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Aqualung
Matthew Nicholas Hales is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer who has been performing professionally under the name Aqualung since the early 2000s. Aqualung is best known in the UK for his song "Strange and Beautiful", which was featured on a television advertisement for the new Volkswagen Beetle during the summer of 2002 and went on to become a top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart later that year. In the United States, Aqualung is also known for the song "Brighter Than Sunshine", which had considerable airplay and was used in the film A Lot Like Love and various television spots. Hales has released seven albums as Aqualung. The most recent, Dead Letters, appeared in 2022. As a songwriter and record producer, Hales has collaborated with Lianne La Havas, Bat for Lashes, Tom Chaplin, Mika, Daniel Wilson, Kina Grannis, Andreya Triana, the Fray, Kwabs, Jason Mraz, Reignwolf, Sara Bareilles, Jacob Banks, Paloma Faith, Disclosure, Alex Clare, Mansionair, Mikky Ekko, For King & Country and many others. Hales' work has earned him various awards and nominations, including two Grammy and three Ivor Novello nominations. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Cold
Aqualung
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Brighter Than Sunshine
Aqualung
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To the Wonder (feat. Kina Grannis)
Aqualung
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Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You) (From KCRW.Presents)
Aqualung
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Surrounded
BT

Albums

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Aqualung Live 2004

2023
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10 Futures

2015
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Strange & Beautiful

2005
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Dead Letters

2022
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Magnetic North

2010
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Live at The Playhouse Theatre (Bonus Live Tracks)

2022
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Lake Constance

2020
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Words and Music

2008
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88 Keys (Instrumental)

2017
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Memory Man

2007

Singles & EPs

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Champion Of The World

Single • 2022
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My Girl

Single • 2021
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Furrows

Single • 2020
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Imperfect Cadence

Single • 2022
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If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

Single • 2021
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SNOWFLAKES (feat. Keiko Narita)

Single • 2020
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Fool

Single • 2022
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Single • 2021
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Tell Her This

Single • 2021
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Beneath the Mask

Single • 2020

Videos

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Brighter Than Sunshine

Aqualung • 7.1M views
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Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden with Tiff Lacey - I See You

BT & Aqualung • 247K views
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Champion Of The World

Aqualung • 4.4K views
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Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You) (Video Version 2)

Aqualung • 1M views
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BT & Aqualung - Surrounded (Au5 & Fractal Remix)

BT & Aqualung • 33K views
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Eggshells (feat. Lianne La Havas)

Aqualung • 156K views
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Shogun feat. Tania Zygar - Find Me (Official Music Video)

BT & Aqualung • 629K views
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If I Fall (Official Video)

Aqualung • 129K views

Live performances

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7 Keys (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Aqualung • 1.2K views
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Easier To Lie (live at St James's)

Aqualung • 4.5K views
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"You Are You Are" Cave Performance | Lucy Schwartz & The Heartstrings

Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz • 1.9K views
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Breaking My Heart (live at St James's)

Aqualung • 1.6K views
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Aqualung - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Aqualung • 1K views

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