Jessy & Micky Modelle

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Micky Modelle is a DJ and producer who had a #10 UK hit with Dancing in the Dark, a remix of a song originally released in Belgium by artist Jessy. He has also remixed tracks for The Source and Pink. In 2008, he also joined the judging panel of the Belfast CityBeat contest Young Star Search. Micky was named DJ of the year in Ireland in 2000. Jessy De Smet was born in Zottegem on the 8th of July 1976. When Jessy reached the age of 8, she started singing. She released a single with the well known Belgian artist Willy Sommers, called ‘Twee Vrienden’ (Two Friends). A few months later artist ‘Marijn De Valck’, who lived in the same region, asked her to sing ‘Vang het licht’ (Catch the light) with him. After a stint in a cover band called "Made in Belgium" she joined The Mackenzie and formed The Mackenzie feat. Jessy. They had big hits with "Innocence", "All I Need" "Alive, ..." and won a Belgian TMF Award for Best Album of 1999 with Angel. After her Mackenzie period she went solo. Her debut solo song, "Look @ Me Now", became a big hit and launched Jessy into the UK and Spain markets. Mackenzie have never reached the top of the charts since Jessy left the group. Her first solo album Rain did well in Belgium and also got a Canadian and American release. She released hits as "How Long", "Silent Tears" and "Head over heels". "How Long" was also released in America. At the end of 2004, Jessy released her first ballad single "Dancing In The Dark" in Belgium. It became a small hit,

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