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What if I listened to all the “experts”
that told me…
-You’re too old
-Don’t write country songs
-Radio will never play your songs
-There’s no audience for that
-Sure you can sing and your songs are
great but it will never work
-Quit… Don’t go there… Are you crazy
Then I never would have…
-Been invited to play and represent Sweden
at the CMA Fest in Nashville
-Won “Favorite Country Group” at IMN
Country Music Awards
-Been nominated for “Best International
Artist” and “Video Of The Year” at ICoMA Country Music Awards (2013)
-Had My songs played on thousands of radio stations all around the world
-Done radio and TV interviews in Italy, France, England, Ireland, Australia, USA,
Sweden, Norway, Canada, Germany…
-Been nominated for “Song Of The Year” and “Video Of the Year” at Nashville
Universe Awards
-Been “Artist Of The Month” on Sky TV in UK
-Play at country festivals in the USA, France, Sweden…
-Got fans from all corners of the world
-Been nominated again at ICoMA Country Music Awards for “Best International
Country Artist” “Song Of The Year” (Hayride) and “Video Of The Year” (Unreachable
Dream) 2014
-Been invited to play at BCMA in London 2014
-Received 3 Nominations at 2014 International Music and Entertainment Awards
-And… The biggest thing of all…. winning “Best European Country
Act Of The Year” at The British CMA in London. (2013)
Good thing I didn’t listen to anybody else but myself!
Hicks (Miqael Persson) is an accomplished songwriter from the south of
Sweden, with multiple Gold and Platinum records to his credit. His rock-
edged songs have been recorded by artists like Jimi Jamison (Survivor),
Giant (Dann Huff), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Little River Band, W.E.T. (Featuring
Jeff Scott Soto), Grammy nominated Toby Hitchcock and Grammy winner,
Barbados. He has also written with Nashville heavy-hitters like Anthony
Smith, Dallas Rogers, Dennis Morgan and Sharon Vaughn. In late June 2014,
“Hayride” became his first official US radio single release on MTS Records. It
is currently climbing the New Music Weekly and Music Row country airplay
charts, with the video reaching the Top 3 on Yallwire.com.
www.hickscountry.com
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