Michael Lawson is an Irish singer who won the fifth season of ''

The Voice of Ireland ''The Voice of Ireland'' is the Irish edition of the international TV franchise '' The Voice'', a reality singing competition created by media tycoon John de Mol. The first series began airing from 8 January 2012 on RTÉ One. The coaches origin ...

'' in 2016.

Career

After successfully becoming the fifth and final winner of ''

'', he won a recording contract with

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. His winner's single, a cover of " 7 Years" by

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was released on 24 April 2016. It failed to have any impact in the Irish charts. His debut solo single, titled ''Revival'', was released to Irish radio on 5 July 2016. A music video for the song was released on 14 July 2016, featuring his mentor Niall Breslin from The Voice and snippets of his time in the competition. It was released for download on 15 July 2016 and failed to have any success in the charts.

References

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