Alan Michael

Alen J. Matković (born 20 July 1970), known professionally as Alan Michael, is a Yugoslav-born Polish-Dutch singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for his participation in the 1987 Sopot International Song Festival and for being one of the songwriters of the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entries "One Good Reason" and "One More Night" .

Biography Matković was born on 20 July 1970 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to a Polish mother and a Yugoslav father. He moved to the Netherlands in his early childhood and grew up in Zandvoort, North Holland. Matković began playing piano at the age of six, and recorded his first single when he was twelve years old.

In the same year, he represented the Netherlands in the Sopot International Song Festival with the song "Romeo and Juliet", alongside Maywood with the song "Stay with Me". For his performance, he was awarded the "FIDOF Award". One year later, he released his self-titled debut album with the Polish record label Pronit. In April 1993, he featured in the television documentary ("Hooray, a hit") by the Dutch broadcaster VARA, which documented his efforts to produce a hit in his home country.

A few days before the documentary was broadcast, Matković had competed in the Nationaal Songfestival – the Dutch national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest – as one of the songwriters of the entry "", which finished in fourth place. He subsequently began pursuing a career as a songwriter and founded his own recording studio, AM Studios, in Zandvoort. The songs finished in 8th and 13th place in the Eurovision Song Contest, and "One More Night" received a Marcel Bezençon Award for the best entry according to previous winners of the contest.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Alan Michael Released: 1988 Label: Pronit Format: LP, cassette The Winning Edge Released: 1989 Label: CBS Format: CD, LP, cassette One for a While Released: 1992 Label: Red Bullet Format: CD

Singles

Songwriting discography Charting singles

Eurovision Song Contest entries

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