This happened when Walker gave a copy of the recording to DJ Chris Moyles after turning up outside the Radio 1 studio[1][2][3] on 28 August 2007 at 5.30 a.m.
[citation needed] "The Mystery" was released on 3 March 2008 as a download, and it entered the UK Singles Chart at No.
Walker's debut album was produced by Danton Supple, who was responsible for X&Y by Coldplay and Silence Is Easy by Starsailor.
Walker toured throughout 2007 and 2008, supporting artists including The Wombats, Kate Nash, Craig David, Amy MacDonald, The Enemy, The Subways and Sam Beeton.
His musical influences include Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Buckley, U2, Sting, Radiohead, Sergei Rachmaninov, The Divine Comedy, Coldplay, Aqualung and Regina Spektor.