Industry (Irish band)
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Industry were a pop
mixed boy/girl group formed in Ireland
in 2009. The band comprised Donal Skehan, Morgan Deane, Michele McGrath and British Lee Hutton. Industry made their recording debut in 2009 under the independent record label MIG Live, and broke up in 2010.
The band had two number 1
hits in the Irish Singles Chart
with their debut single "My Baby's Waiting
" (25 June 2009 chart) and follow up "Burn
" (27 August 2009 chart)
. He was part of the boy band
project Streetwize, alongside Donal Skehan, Lee Mulhern
and Jonathan Fagerlund
. With a slightly changed Streetwize line-up that included Kyle Carpenter and Venezuelan Antonio Jones, Hutton took part in Childline 2007 charity event singing a cover of Living in a Box
's hit Room in Your Heart
. Hutton then went solo with a number of his tunes (like "Shinedown", "Perfect Bride", "Invincible", "Madeline", "Butterfly") until joining Industry, becoming the only non-Irish member of the band.
on 3 June 1986. In 2006, he was an original member of the boyband project Streetwize, with whom he toured in Ireland, UK, Sweden, and appeared on the US television station CN8.
After quitting the band, he became an announcer on the Bubble Hits
station, broadcasting music and entertainment news and celebrity gossip segments. On 23 February 2008, he tried to represent Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
with the song "Double Cross My Heart" composed by Joel Humlen, Oscar Gorres and Charlie Mason. Skehan has also authored a cookbook entitled Good Mood Food
tentatively named Lady Rochelle, she also acted in The Tudors in the role of a wily lady of the court.
on 1 May 1985. She tried for The X Factor
in 2006, but failed to qualify to the Final 12. A vocalist with Industry, she got married to South Africa
national cricket team captain Graeme Smith
.
owner James Hyland who also managed the group. The group supported The Pussy Cat Dolls on their Irish tour during the release of their first single, "My Baby's Waiting". The single was released in June 2009 and peaked at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart for one week.
Their second single, "Burn", was released in August 2009 and also took the number one spot
The band's third single, "In Your Arms", was set for a November 2009 European release, written by band member Lee Hutton.
Non-charting singles:
.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
mixed boy/girl group formed in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
in 2009. The band comprised Donal Skehan, Morgan Deane, Michele McGrath and British Lee Hutton. Industry made their recording debut in 2009 under the independent record label MIG Live, and broke up in 2010.
The band had two number 1
Number-one singles of 2009 (Ireland)
This is a list of the IRMA's Irish Singles Chart Top 50 number-ones of 2009.-See also:*2009 in music*List of artists who reached number one in Ireland*Irish Singles Chart-External links:*...
hits in the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
with their debut single "My Baby's Waiting
My Baby's Waiting
My Baby's Waiting is the debut single of the Irish boy/girl band Industry. It stayed at #1 in the Irish Singles Chart for 1 week for the chart of 25 June 2009. It stayed for a total of 2 weeks in the Irish charts.-Charts:...
" (25 June 2009 chart) and follow up "Burn
Burn (Industry song)
"Burn" is the follow-up single of the Irish boy/girl band Industry to the debut chart topping single "My Baby's Waiting" in the Irish Singles Chart...
" (27 August 2009 chart)
Lee Hutton
Lee Andrew Hutton is an English singer-songwriter musician, born in ChesterfieldChesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
. He was part of the boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
project Streetwize, alongside Donal Skehan, Lee Mulhern
Lee Mulhern
Lee Mulhern is a singer from Northern Ireland, who won awards at the World Championships for Performing Arts competition at age 11. The song that won him a gold medal there, "I May Be Young", later became used as a peace song, in particular with memorials of the attacks of September 11...
and Jonathan Fagerlund
Jonathan Fagerlund
Jonathan Fagerlund, sometimes just Jonathan is a Swedish singer, born January 8, 1991 in Jönköping, Sweden. He has released two albums Flying and Welcome to My World and 4 singles. He is signed to Dreamline Music record label. He has also taken part in Melodifestivalen...
