{"name":"Aqualung","title":"Aqualung","id":452,"slug":"aqualung","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/452/?format=json","bio_short":"Matt Hales (born January 17, 1972), better known as Aqualung, is a British <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/singer%252Fsongwriter\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">singer/songwriter</a> best known in the United Kingdom for his song &quot;Strange And Beautiful&quot;, 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 <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ruth\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ruth</a>.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/Aqualung.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":546,"title":"Strange and Beautiful","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/strange-and-beautiful/"}]}