Micky Modelle

Micky Modelle
Birth name	Micky
Born	1972 (age 43–44)
Genres	Dance, hardcore
Years active	1999–present
Labels	AATW
Website	www.mickymodelle.com

Micky Modelle (born 1972, Northern Ireland) is a British disc jockey and record producer.

Career

He came in to the media spotlight in 2006, when he had a hit with Belgian singer Jessy, "Dancing in the Dark" was originally released by Jessy in 2004 in Belgium. However after meeting Jessy, he remixed the song in 2006. The song gained him chart success. It peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart,^[1] number five in the Republic of Ireland and number seven in Jessy's native Belgium. The song also peaked at number twenty five in Switzerland. The second single, "Over You" achieved moderate success, peaking at number thirty-five on the UK Singles Chart^[2] and eighteen on Irish Singles Chart, respectively.

Later on in 2008, he remixed Samantha Mumba's "Gotta Tell You" and she re-recorded the vocals to fit the song, a music video was shot in London and Dublin. She promoted the song on the Clubland Live Tour in 2008, but it did not chart on the UK Singles Chart, but did peak at number forty on the UK Dance Chart. He also joined the judging panel of the Belfast CityBeat contest Young Star Search. He will produce the singles for winners Rachel Pearson and Caitlin McClurg.

Modelle was named DJ of the year in Ireland in 2000.^[3]

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		UK [1][2]	IRL [4]	BEL (FL) [5]	SWI [6]
2006	"Dancing in the Dark" (With Jessy)	10	5	7	9
2006	"Over You" (With Jessy)	35	18	—	—
2007	"Show Me Heaven" (With Jessy)	—	—	—	—
2008	"Take Me Away"[7]	—	—	—	—
2008	"Gotta Tell You" (With Samantha Mumba)	—	—	—	—
2009	"Whine Up" (vs. Ghetto Busterz)	—	—	—	—

Remixes

Year	Original artist	Original song
2004	Eamon	Fuck It[8]
2004	Crush On	Real Shy[9]
2006	Dancing DJs	Right Beside You[10]
2007	Yomtrax	The Sound[11]
2008	Corona	The Rhythm of the Night[12]
2008	Scooter	The Question Is What Is The Question?[13]
2009	Flo Rida	Sugar[14]
2009	Ultrabeat (Cover of Kings of Leon</small)>	Use Somebody[15]
2009	N-Force	All My Life[16]
2010	Milk Inc.	Sunrise (Part 2)[17]

References

1. "Micky Modelle Vs Jessy – Dancing in the Dark". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
2. "Micky Modelle Vs Jessy – Over You". Chart Stats. 30 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
3. "Mickey Modelle". clubland.fm. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
4. ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
5. "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
6. Steffen Hung. "Micky Modelle vs. Jessy – Dancing in the Dark". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
7. "Micky Modelle – Take Me Away (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
8. "Primero (2) – F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
9. "Crush On – Real Shy (Remixes) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
10. "Dancing DJs – Right Beside You (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
11. "Yomtrax* – The Sound (Remixes) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
12. "Frisco (3) v Corona – Rhythm of the Night (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
13. "Scooter – The Question What Is The Question (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
14. "Flo Rida feat. Wynter* – Sugar (Remixes) (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
15. "Ultrabeat – Use Somebody at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
16. "N-Force (3) – All My Life (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
17. "Milk Inc. – Sunrise (Part 2) (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

External links

• Official website