The Nicholas McDonald Appreciation Thread

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  • spoolingspooling Posts: 1,073
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    Sometimes outsiders get a kick at competitions.
    A 19 yr old guy from Belgium ended 4th for Eurovision.
    Actually 4th with 217 pts (preceding Guy Sebastian from XF Australia ending 5th with 196 pts)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48p8eNhnd8
    For the UK Electro Velvet ended 24th with 5 pnts

    The guy ended as runner up in the Voice Belgique (Southern Belgium)
    A clip of him at The Voice:
    http://www.rtbf.be/video/detail_loic-nottet-diamonds?id=1923854

    He wrote his song for Eurovision himself (He actually composed it, his mentor from The Voice helped with the lyrics)
    As kid he studied dancing and he prepared the choreography himself for his song.

    As for Nicky I think it's somehow a handicap that he has to wait for material coming from others.
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    clip posted on May 23 by williamloganboyle
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arDvv9ibLEk
    Nicholas McDonald Live @ Motherwell

    EDIT: added
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXr2DPWfBTI
    Good Friday fun day 2015
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    Performing "Uptown Funk" in Stroud.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA_lMofxSI
    Lucy Jane - Published on May 24, 2015
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    One more:
    Nicky McDonald live in Motherwell Shopping Centre
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2btKEWaas
    Davie McMorrow - Published on May 23, 2015
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    I'm trying to see if I can get an idea about popularity of recent XF contestants.
    That's actually difficult, since marketingwise on can approach in several ways:
    How many will spend £ 0.99 for whatever new song just because it comes from their idol?
    How many will spend £ 20.00 for a gig within 50 miles just and only for seeing their idol performing live?

    Followers on twitter:

    SamBaileyREAL 383.292
    nickymcdonald1 350.331
    LukeFriendMusic 369.665
    RoughCopyUK 219.380

    Bhaenow 380.241
    FleurEast 220.443
    AndreaFaustini1 244.569
    laurenplatt7 231.662

    As for original songs, official versions on YouTube:

    Nicholas McDonald - Answerphone
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDa6GE--KI
    NicholasMMusicVEVO Published on Feb 18, 2014
    429.66 views 8.523 likes

    Luke Friend - Hole in My Heart
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hiGI7-Vzmo
    LukeFriendMusicVEVO Published on Feb 8, 2015
    936.712 views 15.949 likes

    Rough Copy - Street Love (Official Video)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6eHNfEn3LE
    RoughCopyUKVEVO Published on May 12, 2014
    614.312 views 7.374 likes

    Rough Copy - Same Formula
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y422OcIwqSs
    RoughCopyUKVEVO Published on Apr 1, 2015
    22.050 views 584 likes
  • A_SmithA_Smith Posts: 724
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    I wonder what this is all about?

    https://twitter.com/nickymcdonald1/status/603246120010194945

    Whatever, not long to wait :D
  • HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,597
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    https://twitter.com/nickymcdonald1/status/603267313371066368

    Alex is buying her tickets as we speak. :D
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    spooling wrote: »
    A new player: lunnfarrowmedia

    Nicky's Twitter contacts:
    For booking enquiries contact paul@nicholasmcdonald.co.uk | For media enquiries contact lauren@lunnfarrowmedia.com

    Testimonials page: http://lunnfarrowmedia.com/testimonials/
    “I’ve always found Lauren Lunn Farrow (director of Lunn Farrow Media) to be funny, smart and wise beyond her years.” Sharon Osbourne

    Lunnfarrowmedia are no longer in the caption of Nicky's twitter account.
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    spooling wrote: »
    Sometimes outsiders get a kick at competitions.
    A 19 yr old guy from Belgium ended 4th for Eurovision.
    Actually 4th with 217 pts (preceding Guy Sebastian from XF Australia ending 5th with 196 pts)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48p8eNhnd8
    For the UK Electro Velvet ended 24th with 5 pnts

    The guy ended as runner up in the Voice Belgique (Southern Belgium)
    A clip of him at The Voice:
    http://www.rtbf.be/video/detail_loic-nottet-diamonds?id=1923854

    He wrote his song for Eurovision himself (He actually composed it, his mentor from The Voice helped with the lyrics)
    As kid he studied dancing and he prepared the choreography himself for his song.

    As for Nicky I think it's somehow a handicap that he has to wait for material coming from others.

