The gents certainly didn't hang about after learning of soul songstress Duffy's appeal for a boyfriend in the pages of a national newspaper.
Her confession to the Daily Mirror that she was "stone cold single" and willing to go online in a bid to find love piqued the interest of readers who inundated the paper's switchboard wanting to leave their contact details.
One prospective lover - a dreamy singer/songwriter named Jersey Budd – stood out as a particularly good match for the 23-year-old Nefyn-raised Brit award winner.
Last year the 24-year-old from Leicester released his debut album Wonderland, which was described by one critic as being full of "creations that combine poetic, small-town heartache with an anthemic defiance". He'd quit his job as a plumber to make the disc.
The total dedication to his music should have Duffy weak at the knees. The soul songstress supported herself by working as a waitress during the four years she spent crafting her platinum-selling debut Rockferry.
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