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Tina Campbell

Lewis Capaldi tops poll of sexiest male musicians in the UK

Lewis Capaldi has topped a poll of the most fancied male musicians in the UK.The two-time Brit Award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter beat out the likes of Harry Styles and Zayn Malik for the top spot.

According to research by Spin Genie UK, who analysed Google search data from the lasttwelve months for searches such as “hot” and “calendar” to reveal the nation’s most lusted after musicians, Capaldi's name was searched a total of 614,030 times.

Not bad for the infamously self-deprecating Someone You Loved hit-maker, who is currently dating actress and model Ellie MacDowall.

He announced in June that he was taking time out from touring to focus on his mental health.

Coming in second place was fellow ginger and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who was the subject of more than 391,000 searches over the last year.

Meanwhile, in third place was former One Direction star Harry Styles.

The three-time Grammy award-winning singer popped up 288,930 times.

The full list is as below:

1 Lewis Capaldi (641,030)

2 Ed Sheeran (391,500)

3 Harry Styles (288,930)

4 Olly Murs (149,680)

5 Sam Ryder (128,740)

6 Tom Grennan (78,130)

7 Calvin Harris (67,330)

8 George Ezra (64,370)

9 James Arthur (56,750)

10 Zayn Malik (54,940)

Elsewhere, The Masked Singer judge Rita Ora was named the UK’s biggest female crush, with 470,890 searches conducted.

Rita Ora was named the sexiest female in the poll (Getty Images for Michael Kors)

Coming up behind was New Rules and Levitating singer Dua Lipa with more than 270,000 searches.

The full list is as below:

1 Rita Ora (470,890)

2 Dua Lipa (274,040)

3 Jessie J (219,910)

4 Fleur East (217,570)

5 Lily Allen (162,150)

6 Adele (132,480)

7 Sophie Ellis-Bextor (88,320)

8 Ellie Goulding (71,110)

9 Cheryl Cole (49,230)

10 Emma Bunton (38,360)

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