Eurovision sees double
Musician wrote two competition song entries
Two songs in the running for the UK’s Eurovision entry were written by ex-Scarborough College pupil Ashley Hicklin.
Two of the songs in the running for the UK’s Eurovision entry were written by a Scarborough musician.
Former Scarborough College pupil Ashley Hicklin wrote ‘You’, sung by Jaz Ellington, and ‘Astronaut’, sung by Liam Tamne, which featured on last night’s UK’s Eurovision ‘You Decide’ TV show.
The 32-year-old said: “It’s super exciting. About 200million people tune in to Eurovision, so it’s a big deal as a songwriter – it’s the biggest TV show in the world right now.
“It’s the first time I’ve been involved with the UK’s entry for Eurovision and it would be great to wave the flag for the UK.”
Ashley said he first got into music in his early teens in Scarborough.
“There was a really good scene in Scarborough for music – the DIY Collective had just started, which was kind of like a mini youth-club/hub for all creative people to get together and do stuff. It was basically a load of young people putting on gigs (Soundwave) and workshops.
“I joined my first bands ‘Pony Club’ and ‘Stepney’ and we played a lot of shows. I’m still really good friends with all those guys.”
Ashely has gone on to have number one hits around the world.Now part of a duo called Bright Sparks, he worked with one of his heroes, DJ Tiesto, to co-write the song ‘On My Way’.