Ashley Hicklin

Ashley Hicklin (born 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and producer. He co-owns Hit-My-Heart-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 name	Ashley Hicklin
Born	1985 (age 34–35)
Origin	Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Genres	Pop, Acoustic
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1999–present
Labels	EMI (2008–) Warner Music (2010–)
Website	hitmyheartsongs.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 Hit My Heart 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]
Year	Title	Album	NO	NL	BE	BE	ZA	DN	EU	IR	UK	SW	CH	DE	FR	SP	AT	Artist
2009	Emma-Lee (single)	My Antidote	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden
2009	My Antidote (album)	My Antidote	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	Johan Palm – Only Released in Sweden
2010	Me and My Guitar (single)	Teardrops	-	30	1	1	-	39	27	20	85	24	32	20	68	-	-	Tom Dice
2010	Teardrops	Teardrops	-	-	1	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tom Dice
2011	Flamingo (album)	Flamingo	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2011	Disco Jo-Jo (single)	Junior Eurosong 2011	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ciska – Only Released in Belgium
2011	Flamingo (single)	Flamingo	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2011	Free The Animals (album)	Free The Animals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dave van Vuuren – Only Released in South Africa
2011	Killing Me (single)	Killing Me	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sofia "Effie" Olsson – Only Released in Sweden
2011	Bad Bad World (single)	Bad Bad World	-	-	Tip43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sioen – Only Released in Belgium
2011	John Travolta (single)	Anatomy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Born Crain – Only Released in Belgium
2012	Bad Bad World (DJ Dimaro Radio Remix)	Bad Bad World	-	-	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sioen – Only Released in Belgium iTunes
2012	Utopia (single)	Heart for Sale	-	-	13	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tom Dice
2012	Radio Silence (single)	Radio Silence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Rocco Stark
2012	Heart for Sale (album)	Heart for Sale	-	-	11	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tom Dice
2012	Helt Min Egen (single)	L.O.C.	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark
2012	Don't Kill The Bass (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2012.04)	Chassio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	Chassio – Only Released in Germany
2012	3,2,1,Go (single)	Junior Eurosong 2012	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Jana – Only Released in Belgium
2012	Prestige, Paranoia, Persona, Vol.2 (album)	L.O.C.	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	L.O.C. – Only Released in Denmark
2012	Morning Light (single)	Morning light	-	-	Tip48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2013	Stay Who You Are (album)	Stay Who You Are	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	Nick Howard – iTunes Chart
2013	Skuggamynd (single)	Skuggamynd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Klara Ósk – Euro 2013 Iceland
2013	Lykken Er... (album)	Barbara Moleko	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Barbara Moleko – Only Released in Denmark
2013	Boytoy (single)	Boytoy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	Angy Fernández – iTunes Chart
2013	Come Rain Or Shine (Album)	Come Rain Or Shine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	-	-	Célien Schneider – iTunes Chart
2013	Warrior (album)	Warrior	-	-	22	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Kato Callebaut – Only Released in Belgium
2013	Bulletproof (album)	Daniele Negroni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	7	-	-	5	Daniele Negroni
2013	Overdrive & Hold My Heart (single)	Daniele Negroni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	66	Daniele Negroni
2013	It's Only Love (single)	Linus Svenning	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	Linus Svenning – iTunes Chart
2013	Firebird (Kontor Summer Jam 2013)	Lisa Aberer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	Lisa Aberer – iTunes Chart
2013	Neon Cathedral	Ben Ivory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ben Ivory
2013	Hurricane (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)	Chassio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	Chassio – iTunes Chart
2013	Unstoppable (Kontor Festival Sounds 2014.01)	Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart
2013	Unstoppable (Pacha 2014)	Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	Plastik Funk & DJ diMaro – iTunes Chart
2014	Mother (ESC Belgium)	Axel Hirsoux	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Axel Hirsoux – iTunes Chart
2014	Need You Tonight (ESC Belgium)	Yass	-	-	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yass – iTunes Chart
2014	Eurosong 2014 (Album)	Eurosong 2014	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eurosong 2014 – iTunes Chart
2014	Kamikaze (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)	Eric Chase & Jerome	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	Eric Chase & Jerome – iTunes Chart
2014	Cinderella (From album Gallery)	Elaiza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	-	Elaiza – iTunes Album Chart
2014	Eurovision Song Contest 2014 (Album)	Axel Hirsoux	1	4	4	4	-	1	-	5	2	1	3	3	18	4	2	iTunes Album Chart
2014	Love You Louder (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2014)	Chassio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	Chassio – iTunes Chart
2014	Heaven After Midnight ("Love Drunk")	Waylon	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Waylon – iTunes Chart
2015	Never Look Back (Kontor Top of the Clubs 2015)	ZsuZsa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	ZsuZsa – iTunes Chart
2015	Fall into The Flames (from album Songs Of Love And Death)	Beyond The Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	-	Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart
2015	Teb si pozhelah	Ana-Maria & Bogomil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ana-Maria & Bogomil – Official Chart Bulgaria No.2
2015	Ticket to the Moon (Single From the Play EP)	MainStreet	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	MainStreet – Official Chart Holland
2016	Liefde Voor Muziek (Album)	Sioen	-	3	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sioen – Official Chart Belgium
2016	Wildfire (Album)	Niels Geusebroek	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Niels Geusebroek – iTunes Chart Holland
2016	Been A While (EP)	Sam Feldt	-	24	123	125	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83	178	-	-	Sam Feldt – iTunes Chart
2016	Stan Van Samang (Album)	Stan Van Samang	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Stan Van Samang – Official Chart Belgium
2016	Seeds (EP)	Waylon	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland
2016	Jailbird (Single)	Waylon	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Waylon – iTunes Chart Holland
2017	On My Way	Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks
2017	Hooligan	Mélovin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mélovin – TBC
2018	Rolling Stone	Mylene Farmer	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	1	-	-	Mylene Farmer – iTunes Chart France
2018	Astronaut	Liam Tamne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Liam Tamne – TBC
2018	You	Jaz Ellington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Jaz Ellington – TBC
2018	Meghalok	Heni Dér	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Heni Dér
2018	Keep Us Apart	Feder (DJ), Jen Jis, Bright Sparks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Feder (DJ)
2018	Super Life	Jason Zhang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Jason Zhang
2018	Heart of the Hurricane (Album & Single)	Beyond The Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	-	5	-	-	-	Beyond The Black – iTunes Chart
2019	Run with the Lions (Single)	Jurijus Veklenko	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Jurijus Veklenko – iTunes Chart TBC
2019	Summer Air	Hardwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hardwell
2019	Messiah	Klingande featuring Bright Sparks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Klingande featuring Bright Sparks
2019	Feather	Lost Kings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lost Kings
2019	Amsterdam	Klingande	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Klingande
2020	Universo	Blas Cantó	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Blas Cantó

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External links

• www.Hit-My-Heart-Songs.com