    He is positioned 31 in the UK mid-week charts, with nothing more than having his song available on iTunes.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/updatesingles

    He was helped by his mentor from The Voice Belgique:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Jo_Scott
    Over there mentors continue supporting their candidates after the show.
  • A_SmithA_Smith Posts: 724
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    More dates for Nicky have appeared, in a tour with other artists. He's going to be a busy boy

    https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/nicholas-mcdonald?referer=touralert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=touralert&utm_campaign=alerts
  • HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,597
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    A_Smith wrote: »
    More dates for Nicky have appeared, in a tour with other artists. He's going to be a busy boy

    https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/nicholas-mcdonald?referer=touralert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=touralert&utm_campaign=alerts

    I hope Nicky gets the chance to showcase some more new songs from the upcoming album on his tour. Otherwise it will seem like a wasted opportunity. :( I know getting original material is difficult but it would sure help establish Nicky so much more. Love Again is definitely a step in the right direction.

    Speaking of which, don't think we've had any updates regarding Love Again and whether there are any plans to release this as a single.

    Looking ahead, and being realistic here, I really hope RCA release Nicky's second album in a fairly quiet week. The last thing Nicky needs is for RCA to decide to release his album the same week as a whole list of more established artists who are bound to sell more in its first week hence Nicky's album charts at something like #12 because of the competition with sales that would get him top 10 in a quiet week.

    OT; Will Young is currently the midweek UK #1 album having already sold 14k up to the end of Wednesday night, and will probably sell 20-22k by the end of the week.

    That means the bottom end of the top 10 will be looking at around 11k - similar sales to Nicky's first week when ITAOAA entered the album chart at #6.

    Whilst it would be unbelievable for Nicky's second album to go all the way to #1, we have to be realistic here. However, like I just mentioned if they release the album in a quiet week it could actually benefit Nicky. :D
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    I hope Nicky gets the chance to showcase some more new songs from the upcoming album on his tour. Otherwise it will seem like a wasted opportunity. :( I know getting original material is difficult but it would sure help establish Nicky so much more. Love Again is definitely a step in the right direction.

    Agree, I already attended:
    - the gig with the barkeepers union in the Armadillo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DduRfIgNxZ0
    - the gig on Jersey
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQxXeXNAefw
    - the Clyde 1 gig in the SECC
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5yYYK2ojoA
    I don't plan any more attendances until there is something new to listen to.
    I'm in Lille France to-morrow evening for the Voice (France) Tour.
    I'm following up the Canadian (Québécois) finalist David Thibault (17 yrs from St Raymond Québec)
    I'm actually in a Canadian mood and plan to be in Halifax NS June 9-13
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    ... Looking ahead, and being realistic here, I really hope RCA release Nicky's second album in a fairly quiet week. ..
    RCA also has to find some top material for other guys on their official list as e.g. Luke Friend, Andrea Faustini, and many others... including Olly Murs.
    http://www.rca-records.co.uk/
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    Recent uploads on YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FUrVQKFzpM
    Nicholas McDonald- Say something
    Katie Summers Published on May 28, 2015

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bapqKXBc2k
    Nicholas McDonald- I'm not the only one
    Katie Summers Published on May 28, 2015

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwb57f1n2R0
    Nicholas McDonald- Superman
    Katie Summers Published on May 28, 2015

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbjqEB2hKfw
    Nicholas McDonald Rothes Hall
    Jen Grant Published on May 28, 2015

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE1IEMK_1do
    Nicolas McDonald All of Me
    Aoife Dolan Published on May 29, 2015
    Little clip of Nicky covering John Legend at a small gig with a surprise hugger
  • spoolingspooling Posts: 1,073
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    http://www.nicholasmcdonald.co.uk/
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    spooling wrote: »
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    The website is still down.
    The relayouted pages are still on the same server:
    http://www.nominet.org.uk/whois/lookup?query=nicholasmcdonald.co.uk

    The rules:
    http://www.one.com/en/terms-and-conditions?country=uk
    1.1 Use
    ... Traffic...right to close the customer's web space without notice...absolute right to decide wheter or not traffic is excessive...

    There is nothing wrong with going low cost, but one has to invest at moments in time.
    Cute the gogo support behind Nicky here:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA_lMofxSI
    but not really professional, I think.
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    The website is up again at:
    http://nicholasmcdonald.co.uk/
  • A_SmithA_Smith Posts: 724
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    Interesting that there are only 2 Scottish dates, he is spreading his wings. The follow on tour is also mainly down south which is encouraging. Everything is falling gently in to place, he's learned his craft at home and is moving outwards. Enough time has passed since xf to launch a new image and surprise a few people.

    This year is going to be good even if the album is still a work in progress. I don't really care how long it takes tbh, if it's worthy of his voice it'll be worth it 😊
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    Recently posted on the web:

    Celtic super fan Jay Beatty joins charity football match with other celebrity names
    http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/charity-football-match-kicks-off-at-hamilton-accies-stadium-208685n.127598605
    The event saw a host of familiar faces turn out to support the cause including X Factor runner up Nicholas McDonald who was happy to support the cause. He said: "It's all about raising as much money as possible.
    "I've not played football in a while but I'm sure it will be a really enjoyable day."


