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Alex Warren has credited Lewis Capaldi with giving him "an outlet in music."
The 25-year-old singer-songwriter has praised Capaldi for inspiring him to explore his own experiences with loss through his lyrics.
He told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column: "I wanted an outlet in music.
"I didn't see it until I heard Lewis Capaldi when I was 18, and he started writing about loss.
"That got me through a lot of stuff. I wanted to be that for someone else. I wanted to help other music."
The former TikTok star, who rose to fame with his global hit single Ordinary, admitted that he often felt like he was the "only one" experiencing grief, including the loss of both of his parents at a young age.
Alex was just nine when his father died of kidney cancer, while his mother passed away from liver and renal failure in 2021.
He reflected: "I assumed that this only happens to me. And I'm the only one who has lost his parents, and I'm the only one who goes through these feelings."
Through performing live shows and writing songs, Alex realised that people deal with loss "way more than you think."
He added: "You understand that you have things that you lose every day. Your family members, your friends, your loved ones, your dog.
"And that's the one thing that's universally connecting everyone - understanding that piece of you is gone. And everyone tries not to talk about it.
"You can't articulate when you lose someone and going through grief. Making music - that allows you to articulate that feeling."
Alex has also shared how making music helps him keep the memories of his parents alive.
He told PEOPLE magazine: "The coolest thing that I've been able to do is keep my parents alive in some ways, whether it's the music or the shows, and never not talking about them.
"Some people view that as a bad thing, but I love to keep them alive with my silly little jokes and my silly little songs."