US Singer Named Sexiest Man Alive.

Adam Levine has been named People magazine's sexiest man alive, the US magazine has announced.

The 34-year-old singer-songwriter, who is engaged to Victoria's Secrets model Behati Prinsloo, told People magazine he was taken aback by the announcement.

"I was just amazed and stunned and it almost seemed like they were kidding, but they weren't, so that's cool," he said of the news.

Levine joins an illustrious list of prior winners of the award including Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney and Matt Damon.

Levine is also a judge on the hit NBC talent show The Voice