I don't think many of you know Ben Hazlewood: he is a 27 years old New Zealand native/Australian singer-songwriter. He was a finalist on "The Voice" in Australia and has worked the globe from London to Nashville, where he recorded the single Wanted and its predecessor Paint Me Black with longtime collaborator and friend Duncan Sparks.

Both songs are included in Ben's new EP Vanta, released last Friday, June 3, on MINT Music. Vanta was produced with the help of super-famed Los Angeles mix engineer Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Pink, Shakira) and it's a (too short) collection of amazing contemporary adult pop/pop rock songs, written with the experience and maturity of a man much older than Ben. Imagine a mix between Eighties pop rock b-heroes Tim Feehan and John Farnham with a state-of-the-art sound and modern arrangements.

Watch the video for the leading single Wanted clicking on the image and stream the whole Vanta EP on BandCamp or on Spotify.