Man Goes Viral For Carnival Cruise Karaoke Performance

One Carnival Cruise has a new singing celebrity on board: College student Tyler Heyworth, whose charm and vocal chops left shocked boat passengers on their feet.

While aboard a Carnival Cruise en route to Cozumel, Mexico, Heyworth found himself on stage at a karaoke event in front of a small crowd of strangers. Microphone in hand, the Georgia native surprised the crowd with a lively rendition of Keith Sweat’s 1996 hit, “Nobody.”

As Heyworth kicked off the ballad, one viral TikTok video captured dozens of cruise guests erupting with laughter and applause. The supportive crowd sang along with Heyworth throughout the entire song and gave the performance a standing ovation once the chorus came to a close.

Several onlookers were quick to post the karaoke performance on TikTok, where the video quickly amassed over one million views.

In an interview with TODAY.com, Heyworth reveals that his penchant for ‘90s karaoke occurs only on cruises.

“You may think I look pretty confident up there, but normally I wouldn’t do that around where I live because I’m too nervous,” Heyworth says. “On cruises, the way I think about it is like, ‘Oh, I’m never going to see these people again. Why don’t I have a little fun?’”

Fans of Heyworth’s song choice made their opinions clear in person and in the comment section.

“I want to book a Carnival Cruise, but only if Tyler is there singing this song,” one commenter wrote on the video.

“If tyler ain’t on the cruise I ain’t goin,” another user said.

Heyworth admits that a trial run performance occurred the night before, where he sang to a small group of vacationers. The following evening, Heyworth’s dad gave him the confidence he needed to croon to a larger crowd.

“My dad looked at me and said, ‘there’s a bigger crowd out here tonight. I’ll give you 10 bucks if you do the same song again,’” Heyworth recalls. Ultimately, the money was the motivation, and the resulting video is now viral TikTok gold.

“I’m on my 8^th Tyler video POV,” one TikTok user wrote with a laughing emoji.

“At this point we know everyone who was on The Tyler Carnival Cruise Tour,” wrote another user.

Along with “Nobody,” Heyworth was also seen belting out Usher’s “Nice & Slow” and “Let Me Love You” by Mario, complete with a cameo from his brother Timmy.

Heyworth notes that while his go-to genre is ‘90s R&B, he doesn’t have a tried-and-true karaoke tune.

“‘Nobody’ isn’t my go-to song, but it was a song I had really enjoyed one summer,” he says. “I saw it on the set list, and I was like, ‘You know what, why not?’”

Even Carnival Cruise decided to join in on the fun with their own TikTok of “The Tyler Show,” with the words “SOLD OUT” written underneath.

Despite not having any future cruise performances lined up, Heyworth plans to continue singing when he can, especially in the car.

“I’m definitely gonna keep doing karaoke,” he says.

As for that $10 bet? Heyworth’s dad made good on his promise.