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Matt Hales (born January 17, 1972), better known as Aqualung, is a British singer/songwriter best known in the United Kingdom for his song "Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)", 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 in the UK singles chart later that year. Prior to his success as Aqualung, Hales was known as the lead singer of mid-1990s, London-based Britpop band Ruth. <a href="http
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- www.aqualung.net
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- 1972-01-17
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- Aqualung (musician)
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- Aqualung
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- 1990-00-00
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- 9789
- birth name
- Matthew Nicholas Hales
- name in native language
- Matt Hales
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