Joe Jenkins: YouTube star from Bristol plays Disney’s Little Mermaid song ‘Under The Sea’ on piano underwater

A YouTube star from Bristol has successfully played a Disney song on a piano underwater. Joe Jenkins, who has 4.15 million subscribers on the platform, played Little Mermaid’s Under The Sea while fully submerged in the ocean near Swanage.

The Bristolian social media man is renowned for regularly playing his piano in the most obscure places. Mr Jenkins has previously performed outside Buckingham Palace, on a boat, and even on a hot air balloon.

In his latest video, Joe Jenkins can be seen adorned in diving gear from head to toe while he took to a plastic yellow piano. He believes he has become the first person to ever play a working piano underwater.

While speaking to BBC Radio Bristol, Joe Jenkins told of how much of a “big challenge” it was. He noted how it was difficult to comply with health and safety regulations, as well as making sure that the piano was able to function properly.

He said: “I dunked it in the water and went down there and dived and played it. They’re not designed to work underwater as you can imagine so I spent a long time just trying, jumping through hoops.”

Even though the instrument was incredibly “out of tune” and “rusted”, the piano is still in working condition and has been moved to storage. The video has accumulated more than 100 thousand views and over 14 thousand likes.

Fans and viewers of Joe Jenkins were gob-smacked that his latest experiment worked. Smiley commented: “This was an amazing video, I wasn’t expecting it to play so well underwater but I was pleasantly surprised,” while Cole Lam said: “Joe taking piano playing to a whole new level - sea level!”

The options are endless for where Joe Jenkins could play his piano next. The Bristolian has noted that he is thinking about playing Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ in space, saying: “it would be fun.”