    X Factor stars to sing at Hamilton Racecourse this summer
    1 June 2015 By Shirley Bartynek
    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/x-factor-stars-sing-hamilton-5777784
    Summer at Hamilton Park Racecourse is going to be a star-studded affair as singing sensations Sam Bailey and Jay James take centre stage this July.
    ... Sam was pictured earlier this year at a local chip shop.... She joined her good friend Nicholas McDonald, who is also godfather to her daughter Miley, to catch up over a cup of tea and a plate of chips.
    Sam will be joined at the races by former Royal Navy fitness instructor Jay James from the 2014 series of the X Factor, who was recently named one of the top ten Hottest Hunks of 2015 by Heat magazine readers.
    ... Fellow former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden had been scheduled to appear at the event, but has withdrawn due to television commitments.

    Wed 03 Jun 2015 to Wed 03 Jun 2015
    On the 03rd of June 2015, Nicholas McDonald runner up from the X Factor in 2013 will be appearing at the Girvan Academy Theatre. The concert is being held to raise funds to help Emma Sinclair to go to India to teach at a local primary school....
    http://www.carrickayrshire.com/events

    EDIT added:

    Pauly Upton ‏@PAULY_UPTONCLAN · 44m44 minutes ago
    After @nickymcdonald1 scored yesterday me & @SonnyUptonClan not happy in the background 😂great day ⚽️ #BeattyVHague pic.twitter.com/9g30108fXy
    https://twitter.com/PAULY_UPTONCLAN/status/605364831483535360/photo/1
  • HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,597
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    Looking ahead, and being realistic here, I really hope RCA release Nicky's second album in a fairly quiet week. The last thing Nicky needs is for RCA to decide to release his album the same week as a whole list of more established artists who are bound to sell more in its first week hence Nicky's album charts at something like #12 because of the competition with sales that would get him top 10 in a quiet week.

    OT; Will Young is currently the midweek UK #1 album having already sold 14k up to the end of Wednesday night, and will probably sell 20-22k by the end of the week.

    That means the bottom end of the top 10 will be looking at around 11k - similar sales to Nicky's first week when ITAOAA entered the album chart at #6.

    Let's see how things panned out in the end. :D

    Will Young indeed held on all week and ends the week as the official UK #1 album selling 21,321 copies.

    In The Arms Of An Angel sold 11,299 in its first week on sale. Had Nicky released his second album last Monday and sold the exact same amount, he would've entered this weeks album chart at #5.

    It will be more intriguing than interesting to see when the second album is released. If the last few years has proved anything, it's that Q4 is when album sales increase - especially leading up to christmas.

    This is why an artist like Nicky should avoid Q4. It's when all the big artists tend to release new albums as they know they will sell bucketloads (see Olly Murs, One Direction). If RCA are wise and release Nicky's at a quiet time where there isn't much in the way of competition it would favour Nicky considerably.

    Like Alex rightly posted, I'd rather wait until early 2016 for a new Nicky album. That would give the lad plenty of time to record some cracking pop songs and then promote the album in Q1 (after the post-christmas rush has settled).
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    Like Alex rightly posted, I'd rather wait until early 2016 for a new Nicky album. That would give the lad plenty of time to record some cracking pop songs and then promote the album in Q1 (after the post-christmas rush has settled).

    I doubt that the "plenty of time" Nicky himself eventually needs is the issue.
    His first album was recorded in a few days time.
    He needs to get good material:
    - RCA needs time to find it
    - RCA will eventually decide what in their basket is for Luke, for Andrea, for Ollie and for others..
    - Some recordings done may be rejected for whatever reason
    - When something is about to be ready, the launching strategy plays.
    Additionally to that, Nicky lacks a professional manager.
  • A_SmithA_Smith Posts: 724
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    Meet the band for Nicky's tour :)

    https://twitter.com/nickymcdonald1/status/605816029357309954

    It'll be interesting to see who the support acts are too, all presented by Nickstar Ltd.
  • HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,597
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    A_Smith wrote: »
    Meet the band for Nicky's tour :)

    https://twitter.com/nickymcdonald1/status/605816029357309954

    It'll be interesting to see who the support acts are too, all presented by Nickstar Ltd.

    I think it's great that Nicky's got a live band playing on stage with him. As you know from the Rothes Hall gig, it just added so much to the atmosphere. There is so much more Nicky can do with the live band whereas backing tracks limit the potential.
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    I think it's great that Nicky's got a live band playing on stage with him. As you know from the Rothes Hall gig, it just added so much to the atmosphere. There is so much more Nicky can do with the live band whereas backing tracks limit the potential.

    Fully agree. He will also learn to "manage a team".

    Hope he will record some covers in the mean time. On the continent I still hear airply of "Impossible" by James Arthur. So covers may help supporting one's career.
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