GLASGOW singer-songwriter Liam Doyle has already won fans all over the world with his soulful vocals and heartfelt lyrics – but his latest recording is bound to strike a chord with many more.

“I didn’t want to write just another love song, or become known for YouTube covers…I wanted to do something different,” explains the 22-year-old from Tradeston.

“I wanted to do something with a bit more depth.”

Fade Away, his latest single, is a touching song all about his mother Jeanannette’s experience of looking after her grandfather after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, an illness of the brain which causes dementia.

“My great-grandfather, Jimmy MacGregor, looked after my mum for a while when she was a child, so they were very close,” explains Liam.

“When he got ill, and his wife, died, my mum decided it was time she looked after him in return. It was very hard for her, watching him deteriorate so quickly.

“I was only six or seven, so to me, it was just confusing. I couldn’t understand why he would hide my stuff, or have big arguments with my brother and I about what belonged to him. I remember feeling angry and upset.

“But it was worse for my mum. One night, we were talking about how it had felt for her and it gave me the idea for the song.”

Liam is donating all proceeds from the single, which is released this week, to Alzheimer Scotland, who help support the 90,000 people across Scotland now living with dementia.

“Hopefully it will help them continue the work they do,” says Liam. “It affects so many families, I think most people will understand what Fade Away is all about.”

It has been a busy few months for Liam, who supported The Voice winner Stevie at King Tut’s last year and toured with Ben Montague and Nina Nesbitt.

His debut EP got to number 12 on the UK singer/songwriter chart upon its release, and its main track, the beautiful I Won’t Let Go, has already attracted plaudits from industry bigwigs and radio listeners alike. He even recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios recently – an “amazing experience”, he says, for someone used to touring pubs and clubs relentlessly to fund his musical career.

“I wouldn’t have missed that for the world,” he shakes his head. “Touring with Nina was great – it felt so good just to play every day, in different venues, all over London for a week. It’s exactly what I want to do.”

None of it would have happened, however, had the young Liam not secretly uploaded videos online of his brother Declan playing piano.

“I thought he was really good and everyone should hear him, but he didn’t want to,” grins Liam. “So I did it in secret. He wasn’t thrilled about it, to be honest, but when he started getting really good comments and lots of support, he forgave me.”

He adds: “But it also made me want to put myself up there too. I’ve sung all my life, but at first, I was pretty nervous about it and wondered if I was making mistake – but the response has been fantastic.”

In fact, Liam now has more than 10,000 followers on YouTube and a loyal band of local support eager to catch up with him on home soil.

Fame is unlikely to turn his head, however.

“You meet a lot of people in this business who have a bit of an air about them,” he explains. “I don’t know what it is – maybe everyone feels they are in competition with each other. But I think I’m pretty down to earth about it all – I just get on with people and try to be friendly."

He grins: "That kind of thing doesn’t put me off – writing and performing music is all I want to do, it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do."

Fade Away is available to order now on iTunes and you can find out more about Liam’s recordings and forthcoming gigs through social media.