to bring it back to a new audience, and a younger audience, is quite something.

04:11Yeah.

04:11Well, let's hope that we are bringing joy to the a cappella world,

04:15with what we're doing.

04:18But, yeah, we're hoping for that.

04:20All right, gents.

04:21We've been impressed by what we heard earlier on.

04:24Should we give everyone a bit of a treat?

04:26Absolutely.

04:26And you're in for a treat.

04:27Sounds good.

04:28Yeah.

04:28In your own time.

04:29Yeah.

04:29In your own time.

04:29You remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley.

04:49You can tell it's sun in its jealous sky, among the fields of barley.

05:01Oh, I never made promises like these.

05:10Oh, and there have been some that are broken.

05:16Oh, but I swear to date you left as we walk in fields.

05:25Oh, brilliant.

05:38Absolutely incredible.

05:39I've got goosebumps.

05:40Beautiful.

05:40Just gorgeous.

05:42Well, look, gents, really good to see you this morning.

05:44And we look forward to seeing you in November.

05:46Yes.

05:47When you're back.

05:47We'll be there, cheering you on.

05:49Really good to see you.

05:50Thank you very much.

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