Английская Википедия:Ashley Hicklin
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Ashley Hicklin (born 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He co-owns Unified-Songs, a UK based music publishing/management company and has written songs for artists such as Tiësto, Oliver Heldens, R3hab, Hardwell, Timmy Trumpet, Lost Kings, Feder, Duncan Laurence, and Waylon, including more than ten No.1 chart releases and over twenty Top-10 chart releases.
Biography
Early life
Ashley Hicklin was raised in his parents' pub on the North-East coast of England in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He first began as a singer-songwriter performing at open mic nights in the pub, at the age of 13.[1][2]
As a writer
In 2008, the European CEO of EMI Publishing (Peter Ende) saw a live video of Hicklin performing for BBC Introducing.[2] Hicklin signed a deal with EMI Publishing and in less than six months had co-written several chart hits for other artists across Europe, including Johan Palm's single Emma-Lee which reached No. 1 in Sweden.[3][4]
Hicklin went on to collaborate with the teams behind Lana Del Rey, Felix Jaehn, Tiësto, Natasha Bedingfield, James Morrison, Hurts, Amy Winehouse, Sugababes and various other international acts.[2] Hicklin is very active in the dance music scene as a writer and vocalist under the moniker Bright Sparks.[5] Notable releases include the Tiësto song On My Way, the Hardwell song Summer Air, the Feder song Keep Us Apart, the Oliver Heldens song Somebody, the Klingande song Messiah, the Timmy Trumpet song Friday and Lost Kings release Feather.[6]
Eurovision Song Contest entries
Hicklin has written the following Eurovision Song Contest entries:
| Year | Country | Song | Artist | Co-written with | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "Me and My Guitar" | Tom Dice | Tom Eeckhout, Jeroen Swinnen | 6 | 143 | 1 | 167 |
| Шаблон:Escyr | "Mother" | Axel Hirsoux | Rafael Artesero | colspan=2 rowspan=2 Шаблон:N/a | 14 | 28 | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "Run with the Lions" | Jurij Veklenko | Eric Lumiere, Pele Loriano | 11 | 93 | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "Universo" | Blas Cantó | Blas Cantó, Dan Hammond, Dangelo Ortega, Mikołaj Trybulec | colspan=4 Шаблон:N/a | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "Amen" | Vincent Bueno | Tobias Carshey, Jonas Thander | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/a | 12 | 66 | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "River" | Ochman | Krystian Ochman, Adam Wiśniewski, Mikołaj Trybulec | 12 | 151 | 6 | 198 |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:Esc | "Watergun" | Remo Forrer | Argyle Singh, Mikołaj Trybulec | 20 | 92 | 7 | 97 |
In 2018, Hicklin co-wrote two songs for the Шаблон:Esccnty national selection Eurovision: You Decide. "You", performed by Jaz Ellington and "Astronaut", performed by Liam Tamne. In 2024, he co-wrote "Tears like Rain", performed by Bodine Monet, for the Шаблон:Esccnty national final.
As a publisher
In 2015, Hicklin co-founded Unified Songs, an independent music publisher and management company based in Edinburgh. They have residential recordings studios where they regularly host songwriting camps.[7]
References
- Английская Википедия
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English male singer-songwriters
- English singer-songwriters
- English composers
- Musicians from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- People educated at Caistor Grammar School
- Alumni of Leeds College of Music
- 21st-century English singers
- 21st-century clarinetists
- 21st-century British male singers
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