Industry were a

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group formed in

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in 2009. The band comprised Donal Skehan, Morgan Deane, Michele McGrath and Briton

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. 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

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with their debut single " My Baby's Waiting" (25 June 2009 chart) and follow up "

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" (27 August 2009 chart)

Members

Lee Hutton

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project ''Streetwize,'' alongside Donal Skehan,

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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 "Shinedown", "Perfect Bride", "Invincible", "Madeline" and "Butterfly" until joining Industry, becoming the only non-Irish member of the band.

Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, a vocalist with Industry, was born in

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, Ireland, on 3 June 1986. In 2006, he was an original member of the boyband project Streetwize, with whom he toured in Ireland, UK and Sweden, and appeared on the US television station

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. After quitting the band, he became an announcer on the

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station, broadcasting music and entertainment news and celebrity gossip segments. On 23 February 2008, he attempted 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, but was beaten by

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. Skehan has also authored a cookbook, ''Good Mood Food''.

Michele McGrath

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's Ireland AM. Acting credits include ''

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''.

Morgan Deane

Morgan Deane was born in 1985 in Cork City, Ireland. She was part of Irish pop band ‘Industry’ who achieved 2 number 1 singles in Ireland. Morgan worked as a co-presenter on RTEs ‘The Den’. Morgan is also the celebrated blogger behind The Green Girls Guide to Divorce. She has 2 children, Cadence and Carter with ex-husband Graeme Smith. A lover of the outdoors and still an ambassador for music and female musicians her motto is "better to lead in your boots rather than fail in your slippers"

History

Industry were signed to MIG Live, an independent label, formed by former

owner James Hyland who also managed the group. The group supported the

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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 1 spot. The band's third single, "In Your Arms", was set for a November 2009 European release, written by band member Lee Hutton.

Discography

Singles

Charting

Non-charting singles

* 2009: "In Your Arms" * 2010: "My Mistake"

Collaborations

In 2009, they were a supporting act for the

at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

References

http://you.co.za/top/morgan-deane-smith-turning-30-what-are-we-so-afraid-of/

External links

YouTube site
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