Shane's No1

Number 1 for Voice Finalist Shane McLaughlin

Shane McLaughlin’s debut single “All that I Want” has reached No1 in the singer/songwriter chart on iTunes since it's release on the 26th January, overtaking Passenger’s “Let Her Go”  along the way.

Shane's Manager, Matthew Lucania of LPR said "I'm a delighted for him, all the hard work and belief is paying off now. Coming out of the Voice was not easy for the lad and some music circles had written him off but I always knew what a talent he was and how successful he could be in Ireland given the right guidance. It's still a long way off our target but nonetheless we are both thrilled".

Shane is best known for having competed in the Voice Of Ireland competition on RTE last year. With his performance of “Fake” by the frames he was chosen by Kian Egan and then progressed through the battle stages and the live shows right up to the final where he finished 3^rd overall and got to perform live with Steve Wall of ‘The Stunning’. The exposure helped Shane gain some interesting fans too and even received tweets of respect from celebrities such as Frankie Boyle, MC Hammer and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfe Mother on his own original songs.

“All That I Want” (the first release from an upcoming 4 track EP due out in March) is a modern day, heart felt Irish ballad that encompasses routes of Irish, Celtic and Rock. The track is simply about love won and lost and ‘not realizing what you have until its gone’. Written in his hometown of Downings, Shane had his band recorded in Blast Furnace, Derry, before vocal recording and mixing duties were taken on by friend and producer Wez Devine (who wrote and produced Irelands last Eurovision song entry “Only Love Survives”) and mastered by Fergal Davis (Muse,etc.).

Apart from gigging country wide, since Shane’s success on the voice, he has used the exposure to inspire youths by running creative kids camps and giving motivational talks at secondary schools and also taking part in movember to raise funds for the local oncology unit. Shane (who grew up emulating his idols Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson in front of a mirror with the old hairbrush mic) has been in numerous bands on his journey - his previous band “Red Light Inferno” received impressive airplay and rave reviews with emotion filled rock ballads like “Envy, Glorious Envy” and “Why So Slow”.

Download the new single now at: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/all-that-i-want/id805799372?i=805799385 … 

Voice of Ireland Finalist to release 1st Single

Shane McLaughlin is from Donegal and has been on the verge of success on many occasions in his musical career but really came to light after appearing on RTE's The Voice of Ireland competition where he made it through to the final. Shane recorded his track "FAKE" with Universal which is available for download on iTunes and is currently working on his EP launch tour and was invited as special guest to switch on the Christmas lights in both Donegal and Letterkenny over the festive season. Shane is set to release his first single “All that I want” in January 2014 ahead of the EP release in February/March 2014.

here are a few links to video's of recent performances and also in the final of the voice of Ireland last year.

Fake: Voice of Ireland http://youtu.be/B5OwohXNTYI
EP launch night in Letterkenny, Counting Stars; http://youtu.be/D1RycXOg2iE
Letterkenny Christmas lights special guest: http://youtu.be/ZJTD9JbHm2s

Song from EP, So Cold: http://youtu.be/SsiqpSFv3Q4

LUCCI IS A TRUE TALLAFORNIA BABE

LUCCI IS A TRUE TALLAFORNIA BABE

Tallaght born urban rap singer Lucci Minx has set her sights on becoming a steamy new house-mate on the proposed next season of Tallafornia. With previous house-mate Natalie Geraghty moving to London and Kelly Donegan seemingly not interested, it has opened the door for another female to make her mark on the show and give the new season a much needed facelift.   It’s rumoured that production bosses are looking to shake up stale reality stars and hold open auditions for a new cast but no audition dates for the new series have been confirmed by TV3.  Phil Penny who is currently waiting to hear if he is part of talla’s new plans said that the singer would be a great addition to the show if given the go ahead.

Lucci who has a mass worldwide following of her music has worked with the likes of Snoop-Dogg, Jodeci and was part of a girl group called D-Vine that supported Westlife, Girls Aloud & Lemar on tour. Lucci’s current single (Love/Hate You) has had well over  170,000 views on YouTube and is set to launch her new single (When it rains) on iTunes this month along with the video release.

Lucci Minx has been compared to a modern day version of  90’s rapper Betty Boo. But as Lucci always says “never judge a book by its cover” She is one super hot talented Missy that is breaking boundaries in music, radio, television both at home in Ireland and the United States.