Ashley Hicklin
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Ashley Hicklin | |
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| Birth name | Ashley Hicklin |
| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Origin | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Pop, Acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | EMI (2008–) Warner Music (2010–) |
| Website | hitmyheartsongs |
Ashley Hicklin (born 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and producer. He co-owns Unified-Songs, a UK based music publishing/management company and has written songs for artists such as Tiësto, Hardwell, Lost Kings, Feder, Tom Dice 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 Klingande song Messiah and Lost Kings release Feather.[6]
In 2010, Hickin co-wrote the Belgium entry for the Eurovision Song Contest "Me and My Guitar", sung by Tom Dice.[7] It was a No.1 hit in Belgium and also a top-ten chart hit in many countries across Europe.[8] He also composed the following Eurovision song entries "Universo", "Run with the Lions", and "Mother". In 2018, Hicklin wrote two songs for Eurovision: You Decide. "You" performed by Jaz Ellington and "Astronaut", which was sung by Liam Tamne.
As a publisher
In 2015, Hicklin co-founded Unified Songs, an independent music publisher & management company based in Edinburgh. They have residential recordings studios where they regularly host songwriting camps.[9]
Discography
Credits as a writer
| Releases For Various Artists[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Album | NO | NL | BE | BE | ZA | DN | EU | IR | UK | SW | CH | DE | FR | SP | AT | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Emma-Lee (single) | My Antidote | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden |
| 2009 | My Antidote (album) | My Antidote | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden |
| 2010 | Me and My Guitar (single) | Teardrops | - | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 39 | 27 | 20 | 85 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 68 | - | - | Tom Dice |
| 2010 | Teardrops | Teardrops | - | - | 1 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tom Dice |
| 2011 | Flamingo (album) | Flamingo | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2011 | Disco Jo-Jo (single) | Junior Eurosong 2011 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ciska – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2011 | Flamingo (single) | Flamingo | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2011 | Free The Animals (album) | Free The Animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dave van Vuuren – Only Released in South Africa |
| 2011 | Killing Me (single) | Killing Me | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sofia "Effie" Olsson – Only Released in Sweden |
| 2011 | Bad Bad World (single) | Bad Bad World | - | - | Tip43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sioen – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2011 | John Travolta (single) | Anatomy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Born Crain – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2012 | Bad Bad World (DJ Dimaro Radio Remix) | Bad Bad World | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sioen – Only Released in Belgium iTunes |
| 2012 | Utopia (single) | Heart for Sale | - | - | 13 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tom Dice |
| 2012 | Radio Silence (single) | Radio Silence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Rocco Stark |
| 2012 | Heart for Sale (album) | Heart for Sale | - | - | 11 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tom Dice |
| 2012 | Helt Min Egen (single) | L.O.C. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark |
| 2012 | Don't Kill The Bass (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2012.04) | Chassio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Chassio – Only Released in Germany |
| 2012 | 3,2,1,Go (single) | Junior Eurosong 2012 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jana – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2012 | Prestige, Paranoia, Persona, Vol.2 (album) | L.O.C. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark |
| 2012 | Morning Light (single) | Morning light | - | - | Tip48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2013 | Stay Who You Are (album) | Stay Who You Are | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | Nick Howard – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Skuggamynd (single) | Skuggamynd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Klara Ósk – Euro 2013 Iceland |
| 2013 | Lykken Er... (album) | Barbara Moleko | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Barbara Moleko – Only Released in Denmark |
| 2013 | Boytoy (single) | Boytoy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | Angy Fernández – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Come Rain Or Shine (Album) | Come Rain Or Shine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | Célien Schneider – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Warrior (album) | Warrior | - | - | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium |
| 2013 | Bulletproof (album) | Daniele Negroni | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 7 | - | - | 5 | Daniele Negroni |
| 2013 | Overdrive & Hold My Heart (single) | Daniele Negroni | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | 66 | Daniele Negroni |
| 2013 | It's Only Love (single) | Linus Svenning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | Linus Svenning – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Firebird (Kontor Summer Jam 2013) | Lisa Aberer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Lisa Aberer – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Neon Cathedral | Ben Ivory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ben Ivory |
