EVERDAY one Buddy Holly fan will be able to look down at a permanent tribute to his idol after winning a free tattoo.
Scott Evans, of Quay Close, Oakwood, posted a video playing one of his favourite Buddy Holly songs in a bid to win the tattoo by Danny Warburton from Ink-Finity in Latchford.
The tattoo parlour on Westy Lane launched the competition last month asking Facebook users to post the name of their favourite musician – past or present.
The winner would win a tattoo of their music idol.
Scott, 35, called on the services of his wife Nicola to film a video of him donning a Buddy Holly mask while performing Peggy Sue.
After posting the video on social media the video quickly went viral with 11,000 views within 48 hours.
The dad-of-one, who works as a freelance IT specialist, said: "The tattoo is fantastic and the best thing about it is the older generation telling me how great the tattoo looks.
"Some people have asked why don't I have someone like John Lennon or Noel Gallagher? So I tell them the story about why I love Buddy and what his music means to me.
"I then listen to their thoughts on a legend taken too young."
Scott has been a big fan of Buddy Holly since school when he would listen to one of his friends' dads playing his music on repeat.
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