Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘Movies’ Singer-Songwriter Alfie Templeman
21-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alfie Templeman is set to release his sophomore album, Radiosoul, on June 7, and if you aren't yet a fan, now's the perfect time to get obsessed.
The London-based artist is known for a daring sound that's all his own, resulting in a number of mega-viral hits, from "Happiness in Liquid Form" and "Things I Thought Were Mine" to "Movies" and "Everybody's Gonna Love Somebody." The self-taught musician can play almost a dozen instruments, which shines through in the creativity on each track. Altogether, his music has been streamed more than 300 million times worldwide, and that number's only growing with the release of his newest single, "Hello Lonely." The funky, disco-infused pop anthem is about learning to find balance in life remembering to take care of yourself and find peace in the quiet moments, and we can certainly relate. Want to learn more about the artist ahead of the big album release? Keep scrolling to discover everything we learned about him as our latest Man Crush Monday.
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Name: Alfie Templeman
Hometown: Carlton, Bedfordshire, England
Birthday: January 26
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Fun Faces:
1. The last song Alfie had stuck in his head was Brian Protheroe's "Pinball."
"No idea why!"
-Alfie Templeman
2. You might not think it, but he's a huge fan of both Squarepusher and Charlie Puth.
"Two very different extremes."
-Alfie Templeman
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3. His favorite joke is a thinker:
"The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza store and says, 'Make me one with everything.'"
-Alfie Templeman
4. He resonates with the prince from The Little Mermaid.
"I'm such a Prince Eric."
-Alfie Templeman
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5. He's always confusing the weather app for the maps app on his phone, and vice versa.
"Anyone else?"
-Alfie Templeman
6. He says he's not great at exercising but would love to get better.
7. In three words, he'd describe himself as "an absolute unit."
8. He has two favorite colors.
"Red because of how calming and inspiring it is, and yellow because of how happy it makes me and uplifting it can be."
-Alfie Templeman
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9. He adores the Grand Theft Auto series.
"I love GTA and would kill to be on the next soundtrack. San Andreas is my absolute favorite."
-Alfie Templeman
10. His weirdest habit is putting hot sauce on everything.
11. Alfie never wants to stop evolving.
"I am forever changing and open to anything."
-Alfie Templeman
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