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.

Ashley Hicklin
Birth nameAshley Hicklin
Born1985 (age 3536)
OriginScarborough, North Yorkshire, England
GenresPop, Acoustic
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano
Years active1999–present
LabelsEMI (2008–) Warner Music (2010–)
Websitehitmyheartsongs.com

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]
YearTitleAlbumNONLBEBEZADNEUIRUKSWCHDEFRSPATArtist 
2009Emma-Lee (single)My Antidote---------1-----Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden
2009My Antidote (album)My Antidote---------3-----Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden
2010Me and My Guitar (single)Teardrops-3011-3927208524322068--Tom Dice
2010TeardropsTeardrops--157-----------Tom Dice
2011Flamingo (album)Flamingo--55-----------Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2011Disco Jo-Jo (single)Junior Eurosong 2011--44-----------Ciska – Only Released in Belgium
2011Flamingo (single)Flamingo--1212-----------Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2011Free The Animals (album)Free The Animals---------------Dave van Vuuren – Only Released in South Africa
2011Killing Me (single)Killing Me---------------Sofia "Effie" Olsson – Only Released in Sweden
2011Bad Bad World (single)Bad Bad World--Tip43------------Sioen – Only Released in Belgium
2011John Travolta (single)Anatomy---------------Born Crain – Only Released in Belgium
2012Bad Bad World (DJ Dimaro Radio Remix)Bad Bad World--90------------Sioen – Only Released in Belgium iTunes
2012Utopia (single)Heart for Sale--1321-----------Tom Dice
2012Radio Silence (single)Radio Silence---------------Rocco Stark
2012Heart for Sale (album)Heart for Sale--1177-----------Tom Dice
2012Helt Min Egen (single)L.O.C.-----1---------L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark
2012Don't Kill The Bass (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2012.04)Chassio-----------3---Chassio – Only Released in Germany
20123,2,1,Go (single)Junior Eurosong 2012--99-----------Jana – Only Released in Belgium
2012Prestige, Paranoia, Persona, Vol.2 (album)L.O.C.-----1---------L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark
2012Morning Light (single)Morning light--Tip48------------Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2013Stay Who You Are (album)Stay Who You Are-----------8---Nick Howard – iTunes Chart
2013Skuggamynd (single)Skuggamynd---------------Klara Ósk – Euro 2013 Iceland
2013Lykken Er... (album)Barbara Moleko-----7---------Barbara Moleko – Only Released in Denmark
2013Boytoy (single)Boytoy-------------5-Angy Fernández – iTunes Chart
2013Come Rain Or Shine (Album)Come Rain Or Shine----------26----Célien Schneider – iTunes Chart
2013Warrior (album)Warrior--2222-----------Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2013Bulletproof (album)Daniele Negroni----------387--5Daniele Negroni
2013Overdrive & Hold My Heart (single)Daniele Negroni-----------40--66Daniele Negroni
2013It's Only Love (single)Linus Svenning---------2-----Linus Svenning – iTunes Chart
2013Firebird (Kontor Summer Jam 2013)Lisa Aberer-----------3---Lisa Aberer – iTunes Chart
2013Neon CathedralBen Ivory---------------Ben Ivory
2013Hurricane (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Chassio-----------1---Chassio – iTunes Chart
2013Unstoppable (Kontor Festival Sounds 2014.01)Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro-----------1---Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart
2013Unstoppable (Pacha 2014)Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro-----------8 ---Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart
2014Mother (ESC Belgium)Axel Hirsoux--11-------- ---Axel Hirsoux – iTunes Chart
2014Need You Tonight (ESC Belgium)Yass--1515-------- ---Yass – iTunes Chart
2014Eurosong 2014 (Album)Eurosong 2014--99-------- ---Eurosong 2014 – iTunes Chart
2014Kamikaze (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Eric Chase & Jerome-----------1---Eric Chase & Jerome – iTunes Chart
2014Cinderella (From album Gallery)Elaiza-----------22---Elaiza – iTunes Album Chart
2014Eurovision Song Contest 2014 (Album)Axel Hirsoux1444-1-521331842iTunes Album Chart
2014Love You Louder (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)Chassio-----------2---Chassio – iTunes Chart
2014Heaven After Midnight ("Love Drunk")Waylon-1-------------Waylon – iTunes Chart
2015Never Look Back (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2015)ZsuZsa-----------3---ZsuZsa – iTunes Chart
2015Fall into The Flames (from album Songs Of Love And Death)Beyond The Black-----------21---Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart
2015Teb si pozhelahAna-Maria & Bogomil---------------Ana-Maria & Bogomil – Official Chart Bulgaria No.2
2015Ticket to the Moon (Single From the Play EP)MainStreet-1-------------MainStreet – Official Chart Holland
2016Liefde Voor Muziek (Album)Sioen-3147------------Sioen – Official Chart Belgium
2016Wildfire (Album)Niels Geusebroek-24-------------Niels Geusebroek – iTunes Chart Holland
2016Been A While (EP)Sam Feldt-24123125-------83178--Sam Feldt – iTunes Chart
2016Stan Van Samang (Album)Stan Van Samang--1------------Stan Van Samang – Official Chart Belgium
2016Seeds (EP)Waylon-1-------------Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland
2016Jailbird (Single)Waylon-10-------------Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland
2017On My WayTiësto featuring Bright Sparks---------------Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks
2017HooliganMélovin---------------Mélovin – TBC
2018Rolling StoneMylene Farmer--5------17--1--Mylene Farmer – iTunes Chart France
2018AstronautLiam Tamne---------------Liam Tamne – TBC
2018YouJaz Ellington---------------Jaz Ellington – TBC
2018MeghalokHeni Dér---------------Heni Dér
2018Keep Us ApartFeder (DJ), Jen Jis, Bright Sparks---------------Feder (DJ)
2018Super LifeJason Zhang---------------Jason Zhang
2018Heart of the Hurricane (Album & Single)Beyond The Black---------53-5---Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart
2019Run with the Lions (Single)Jurijus Veklenko---------------Jurijus Veklenko – iTunes Chart TBC
2019Summer AirHardwell---------------Hardwell
2019MessiahKlingande featuring Bright Sparks---------------Klingande featuring Bright Sparks
2019FeatherLost Kings---------------Lost Kings
2019AmsterdamKlingande---------------Klingande
2020UniversoBlas Cantó---------------Blas Cantó

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