Michael Anthony Gray (born 25 July 1966), better known as Michael Gray, is a British DJ and

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producer. He is also half of the dance music production and

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ing duo

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Biography

Michael Gray created a

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entitled "The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)" for that year's awards ceremony which peaked at #2 in the

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. In 2004, he began issuing records under his own name, the first being " The Weekend", a worldwide hit in late that year. It peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart when licensed through

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on Eye Industries, and also notched up over 20,000

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on the

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, "The Weekend" was a Top 10 hit on ''

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chart in 2005, where it was released on

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. It featured in a Honda commercial and also in the ''

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'' episode, "

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", in 2007. The follow-up to "The Weekend" was " Borderline" featuring

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from Shelly Poole, formerly of

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, released on 24 July 2006. The track peaked at #3 on the

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Club Chart and at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2007, an album, ''Analog Is On'', was released briefly only in Japan. A third single, "Somewhere Beyond", peaked at #5 on the Australian ARIA Club Chart. Gray's 2000s productions include: Full Intention's "I Believe In You" (2005), 'Hi Fashion' with Maria Lawson, "Whatcha Gonna Do" (2005). 'Miami Ice' "Better Than Perfect" (2005), 'Robot Man' "Ready for This" featuring Nanchang Nancy (2008). "Ready for This" was #5 on the UK Club Chart, and #1 on the UK Upfront Club Chart. In 2009, with the new label Full Intention Records, he released

's "Once In A Lifetime", "I Will Follow" and "Forever". His early 2010s productions include: Michael Gray, Paul Harris, Kid Massive & Sam Obernik 'Home' (2010), Michael Gray, Paul Harris &

Jon Pearn Jon Pearn is an English house music producer and a member of several successful acts including Araknofobia, Full Intention and Bodyrox. Biography Pearn, with production partner Nick Bridges formed Bodyrox. Their track " Yeah Yeah" was a hi ...

feat. Amanda Wilson "Caught up" (2010), Michael Gray, Jon Pearn, Rob Roar & Cassandra Fox 'Lights Down Low'. (2010). In 2010, Gray appeared at Belgrade Arena DJing alongside

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. In late 2010, Michael Gray made a remix of the song "It's OK" by

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. In 2011, he released a single called "Remember" with Marco Lys. In 2013, he released another single with Marco Lys called "The Underground". In 2013, he released under the name MGNY a single called "My World" featuring the vocalist NY. With Full Intention, the most popular tracks he released recently were "Keep Pushing" in 2016 and "I Miss You" in 2017. In 2016, Michael Gray released new versions of his hit "Walk Into The Sun", notably with a Full Intention remix. In 2018, Full Intention made a remix of a David Penn's song featuring Lisa Millett entitled "Join Us". In 2018, Michael Gray released a single entitled "Keep Moving On", featuring the vocalists Kimberley Brown and Shirley Marie Graham. In 2019, he released the tracks "24 7 People", "Take Me Back" and "Brother Brother". The same year, his remix of Sylvester's hit "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was real success on the charts and was played by many DJs in clubs and concerts. In 2020, Michael Gray released a new "Sultra Mix" of his famous song "The Weekend". The same year, he worked with the vocalist RoRoe to produce a track called "The One", released on Sultra Records. In September 2020, he released a track called "The Sun" with The Melody Men. Michael Gray was ranked #1 at the "Top Artists Of 2020" by Traxsouce. Michael Gray played DJ sets in many countries, notably in Poland, Germany, The Philippines, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Georgia, Spain and The Netherlands.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Analog Is On'' (2007)

Singles

Selected remixes

* 2004 Scape featuring D´Empress - Be My Friend (Michael Gray Remix) * 2005 Yanou - Sun Is Shining (Michael Gray Remix) * 2007 Splittr - All Alone (Michael Gray Remix) * 2008 Seamus Haji, Lords Of Flatbush - 24 Hours (Michael Gray Remix) * 2008

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- Beautiful (Michael Gray Remix) * 2008 Priors - What You Need (Michael Gray Remix) * 2008 Danism - Strike (Michael Gray Remix) * 2009 Kläder & Vapen Featuring Anna Ternheim – What Have I Done (Michael Gray Remix) * 2009

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- Open Arms (Michael Gray Remix) * 2009 Visage - Fade to Grey (Michael Gray Remix) * 2010 Izzy Stardust and Dumb Dan - Looking Out For A Bigger Love (Michael Gray Remix) * 2010 Valeriya - All That I Want (Michael Gray Remix) * 2010

- It's OK (Michael Gray Remix) * 2011 Sterling Void - Runaway Girl (Michael Gray Remix) * 2012

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- Give Me More (Michael Gray Remix) * 2013 Kamaliya - Love Me Like (Michael Gray Remix) * 2015 Electronic Youth - Be Right There (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019 Advance - Take Me To The Top (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019 Alton Edwards - I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time with You) (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019 Mahogany - Ride On The Rhythm (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019

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- Just In Time (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019 Billy Porter - Love Yourself (Michael Gray Club Remix) * 2019 Husky, Brazen - Only One Way (Michael Gray Remix) * 2019

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and Who - I Don't Need Love (Mark Knight and Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Bobby D'Ambrosio featuring Lasala - Runaway Love (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Jasper Street Co. - Paradise (Mark Knight & Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Glen Horsborough & IDA fLO - Switched On (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Chevals - Thank You For The Ride (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 World Premiere - Share The Night (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Vicky D - The Beat Is Mine (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Homero Espinosa feat. Tobirus Mozelle - Love Is The Cure (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Serious Intentions - You Don't Know (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Chanelle,

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- One Man (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Anané - Get On The Funk Train (Michael Gray & Mark Knight Mix) * 2020 Lou Casablanca - Move With The Beat (Michael Gray Remix) * 2020 Kelli Sae - Good Love (Michael Gray Extended Mix) * 2020 Hi Voltage - Lets Get Horny (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 Supakings - Back and Forth (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 Raze - Break 4 Love (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 Brian Power - Optimistic (feat. Lucita Jules) (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 The S.O.S Band - Just Get Ready (Michael Gray Remix) * 2021 Ingram - D.J.'s Delight (Mark Knight & Michael Gray Extended)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Michael 1966 births Living people DJs from London English record producers English dance musicians English house musicians Club DJs Remixers People from Croydon Electronic dance music DJs