LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – British singer-songwriter Harry Kinds added to his Grammy and BRIT Awards triumphs on Thursday when his chart-topping hit “As It Was” gained the IFPI International Single Award for 2022, the recorded music business consultant physique stated.
The prize is given to the music artist scoring the world’s best-selling single of the 12 months throughout all digital codecs.
The synth-pop observe, from Kinds’ third studio album “Harry’s Home”, was launched in April and topped charts around the globe.
Kinds, who rose to fame as a part of boy band One Path, this month gained track of the 12 months on the BRIT Awards for the observe. “Harry’s Home” gained album of the 12 months each there and on the Grammys.
“Harry first acquired an IFPI Award as a part of One Path after we first launched the IFPI International Recording Artist Chart 10 years in the past,” IFPI Chief Govt Frances Moore stated in an announcement.
“So it’s an honour to current him with an award this 12 months for his stellar single ‘As It Was’ which has soundtracked the 12 months for thus many music followers around the globe.”
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“Warmth Waves” by British indie rockers Glass Animals got here second within the IFPI chart, adopted by Justin Bieber and The Child Laroi collaboration “Keep” at no.3.
The High 20 additionally options for the primary time 4 songs carried out predominantly in Spanish, with Puerto Rican rapper and singer Unhealthy Bunny showing twice for his collaboration with Chencho Corleone “Me Porto Bonito” at no. 9 and his solo hit “Tití Me Preguntó” at no. 11.
One other notable displaying is Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Working Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”, which loved a resurgence final 12 months due to the hit Netflix present “Stranger Issues”. It got here in at no. 16 on the IFPI chart.
Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian
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