Industry (Irish band)
Industry | |
|---|---|
 Industry from left to right, Michele McGrath, Lee Hutton, Morgan Deane and Donal Skehan. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2009–2010 |
| Labels | MIG Live |
| Members | Donal Skehan Morgan Deane Michele McGrath Lee Hutton |
Industry were a pop mixed boy/girl group formed in Ireland in 2009. The band comprised Donal Skehan, Morgan Deane, Michele McGrath and Briton Lee Hutton. Industry made their recording debut in 2009 under the independent record label MIG Live, and broke up in 2010.
The band had two number 1 hits in the Irish Singles Chart with their debut single "My Baby's Waiting" (25 June 2009 chart) and follow up "Burn" (27 August 2009 chart)[1]
Members
Lee Hutton
Lee Andrew Hutton is an English singer-songwriter musician, born in Chesterfield. He was part of the boy band project Streetwize, alongside Donal Skehan, Lee Mulhern and Jonathan Fagerlund. With a slightly changed Streetwize line-up that included Kyle Carpenter and Venezuelan Antonio Jones, Hutton took part in Childline 2007 charity event singing a cover of Living in a Box's hit Room in Your Heart.[2] Hutton then went solo with a number of his tunes (like "Shinedown", "Perfect Bride", "Invincible", "Madeline", "Butterfly")[3] until joining Industry, becoming the only non-Irish member of the band.
Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan, a vocalist with Industry was born in Dublin, Ireland on 3 June 1986. In 2006, he was an original member of the boyband project Streetwize, with whom he toured in Ireland, UK, Sweden, and appeared on the US television station CN8.[4]
After quitting the band, he became an announcer on the Bubble Hits station, broadcasting music and entertainment news and celebrity gossip segments. On 23 February 2008, he attempted to represent Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Double Cross My Heart" composed by Joel Humlen, Oscar Gorres and Charlie Mason, but was beaten by Dustin the Turkey.[5][6][7] Skehan has also authored a cookbook entitled Good Mood Food[8][9]
Michele McGrath
Michele McGrath, born in Dublin 12 April 1987, is now a model, currently signed to Assets Modelling Agency. She has also regularly contributed to fashion segments on TV3 (Ireland)'s Ireland AM and worked as an extra on such show as Camelot (TV series) and The Tudors.
Morgan Deane
Morgan Smith was born Claire Deasy in Cork on 1 May 1983.[10] She tried for The X Factor in 2006, but failed to qualify to the Final 12. A vocalist with Industry, she married South Africa national cricket team captain Graeme Smith.[11][12]
History
Industry were signed to MIG Live, an independent label, formed by former Bubble Hits owner James Hyland who also managed the group.[13][14] The group supported the Pussycat Dolls[15] on their Irish tour during the release of their first single, "My Baby's Waiting". The single was released in June 2009 and peaked at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart for one week.[16]
Their second single, "Burn", was released in August 2009 and also took the number one spot[17]
The band's third single, "In Your Arms", was set for a November 2009 European release,[18] written by band member Lee Hutton.[18]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL [19] |
UK | ||||
| 2009 | "My Baby's Waiting" | 1 | — | ||
| "Burn" | 1 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart | |||||
- Non-charting singles
- 2009: "In Your Arms"
- 2010: "My Mistake"
Collaborations
In 2009, they were a supporting act for the Pussycat Dolls at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.
References
- ^ "Industry - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Streetwize performing at Childline 2007". YouTube. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Lee Hutton | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Streetwize on CN8". YouTube. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Ireland: Donal Skehan speaks to esctoday.com". ESC Today. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "EUROSONG 2008 : DONAL SKEHAN". All Kinds of Everything. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Donal Skehan of the Good Mood Food Blog on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Katherine Donnelly. "Donal dishes up class act at school". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ http://you.co.za/top/morgan-deane-smith-turning-30-what-are-we-so-afraid-of/
- ^ "X Factor - Morgan Dean Glasgow". YouTube. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "BBC Sport - South Africa captain Graeme Smith marries Morgan Deane". BBC News. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Industry supports Pussycat Dolls - Plus - Roundup - Articles - Meath Chronicle". Meathchronicle.ie. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Industry - My Baby's Waiting - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Industry knock Peas off Irish No.1 - Music News". Digital Spy. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Video Premiere: Industry "In Your Arms"". Arjanwrites.com. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Industry [IE]". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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