. With a slightly changed Streetwize line-up that included Kyle Carpenter and Venezuelan Antonio Jones, Hutton took part in Childline 2007 charity event singing a cover of Living in a Box
Living in a Box
Living in a Box were a British band from the 1980s and early 1990s. They are best known for their eponymous debut single, produced by Richard James Burgess.-Formation and split up:...
's hit Room in Your Heart
Room in Your Heart
"Room in Your Heart" is the third single from British group Living in a Box's 1989 album Gatecrashing. It ties with the band's epomynous 1987 single "Living in a Box" as the band's highest charting song. Both peaked at #5 on the UK singles chart...
. Hutton then went solo with a number of his tunes (like "Shinedown", "Perfect Bride", "Invincible", "Madeline", "Butterfly") until joining Industry, becoming the only non-Irish member of the band.
Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan, a vocalist with Industry was born in Dublin, IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
on 3 June 1986. In 2006, he was an original member of the boyband project Streetwize, with whom he toured in Ireland, UK, Sweden, and appeared on the US television station CN8.
After quitting the band, he became an announcer on the Bubble Hits
Bubble Hits
Bubble Hits was an Irish-owned digital television music channel owned by Creative Sounds. It broadcast two channels; one for Ireland and a Pan-European feed which covered the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland and Germany. On 13 February 2009, Bubble Hits went off air and was removed from most of the...
station, broadcasting music and entertainment news and celebrity gossip segments. On 23 February 2008, he tried to represent Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with the song "Double Cross My Heart" composed by Joel Humlen, Oscar Gorres and Charlie Mason. Skehan has also authored a cookbook entitled Good Mood Food
Michele McGrath
Michele Maria Nora Genevieve McGrath, a model and singer with Industry, was born in Dublin, on 12 April 1986. Initially involved in a girl band project with Louis WalshLouis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
tentatively named Lady Rochelle, she also acted in The Tudors in the role of a wily lady of the court.
Morgan Deane
Morgan Smith was born Morgan Deane in CorkCork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
on 1 May 1985. She tried for The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
in 2006, but failed to qualify to the Final 12. A vocalist with Industry, she got married to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
national cricket team captain Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
.
History
Industry were signed to MIG Live, an independent label, formed by former Bubble HitsBubble Hits
Bubble Hits was an Irish-owned digital television music channel owned by Creative Sounds. It broadcast two channels; one for Ireland and a Pan-European feed which covered the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland and Germany. On 13 February 2009, Bubble Hits went off air and was removed from most of the...
owner James Hyland who also managed the group. The group supported The Pussy Cat Dolls on their Irish tour during the release of their first single, "My Baby's Waiting". The single was released in June 2009 and peaked at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart for one week.
Their second single, "Burn", was released in August 2009 and also took the number one spot
The band's third single, "In Your Arms", was set for a November 2009 European release, written by band member Lee Hutton.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2009 | "My Baby's Waiting My Baby's Waiting My Baby's Waiting is the debut single of the Irish boy/girl band Industry. It stayed at #1 in the Irish Singles Chart for 1 week for the chart of 25 June 2009. It stayed for a total of 2 weeks in the Irish charts.-Charts:... " |
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| "Burn Burn (Industry song) "Burn" is the follow-up single of the Irish boy/girl band Industry to the debut chart topping single "My Baby's Waiting" in the Irish Singles Chart... " |
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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart | |||||
Non-charting singles:
- 2009: "In Your Arms"
- 2010: "My Mistake"
Collaborations
In 2009, they were a supporting act for The Pussycat Dolls at Fitzgerald StadiumFitzGerald Stadium
Fitzgerald Stadium is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Killarney, Ireland, and is the home championship venue for the Kerry senior football team....
.