Michael James (singer)
Michael James Down is a singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] He is best known as a composer and lyricist of several pop songs performed by other artists, many of them in Eurovision national finals,[2] as well as having his own solo career as a singer. As Michael James he released his first digital single "Take My Body Close" in 2014, later followed by a videoclip.[3] He was also featured on the 2014 summer single 'Summer sun' by Royo & B.O.X [4]
Discography
Singles
- 2013: 'It's Not Impossible'
- 2014: 'Take My Body Close'
- 2014: 'Summer sun' (Royo and B.O.X feat. Michael James)
- 2014: 'Boom!'
Songwriting
Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections
2012
- 'This Must Be Love' by Ana Mardare (Romania 2012), 13th place
2013
- 'Meðal Andanna' by Birgitta Haukdal (Iceland 2013), 3rd place
- 'Hullócsillag' by Mónika Hoffmann (Hungary 2013), eliminated (semifinal)
- 'I need a hero' by Samanta Tina (Latvia 2013), 2nd place
- 'One' by Niko (Latvia 2013), winner of semi-final and competition finalist
- 'Paralyzed' by Andrei Leonte (Romania 2013), 12th place in final
- 'I Believe In Love' by Diana Hetea (Romania 2013), 12th place (semifinal)
- 'Runaways' by Boris Covali (Moldova 2013), 2nd place
- 'A brighter day' by Tatiana Heghea (Moldova 2013), 8th place
- 'Freaky thong' by Nico (Moldova 2013), 6th place
2014
- 'My Little Honey Bee' by Dennis Fagerström (Finland 2014), eliminated (semifinal)
- 'Love will take me home' by Franklin Calleja (Malta 2014), 7th place
- 'Waterfall' by Joni (Hungary 2014), eliminated (semifinal)
2015
- 'Boom!' by Michael James (Switzerland RTS qualifiers 2015)
Other notable songs
- 'Somebody like you' by Daria Kinzer
- 'Heartbreaker' by MAX
References
- ↑ http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/05/28/michael-james-take-my-body-close/51505/
- ↑ http://eurovisionireland.net/2014/05/22/eurovision-composer-steps-out-into-the-spotlight-to-take-my-body-close/
- ↑ http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/05/28/michael-james-take-my-body-close/51505/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2TRwu9QONo