Michael James Down is a songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] He is best known as a composer and lyricist of several pop songs performed by other artists, many of them in national pre-selections of the Eurovision Song Contest. He has worked with American popstar/rapper Sean Paul, the Japanese girlgroup MAX and in 2018 it was revealed that he'd written six of the songs for Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev's album 'The One' which charted at number 1 in Russia.

Michael James Down
Also known asMichael James
Born (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 35)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
GenresPop
Years active2011 –

Discography edit

Entries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest edit

Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections edit

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2022

2023

  •   "Love You Like That" by Jake (Malta 2023), eliminated (quarter-final)
  •   "Haunted" by Lyndsay (Malta 2023), eliminated (quarter-final)
  •   "Love Again" by Skrellex (Norway 2023), 7th place

Other notable songs edit

  • "Sose add fel!" by Agárdi Szilvia
  • "Un craicun fericit" by Amna & Klyde
  • "Unexpected" by Fabrizio Faniello
  • "Heartbreaker" by MAX
  • "Me Anticipo" by La Pelopony
  • "OMG" by La Pelopony
  • "I want your love" by La Pelopony
  • "Desastres de un capítulo final" by La Pelopony
  • "Caliente" by La Pelopony
  • "Llegará el día" by Yeyo feat. La Pelopony
  • "Invencible" by Yeyo
  • "Soy lo que soy" by Yeyo
  • "Baya" by Mihai Traistariu
  • "Hey boy (Why do I bother?) by TWiiNS feat. Sean Paul
  • "Latino Love" by TWiiNS
  • "Que me gusta" by TWiiNS
  • "Doigralis" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Eat you up" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Going under" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Deep blue" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Popolam" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Flying" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Freaky tonight" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Not worth it anymore" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Mozhet" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Vlyublennye" by Sergey Lazarev
  • "Basta ya" by Supremme de Luxe
  • "Candy shop" by Supremme de Luxe
  • "Gettin High" by Supremme de Luxe
  • "EnerG" by Supremme de Luxe
  • "High on your love" by Safura
  • "Private Suite" by Henrik Fuglem
  • "Go!" by Clodie
  • "Take me as I am" by Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom
  • "Fabulosa B!tch" by Diva Houston
  • "Take a Hike" by Jiyeon
  • "All or Nothing" by 吉克雋逸 Jike Junyi
  • "A Little Bit" by Youth With You
  • "My Body" by NADA
  • "Carry Me Home" by Lost Witness & Laura-Ly
  • "So Bossy" by Bossy Girl
  • "雷妮遊戲 (Renee's Game)" by GEmma Wu
  • "Weight of The World" by Lost Witness & Laura-Ly
  • "Eyes For You" by He Junlin
  • "Shake This Dress Away" by He Skrellex



References edit

  1. ^ Adams, William Lee (28 May 2014). "Eurovision songwriter Michael James releases Take My Body Close". Retrieved 9 January 2017.