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!'
- 2015: 'Wrong Answers'
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
- 'Freaky Thong' by Nicoleta Gavriliţă (Moldova 2013), 6th place
- 'A Brighter Day' by Tatiana Heghea (Moldova 2013), 8th place
- 'Celebrate' by Cristina V. & Glam Girls (Moldova 2013), 12th place
- 'Coma' by Margarita Ciorici (Moldova 2013), eliminated (semifinal)
- 'In My Head' by Alexandru Şendrea (Moldova 2013), eliminated (semifinal)
2014
- 'It's Not Impossible' by Michael James (Switzerland SRF internet candidates 2014)
- 'Somebody like you' by Daria Kinzer (Switzerland SRF internet candidates 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)
2016
- 'Wrong Answers' by Michael James (Switzerland SRF internet candidates 2016)
- 'Alive' by Jasmine Abela (Malta 2016), 6th place
- 'All Around the World' by Deborah C (Malta 2016), 11th place
- 'United' by Rūta Ščiogolevaitė (Lithuania 2016), 3rd place
- 'Good Enough' by Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom (Finland 2016), 5th place
- 'Don't Wake Me Up' by Tuuli Okkonen (Finland 2016), 9th place
2017
- 'Let's Come Together' by NAPOLI (Belarus 2017)
Other notable songs
- 'Heartbreaker' by MAX
- 'Me Anticipo' by La Pelopony
- 'OMG' by La Pelopony
- 'Latino Love' by TWiiNS
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
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