| 2013 | Hurricane (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014) | Chassio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | Chassio – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Unstoppable (Kontor Festival Sounds 2014.01) | Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart |
| 2013 | Unstoppable (Pacha 2014) | Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Mother (ESC Belgium) | Axel Hirsoux | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Axel Hirsoux – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Need You Tonight (ESC Belgium) | Yass | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yass – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Eurosong 2014 (Album) | Eurosong 2014 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Eurosong 2014 – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Kamikaze (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014) | Eric Chase & Jerome | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | Eric Chase & Jerome – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Cinderella (From album Gallery) | Elaiza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | Elaiza – iTunes Album Chart |
| 2014 | Eurovision Song Contest 2014 (Album) | Axel Hirsoux | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 | iTunes Album Chart |
| 2014 | Love You Louder (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014) | Chassio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | Chassio – iTunes Chart |
| 2014 | Heaven After Midnight ("Love Drunk") | Waylon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Waylon – iTunes Chart |
| 2015 | Never Look Back (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2015) | ZsuZsa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | ZsuZsa – iTunes Chart |
| 2015 | Fall into The Flames (from album Songs Of Love And Death) | Beyond The Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart |
| 2015 | Teb si pozhelah | Ana-Maria & Bogomil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ana-Maria & Bogomil – Official Chart Bulgaria No.2 |
| 2015 | Ticket to the Moon (Single From the Play EP) | MainStreet | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | MainStreet – Official Chart Holland |
| 2016 | Liefde Voor Muziek (Album) | Sioen | - | 3 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sioen – Official Chart Belgium |
| 2016 | Wildfire (Album) | Niels Geusebroek | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Niels Geusebroek – iTunes Chart Holland |
| 2016 | Been A While (EP) | Sam Feldt | - | 24 | 123 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | 178 | - | - | Sam Feldt – iTunes Chart |
| 2016 | Stan Van Samang (Album) | Stan Van Samang | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Stan Van Samang – Official Chart Belgium |
| 2016 | Seeds (EP) | Waylon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland |
| 2016 | Jailbird (Single) | Waylon | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland |
| 2017 | On My Way | Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks |
| 2017 | Hooligan | Mélovin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mélovin – TBC |
| 2018 | Rolling Stone | Mylene Farmer | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | - | Mylene Farmer – iTunes Chart France |
| 2018 | Astronaut | Liam Tamne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Liam Tamne – TBC |
| 2018 | You | Jaz Ellington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jaz Ellington – TBC |
| 2018 | Meghalok | Heni Dér | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Heni Dér |
| 2018 | Keep Us Apart | Feder (DJ), Jen Jis, Bright Sparks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Feder (DJ) |
| 2018 | Super Life | Jason Zhang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jason Zhang |
| 2018 | Heart of the Hurricane (Album & Single) | Beyond The Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | - | 5 | - | - | - | Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart |
| 2019 | Run with the Lions (Single) | Jurijus Veklenko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jurijus Veklenko – iTunes Chart TBC |
| 2019 | Summer Air | Hardwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Hardwell |
| 2019 | Messiah | Klingande featuring Bright Sparks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Klingande featuring Bright Sparks |
| 2019 | Feather | Lost Kings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lost Kings |
| 2019 | Amsterdam | Klingande | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Klingande |
| 2020 | Universo | Blas Cantó | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Blas Cantó |
References
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- ^ a b c Ortiz, Paula. "Unsere Jury stellt sich vor: Ashley Hicklin".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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- ^ "Oh Bright Sparks". Ohbrightsparks.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Releases". Hitmyheartsongs.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Our Story". Hitmyheartsongs.com.
- ^ "Tom Dice – Music Charts". Acharts.us.
- ^ "Kato – Music Charts". Acharts.us.
- ^ "Johan Palm – Music Charts". Acharts.us.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ultratop Ultratip Bubbling Under". Ultratop.be.
- ^ "JOHAN PALM – EMMA-LEE LYRICS". Lyricsty.com.
- ^ "Parked at Loopia". Poplight.zitiz.se. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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- ^ "The Music Maestro Library blog: more than just information about music". Musicmaestrolibrary.blogspot.com.
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