Ashley Hicklin

Ashley Hicklin
Birth name Ashley Hicklin
Origin Scarborough, England
Genres Pop, Acoustic,
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active 1999–present
Labels EMI (2008–) Ferryhouse Productions Warner Music (2010–)
Website www.hitmyheartsongs.com

Ashley Hicklin is a Multi-Platinum English singer, songwriter, and producer. He writes under various pseudonyms collectively known as Hit-My-Heart-Songs, and has written songs for various artists, including Ten No.1 chart releases and over twenty Top-10 chart releases.

Biography

Early life

Ashley Hicklin was raised in his parent's pub on the North-East coast of England in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and completed his secondary education at Lady Lumley's School in Pickering, North Yorkshire and Caistor Grammar School in Lincolnshire.[1][2] He first began to perform at open mic nights in the pub, at the age of 13 and recorded early demos on a tape machine.[3][4]

As a musician Hicklin plays the guitar, piano and drums.[5] He studied at Leeds College of Music where he began performing on the live circuit, winning the Leeds "Bright Young Things" Award in 2006.[6]

As a Writer

In late 2008, the European CEO of EMI Publishing (Peter Ende) saw a live video of Hicklin performing for BBC Introducing.[4] 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.[7][8]

In 2010 he also co-wrote the Belgium entry for the Eurovision Song Contest "Me and My Guitar", sung by Tom Dice.[9] It was a No.1 hit in Belgium and also a top-ten chart hit in many countries across Europe.[10] Hicklin has collaborated with the teams behind Lana Del Rey, Natasha Bedingfield, James Morrison, Hurts, Amy Winehouse, Sugababes and various other international acts.[4] He writes under various pseudonyms collectively known as Hit-My-Heart-Songs.[11]

Discography

Credits As A Writer

Releases For Various Artists[12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12]
Year TitleAlbumNONLBEBEZADNEUIRUKSWCHDEFR""SPAUArtist 
2009Emma-Lee (single)My Antidote---------1-----Johan Palm - Only Released in Sweden
2009My Antidote (album)My Antidote---------3-----Johan Palm - Only Released in Sweden
2010Me and My Guitar (single)Teardrops-3011-3927208524322068--Tom Dice
2010Teardrops (album)Teardrops--157-----------Tom Dice
2011Flamingo (album)Flamingo--55-----------Kato Callebaut - Only Released in Belgium
2011Disco Jo-Jo (single)Junior Eurosong 2011--44-----------Ciska - Only Released in Belgium
2011Flamingo (single)Flamingo--1212-----------Kato Callebaut - Only Released in Belgium
2011Free The Animals (album)Free The Animals---------------Dave Van Vuuren - Only Released in South Africa
2011Killing Me (single)Killing Me---------------Sofia "Effie" Olsson - Only Released in Sweden
2011Bad Bad World (single)Bad Bad World--Tip43------------Sioen - Only Released in Belgium
2011John Travolta (single)Anatomy---------------Born Crain - Only Released in Belgium
2012Bad Bad World (DJ Dimaro Radio Remix)Bad Bad World--90------------Sioen - Only Released in Belgium iTunes
2012Utopia (single)Utopia--1321-----------Tom Dice
2012Radio Silence (single)Radio Silence---------------Rocco Stark
2012Heart For Sale (album)Heart for Sale--1177-----------Tom Dice
2012Helt Min Egen (single)L.O.C.-----1---------L.O.C. - Only Released in Denmark
2012Don't Kill The Bass (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2012.04)Chassio-----------3---Chassio - Only Released in Germany
20123,2,1,Go (single)Junior Eurosong 2012--99-----------Jana - Only Released in Belgium
2012Prestige, Paranoia, Persona, Vol.2 (album)L.O.C.-----1---------L.O.C. - Only Released in Denmark
2012Morning Light (single)Morning light--Tip48------------Kato Callebaut - Only Released in Belgium
2013Stay Who You Are (album)Stay Who You Are-----------8---Nick Howard - iTunes Chart
2013Skuggamynd (single)Skuggamynd---------------Klara Ósk - Euro 2013 Iceland
2013Lykken Er... (album)Barbara Moleko-----7---------Barbara Moleko - Only Released in Denmark
2013Boytoy (single)Boytoy-------------5-Angy Fernández - iTunes Chart
2013Come Rain Or Shine (Album)Come Rain Or Shine----------26----Célien Schneider - iTunes Chart
2013Warrior (album)Warrior--2222-----------Kato Callebaut - Only Released in Belgium
2013Bulletproof (album)Daniele Negroni----------387--5Daniele Negroni
2013Overdrive & Hold My Heart (single)Daniele Negroni-----------40--66Daniele Negroni
2013It's Only Love (single)Linus Svenning---------2-----Linus Svenning - iTunes Chart
2013Firebird (Kontor Summer Jam 2013)Lisa Aberer-----------3---Lisa Aberer - iTunes Chart
2013Neon CathedralBen Ivory---------------Ben Ivory
2013Hurricane (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Chassio-----------1---Chassio - iTunes Chart
2013Unstoppable (Kontor Festival Sounds 2014.01)Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro-----------1---Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro - iTunes Chart
2013Unstoppable (Pacha 2014)Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro-----------8 ---Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro - iTunes Chart
2014Mother (ESC Belgium)Axel Hirsoux--11-------- ---Axel Hirsoux - iTunes Chart
2014Need You Tonight (ESC Belgium)Yass--1515-------- ---Yass - iTunes Chart
2014Eurosong 2014 (Album)Eurosong 2014--99-------- ---Eurosong 2014 - iTunes Chart
2014Kamikaze (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Eric Chase & Jerome-----------1---Eric Chase & Jerome - iTunes Chart
2014Cinderella (From album Gallery)Elaiza-----------22---Elaiza - iTunes Album Chart
2014Eurovision Song Contest 2014 (Album)Axel Hirsoux1444-1-521331842iTunes Album Chart
2014Love You Louder (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Chassio-----------2---Chassio - iTunes Chart
2014Heaven After Midnight ("Love Drunk")Waylon-1-------------Waylon - iTunes Chart
2015Never Look Back (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2015)ZsuZsa-----------3---ZsuZsa - iTunes Chart
2015Fall Into The Flames (from album Songs Of Love And Death)Beyond The Black-----------21---Beyond The Black - iTunes Chart
2015Teb si pozhelahAna-Maria & Bogomil---------------Ana-Maria & Bogomil - Official Chart Bulgaria No.2

References

  1. ↑ Lady Lumley's School
  2. ↑ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Deal-right-song-Ashley/story-11548659-detail/story.html
  3. ↑ http://ashleyhicklin.com/Release/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.mopo.de/hamburg-rockt/unsere-jury-stellt-sich-vor-ashley-hicklin,7151002,8274560.html
  5. ↑ https://www.myspace.com/ashleyhicklin
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/12/07/ashleys_troubadours_band_feature.shtml
  7. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johan+Palm&titel=My+Antidote&cat=a
  8. ↑ http://www.lcm.ac.uk/news/leeds-college-of-music-ashley-hicklin-pop-idol.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=25063&event=1503
  10. ↑ http://www.music-chart.info/song/27662/Me-and-My-Guitar
  11. ↑ http://hitmyheart.tk/newsflash.html
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9

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