A three-year-old boy who is an Ed Sheeran superfan says his dream is to sing alongside his idol when he turns four next month.
Josh Cooper, from Bondi, Sydney, knows the words to nearly all of the British singer’s songs, and attempts to strum the guitar just like him.
The youngster, who also has red hair like his hero, practises playing his guitar twice a day, and has already perfected many of the pop star’s ballads.
His mother Sheri, 32, says that Josh talks about Ed as if he’s part of the family – and says he even splashes water on his face before performing so he’s ‘sweating like Ed’.
Three year-old Josh Cooper, from Bondi, Sydney, is a huge fan of singer Ed Sheeran
The youngster, pictured with mother Sheri and one-year-old sister Ella, knows the words to nearly all of the British singer’s songs
‘Josh has always loved musicians and would watch them for hours if he could,’ said Sheri.
‘When he noticed that Ed Sheeran also has red hair, he developed this connection with him and almost looks up to him as his role model.
‘Josh always insists in wearing shoes like Ed, he insisted on having the same microphone and stand and he splashes water on his face because he also to be “sweating like Ed.”
‘When he eats his dinner, he asks if Ed also eats chicken or meat or pasta.’
Josh hopes to meed his fellow redheaded idol when he tours in Australia next month
The three-year-old says it’s his dream to meet the singer and perform alongside him
Sheri, who works for a tech company, said that Josh now wants to meet and hopefully perform with his idol – who is touring Australia at the same time.
‘The latest request has been for a belt like his and constant nagging to “Sing next to him. Not in front of him like on the TV, mum. I want to sing next to him,” she said.
‘Our greatest joy would be for Josh to meet and sing with his idol. In Josh’s words, ‘How cool would that be Mum? But do you think Ed will sing with me?’
Determined to become just like his idol, Josh often performs in front of the TV with Ed in the background.
Josh practises playing his guitar twice a day so that he can emulate the British pop star
The youngster has already perfected many of the pop star’s most popular ballads
His mother Sheri says that Josh became fascinated with music from around eight months old
He was fascinated with music from around eight-months-old, dancing and tapping his foot in rhythm, before becoming obsessed with the singer-songwriter’s track ‘Perfect’ last year.
His parents Sheri and Mark, 36, have encouraged him to follow his dreams even allowing him to busk in public.
Determined to get enough money to buy a ‘microphone and big microphone stand like Ed’, he went and performed in public, earning $50AUD (£28) from two short sessions.
Josh developed a ‘connection’ with Ed when he noticed the pop star also had red hair
The youngster became obsessed with the singer-songwriter’s track ‘Perfect’ last year
Josh loves music and even has his own keyboard that he practises on at home
The youngster, pictured with Sheri and his sister Ella, talks about Ed as if he’s part of the family
Sheri said: ‘When Josh is singing, he is in his element and totally focused on the performance, the music and you can feel the passion inside of him.
‘Mark took Josh busking in Bondi Junction, Sydney. It was totally on Josh’s request and he decided where he wanted to stand.
‘He was saving money to buy his microphone, which he now owns, and would come home and count “how many monies” to see if he had enough.’
Josh even makes sure that he wears the same shoes as Ed, as well as having the same kit
The youngster spends a lot of his time practising musical instruments at home
Josh has even been busking in public in a bid to raise funds for his microphone equipment
The young superfan, who is already obsessed with music, now hopes to meed his idol when he comes to Australia next month