Ashley Hicklin
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.
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| Birth name | Ashley Hicklin |
| Born | 1985 (age 35–36) |
| Origin | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Pop, Acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | EMI (2008–) Warner Music (2010–) |
| Website | hitmyheartsongs |
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
References
- "ashleyhicklin.com". Ashleyhicklin.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- Ortiz, Paula. "Unsere Jury stellt sich vor: Ashley Hicklin".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "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.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.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.
- "The Music Maestro Library blog: more than just information about music". Musicmaestrolibrary.blogspot.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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