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Artist
Simon Casey
12+ albums
irelandirish
about
Simon Casey finally got his big break by being in the right place at the right time. From Ballycumber, Co. Offaly, Ireland. Few people could have predicted that the contest to find an Irish representative for the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest would turn out to be one of the most popular TV shows ever in Ireland. Simon performed live on You’re a Star every Sunday night and his resulting high profile on prime time TV has given him the status of a superstar in Ireland. He eventually finished the contest as runner up to Mickey Harte who went on to represent Ireland at Eurovision. He undertook speech and drama training from an early age and scored minor chart hits with the hugely popular Church Mice. He has since signed up to Universal Music in Ireland. Simon’s first single, ‘A Better Plan’, spent three weeks at number one in the Irish Top 30 and is now certified triple platinum. His second single, ‘Come Back To My Heart’ has also achieved platinum status and number 3 in the charts. Simon’s debut album ‘The Heart’ has achieved double platinum status and includes songs which were offered to him by writersGary Barlow (Take That), Brian Kennedy, Ronan Keating and Wayne Hector (of ‘Flying Without Wings’ Fame) Simon’s long awaited second album titled ‘Not Like Me’, released with Universal Ireland records label was released in March ’07 and has achieved Gold status. This album includes the hits Here Comes My Baby, I Still Believe in You and Hope For Me Yet. Simon also recorded the
