Alan Michael (musician)

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This article is about the Polish-Dutch singer and songwriter. For the Scottish artist, see Alan Michael (artist). For the American musician, see Alan Michael Braufman. For the Welsh politician, see Alun Michael.
Alan Michael
Birth nameAlen J. Matković
Born (1970-07-20) 20 July 1970 (age 53)
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia)
OriginZandvoort, Netherlands
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Labels

Alen J. Matković (born 20 July 1970), known professionally as Alan Michael, is a Yugoslav-born Polish-Dutch singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for his participation in the 1987

One More Night" (2003
).

Biography

Matković was born on 20 July 1970 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to a Polish mother and a Yugoslav father.[1] He moved to the Netherlands in his early childhood and grew up in Zandvoort, North Holland.[2] Matković began playing piano at the age of six, and recorded his first single when he was twelve years old.[1][2] His second single, "Is That You", was released by the record label WEA in 1987.[1][3]

In the same year, he represented the Netherlands in the

self-titled debut album with the Polish record label Pronit.[1][3] The songs "Sandy" and "Dreams of Love" from this album also appeared on his second album The Winning Edge, and were released on single by CBS Records International in 1989.[3]

Following the release of The Winning Edge, Matković was signed to the

gold record in Poland, Matković never broke through as a singer in the Netherlands.[6][7] In April 1993, he featured in the television documentary Hoera, een hit ("Hooray, a hit") by the Dutch broadcaster VARA, which documented his efforts to produce a hit in his home country.[2][7][8]

A few days before the documentary was broadcast, Matković had competed in the

One More Night" (2003).[11] The songs finished in 8th and 13th place in the Eurovision Song Contest, and "One More Night" received a Marcel Bezençon Award for the best entry according to previous winners of the contest
.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Alan Michael
The Winning Edge
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: CBS
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
One for a While
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Red Bullet
  • Format: CD

Singles

Title Year Album
"Is That You" / "Love Hit Me" 1987 Non-album singles
"Romeo and Juliet" / "Now Is the Time"
"Say You Love Me" / "Kocham cię we śnie" 1988 Alan Michael
"Sandy" / "Dreams of Love" 1989 The Winning Edge
"Tenderness" (with Sophie Proix)
"Don't Dream It's Over" 1992 One for a While
"The One You Love"
"Leef en laten leven" 1993 Non-album single

Songwriting discography

Charting singles

Title Year Artist Peak chart positions[12] Co-written with
NLD (100) NLD (40)
"Ik wil graag dat je weet" 1998 Noomen 92 — Belinda Anholt
"
One Good Reason
" 		1999 Marlayne 30 24 Tjeerd van Zanen
"Libera" Cristina 74 — Cristina Power
"So Much Love" 2001 Ebonique 54 — Tjeerd van Zanen
"If I Had You" Boy Band 40 — —
"
One More Night
" 		2003 Esther Hart 26 — Tjeerd van Zanen
"Dance Dance Dance" Jody Bernal [nl] & Alessandra da Silva 45 — Alessandra da Silva
"She'll Take Your Breath Away" 2004 Charly Luske 40 — Charly Luske

Eurovision Song Contest entries

Year Country Song Artist Result Marcel Bezençon Awards
Place Points
1999
  Netherlands "
One Good Reason
" 		Marlayne 8 171 —
2003
  Netherlands "
One More Night
" 		Esther Hart 13 45 Artistic Award

Nationaal Songfestival entries

Year Song Artist Co-written with Result
Place Points
1993
 "Medeleven" Ruth Jacott Gerrit den Braber 4 63
1997
 "Samen sterk" Mrs. Einstein Tjeerd van Zanen 5 57
1999
 "One Good Reason" Marlayne Tjeerd van Zanen 1 248
2001
 "So Much Love" Ebonique Tjeerd van Zanen 2 54
2003
 "One More Night" Esther Hart Tjeerd van Zanen 1 170
2004
 "She'll Take Your Breath Away" Charly Luske Charly Luske 4 59
2005
 "When Forever Ends" Johnny Rosenberg Johnny Rosenberg 3 47

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alan Michael". Info Music 80902k.pl (in Polish). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Vara kijkt in keuken van de Nederlandse showbusiness". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Delpher. 1 April 1993. p. 11.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Alan Michael". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Zanger Alan Michael verovert Oost-Europa". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher. 25 August 1987. p. 3.
  5. ^ Jankowiak, Anna (9 July 2009). "Interview with Alan Michael". Opinia. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Delpher
    . p. 7.
  7. ^ a b Bloemkolk, Jos (1 April 1993). "Wil jij misschien m'n kijkdoos zien". Het Parool (in Dutch). Delpher. p. 31.
  8. ^ Breure, Bernice (1 April 1993). "Hoera, een hit". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Delpher. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Liedjes voor Songfestival geselecteerd". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Delpher. 28 December 1992. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Ons lied wordt gekozen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher. 26 March 1993. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Biografie Tjeerd van Zanen". Muziekencyclopedie (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Alan Michael". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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