at the Michalsky Stylenite in Berlin, followed by a gig on 22 February at St Phillips Church in Salford, where they performed eight songs. This was quickly followed by gigs at Wiltons Music Hall in London, and more gigs in Berlin and Cologne. Following an unexpected surge in popularity after their music was played on radio stations in Greece, they were invited to perform at the MAD Video Music Awards in Athens in June. That same month, it was announced that the duo would release a song featuring vocals from Kylie Minogue. The song, "Devotion", was later included on the band's debut album. Hurts recorded a performance of Minogue's 1994 hit "Confide in Me" for the website of British tabloid The Sun, and the song has since been regularly performed during their concerts. Minogue later covered "Wonderful Life" during a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge appearance. Hurts' debut album Happiness was released in September 2010, reaching the top 10 in 12 European countries and selling over 1 million copies worldwide. They also sold more than 1 million singles worldwide. Happiness debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week on sale, making it the fastest-selling debut album by a band in 2010. They have since released four more albums, all of which received positive reviews: Exile (2013), Surrender (2015), Desire (2017), and Faith (2020). Hutchcraft co-wrote the songs "Saturdays", "Silver Tongues", and "She Is Beauty We Are World Class" for Louis Tomlinson's 2022 album Faith in the Future. Discography With Hurts Happiness (2010) Exile (2013) Surrender (2015) Desire (2017) Faith (2020) Other songwriting credits "Save Disco" by PNAU (2017) "By Your Side" by Calvin Harris and Tom Grennan (2021) "Saturdays" by Louis Tomlinson (2022) "Silver Tongues" by Louis Tomlinson (2022) "She Is Beauty We Are World Class" by Louis Tomlinson (2022) Awards and nominations References External links 1986 births Living people English male singer-songwriters English rock singers People from Richmond, North Yorkshire RCA Records artists Place of birth missing (living people) Synth-pop singers 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers