While George Ezra‘s Wanted On Voyage just dropped this week in the States, the singer/songwriter and rising star’s debut LP is already sitting pretty at No. 1 in his home country of England. And aside from possessing the folksy voice of an angel, the 21-year-old Brit hangs with Sam Smith and Hozier (he’s touring with Sam now, and he’ll join Hozier on tour after that), he loves Emoji (who doesn’t?), and feels like perfect boyfriend material to us.
“We released the album, and about 14 weeks later it went to No. 1,” the 21-year-old told MTV News. “Either my mom’s bought a lot of copies or there are a lot of people enjoying it, one of the two.”
Although it took nearly three months before Ezra snagged the top spot overseas, there’s no question it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a hit here in the U.S. as well. And now that he’s on the road with MTV’s Best Artist of 2014 Sam Smith (with whom he shares four Brit Award nominations in the same categories), the crooner is being introduced to an even larger audience thanks to his soulful old pal.
“About three years ago, there was a gig in a tiny pub in London — I think it was free entry. And it was me, Sam Smith and an artist called Laura Mvula, and we both played that gig,” he said. “I don’t even know if it was a full room if I’m being honest, so it’s quite funny seeing both of us at Madison Square Garden now.”
When we caught up with Ezra while in New York for his MSG show, the singer spilled some behind-the-scenes deets on his “Budapest” video — check it out above — and gave us some fun facts… in the form of GIFs. That voice, that hair, a working knowledge of S Club 7 and a love of the Information Desk Person Emoji alone are enough to have us changing our Facebook status from “Ask” to “In a relationship.”
S Club 7 Was His First Concert
He Gets Fired Up For Summer
George Kissed A Ghoul Girl In A Cemetery
He’s An Emoji Enthusiast
George Doesn’t Have Any Pets
He’s Highly Caffeinated
He’s A Bit Of A Sports Fail
He Dances Like A Dad
Wake up in the morning feeling like C. Middy.
via News
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