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    Mickey Hart

Country:   Ireland   Song:        We’ve Got The World   Number of performance:   3   Rating:   4   Place:      11   web-site:   http://www.mickeyharte.com/

    Mickey Joseph Harte comes from Lifford - the main city of Irish county Donegal in a province Olster. The aspiration to become the well-known songwriter - as well as his idols Sting, Paul Brady and other well-known musicians - pursued him from early age. In 15 years Mickey has generated “Kryptix” - a rock-group which became enough popular, it had many admirers at the North - West of Ireland. It has allowed Mickey to take part in the final of competition RTE’s “We Search for a Star ” in 1991 and 1992. In 25 years he makes a decision to engage in solo career and release the first demo-single “Plugged Unplugged” in 2001. In afternoon Mickey is working in the composition of songs, and sing at night . With similar performances he has travelled all the country. He had concert tours in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, but also, acts has successively taken part two times in festival “Tin Pan South Festival” in Nashville, state Tennesi in the USA, where he has met the his new manager, Shea McNelis - the person with the same musical predilections, as well as at Harte.

    In 2000 his rating in the world of music has essentially raised due to that Mickey has reached the final of competition “Unplugged Song of the Year” of  Hotpress Magazine. Besides his first EP cassette with solo performance began to be shown in airplanes during flight. Nevertheless, only in 2003 Mickey Harte's name became well familiar in Ireland. After a victory in RTE's competition “You are a Star” his performance and talent have allowed Mickey to show his the abilities of the good songwriter.

    After a gain the majority of 1.3 million voices at voting on RTE show the sound recording companies have risen in turn to receive the right to employ Mickey. After negotiations with the big number of interested companies, Harte and his manager have decided to go ahead with Sony company, which has shown deep respect for him and the good knowledge of material which was at Mickey.

    The Irish radio-stations and musical shops, after several weeks of expectation, at last, have received a single We’ve Got the World of  Mickey Harte on April, 25, 2003. Now it is the most sold single in Ireland this year, and one of the most popular for all time. His album “Sometimes Right, Sometimes Wrong” most likely, becomes same popular in June. Each song, similar, has the highlight. Not everyone is capable to create such things. In pair with that fact, that this album was produced by John Kelly - he worked with Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Deacon Blue, Tori Amos - set forth above proves all, that the sound-recording company very much to trust in Mickey’s ability to compose good songs, and guarantees, that he will not turn off from this road as have made many before him.

    Such songs as “Sometimes Right, Sometimes Wrong”, “Never Wanna Let You Down”, “I Need You” settle down somewhere in between David Gray’s and Ryan Adams’s sound. In a combination with worthy imitations by the live shows surpassing any performance in Ireland during a present era, it evidently shows, that Mickey’s songs and his lyrics have prepared for majestic destiny for him. During the first basic tour across Ireland on Harte and his group performances all tickets in more than 40 halls on all country have been sold, sales have achieved the supreme point on two excellent performances in Dublin’s Vicar Street and Galway’s Black Box.

    RTE’s show “You are a Star” and Eurovision Song Contest 2003 became a quite good springboard, but Mickey’s abilities and his selflessness are capable led of  him further. As he speaks about himself: “We worked up to the end of day much to be confident, that if we shall win the Eurovision, we not only shall have the one hit, but also the big album which has been written down under the direction of the skilled producer. This album intends not only for Ireland, but also for all others”.

    During free time from performances, Mickey prefers to keep an active life style. Swimming and driving on a bicycle are his favourite ways to support the form, even in spite of but that in the childhood he nearly has not sunk when two friends have pushed off him in pool, knowing, that Mickey is not skilful to swim. Mickey - the big fan of football, also threre is nothing, that he would like more, than to look at play of  Liverpool. He also the fan of the Irish team, due to that Shay Given - his school friend who from time to time likes to sing together with him in a pub when he is home in Lifford. Besides Mickey loves massage of a head, shish kebabs and clothes.