Buble serenades commuters in subway

Michael Bublé took to the NYC Subway for an impromptu performance with the group Naturally 7. Courtesy: Annie Keller.

Michael Buble gives an impromptu subway performance of Who's Lovin' You at a New York City subway station. Picture: Supplied Source: news.com.au

MICHAEL Buble says his impromptu subway show was a "dream come true".

The singer shocked commuters by giving a performance underground in New York City on Thursday.

He was scheduled to play a gig to celebrate MTA's expanding wireless service but it was cancelled after a press conference was held to reveal the Boston bombers' plot to target Times Square.

The 37-year-old Grammy winner was clearly looking forward to the performance, so decided to go ahead and sing at a station anyway, reports New York Post.

He travelled to the Lincoln Center/West 66th Street stop for the impromptu acappella show, where he was joined by a backing group called Naturally 7.

"This was a dream come true for me. Once you've sung in the subway waiting for the No. 1 train, you know you've made it," he smiled.

Buble's set left subway users "gobsmacked" as they waited for their trains. During the performance he delivered a rendition of the Jackson 5 hit Who's Lovin' You, which appears on his latest album To Be Loved.

The Haven't Met You Yet singer is believed to have played his whole set list as planned and relished the experience, as did the delighted onlookers.

"I feel like a real New Yorker now," he said.

"Singing in the New York subway is something that's been done for years and years and years and I feel like it's the most authentic, organic way to make music."
 

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Buble and wife expecting baby boy

Michael Buble says he and Argentine soap star wife Luisana Lopilato are "thrilled" to be expecting a boy in August. Picture: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Source: AP

SINGER Michael Buble has revealed he and wife Luisana Lopitalo are expecting a baby boy.

The Canadian crooner told the New York Post they were “excited” and “thrilled” by the news.

He and his Argentine soap star wife, who’s due to give birth to their first son in August, saw doctors after learning the new pope is from her country. Bublé said, "She said, ‘It is a sign!’ But there’s no way we are going to call him Frank, even if it did work well for Frank Sinatra,” Buble told the Post.

Buble has sold millions of albums, but as he readies the release of his newest project, he's less concerned with his future sales, thanks to the impending birth of his first child.

"I'm nervous and excited, and truly I think it's given me great perspective," the singer said at the music video shoot for his new single, It's a Beautiful Day.

"I used to worry about how the single would do and how the record would sell. And the truth is, I love this record. I'm so proud of it. But, at the end of the day, if it sells 10 million or 10 copies, I've got bigger fish to fry," he continued.

"I've got a wife and a kid I love very much."

Buble married Lopilato in 2011. They announced in January they're expecting their first child, due in August.

Most of Buble's albums have reached multiplatinum status, and his last three releases have hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, including the triple platinum Christmas, the second best-selling album of 2011 behind Adele's "21."

His new album, To Be Loved, will be released April 23. It finds the Grammy winner covering songs by the Bee Gees, Dean Martin and Elvis Presley, as well as collaborating with Reese Witherspoon. It also features four original songs, including a tribute to his wife called Close Your Eyes.

It's a Beautiful Day is about a man who is happy because his failing romantic relationship has finally ended. So who inspired the song?

"Harry Styles," the 37-year-old Buble replied jokingly, referring to the One Direction band member who dated Taylor Swift.

"Harry Styles," Buble said again, feigning heartbreak. "He left me for Taylor. I'll be writing about her, too, soon."

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