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We had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Farrugia over Zoom video!

Rising artist and songwriter Shaun Farrugia recently released his long awaited debut EP \u2018Heaven Like Mine\u2019 via Polydor.

\u2018Heaven Like Mine\u2019 is tinged with emotion that\u2019s both elevating yet deeply poignant, and continues to showcase the rising star\u2019s effortlessly rich and raspy vocals against a backdrop of alt-pop goodness. Lined five tracks deep, the EP is delicately furnished with themes surrounding love, acceptance and modern day anxieties. Featuring previous singles \u2018Dear God\u2019 and \u2018Count On You\u2019, title track \u2018Heaven Like Mine\u2019 is abundant with uplifting folk inspired acoustics, which transitions seamlessly into the ethereal \u2018Recognise Me\u2019 - leading to the beautifully climatic final track \u2018Vertigo\u2019.

Quickly emerging as a frequenter on BBC Radio 1 including multiple plays from Jack Saunders and Maia Beth on BBC Radio 1\u2019s Future Pop, bringing Shaun\u2019s catalogue to 30 million streams to date. His previous cover of The Weeknd\u2019s Billboard Chart topping #1 hit Blinding Lights flew straight to #1 on the Shazam Discovery Charts, after featuring on Love Island, the biggest reaction to any song in the latest season of the show.

The 26-year-old Maltese native dropped his life on the island to fly to London in 2019, quit his job, sell everything he owned and showed up on the doorstep of Sigala after being invited to come and meet the producer during an Instagram Live. The gamble paid off, Shaun was quickly snapped up by Polydor. As a regular guy doing extraordinary things Shaun scores high on the likability scale, but he manages to balance his modest nature with an ambition that\u2019s hard to ignore \u2014 and is right there in his extraordinary songwriting.

From Shaun\u2019s early songwriting credits for artists as diverse as Mimi Webb (\u2018I\u2019ll Break My Heart Again\u2019) and The Script (\u2018Hot Summer Nights\u2019), to two collaborations with the likes of renowned DJ Martin Garrix ('Starlight \u2018Keep Me Afloat'\u2019 and 'If We\u2019ll Ever Be Remembered'), to co-signs from some of the biggest tunesmiths in the business, and at the start of 2022 hitting a brand new milestone with Sigala\u2019s top 40 record 'Melody'.

Over the summer of 2022, Shaun made his live performance debut at MTV\u2019s Isle of MTV in his home of Malta on July 19th, joining Marshmello, French Montana and Mae Muller on the lineup. With more music set for release over the coming months, this gifted lyricist and superstar-in-the-making is already on his way to become one of the most exciting prospects this year. Definitely one-to-watch.

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