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Stevenage cat hopes for chart hit with Christmas single

Lewis Ames Nala in the studio looking at a microphoneLewis Ames
Nala the cat is releasing a charity single on Wednesday

A cat whose pictures went viral for regularly visiting a railway station is releasing a Christmas single.

Four-year-old Nala has been delighting commuters who have been taking photos of her at Stevenage station.

Owner Natasha Ambler revealed the cat was releasing a single called Meow and has been approached for a book deal.

The ginger tabby has also recorded a video for the song due to be released this week, under the name Nala the Station Cat.

It has been produced by Danny Kirsch, who wrote it with Joe Killington, while Nala is also co-credited as a songwriter, as well as a vocalist.

Ms Ambler said "we want to spread the happiness that Stevenage has had, and she's had on socials to the world".

Lewis Ames Nala in the studio sitting on a mixing deskLewis Ames
Nala's owners are hoping the cat will make it into the official UK chart with her new single

The single is officially released on Wednesday and BBC Three Counties Radio's Justin Dealey gave the single an exclusive first play on Sunday.

"I'm slightly lost for words," said the presenter after the song finished.

Nala's owner replied: "So am I to be fair."

The musical cat does not yet have an agent and her owner said "we're all doing our emails ourselves; it's quite new to us".

"We'll start small and hopefully she gets in the charts, but number one would be fantastic," she added.

Adventures of Nala Nala the cat sitting on a ticket gateAdventures of Nala
Nala is a regular visitor to Stevenage station where she gets fussed over by passengers

Charity campaigners LadBaby have filled the coveted Christmas number one single spot every year for the last five years.

All proceeds from the single will be donated to the RSPCA and Stevenage homelessness charity Feed Up Warm Up.

The music video, filmed at Stevenage railway station, will be unveiled before Christmas.

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