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Mike Hough releases his first new single 'Better'.
RnB/Hip Hop | Thursday 13th February 2014 | Nicole Breeden
East London born and bred artist Mike Hough has slowly been creeping up the ranks of the music industry since 2009. He auditioned for the X Factor back in 09 where he was shut down by Simon Cowell who stated that he doesn’t think that Mike will ” ever be good enough”.
According to the Barking and Dagenham post, Hough said that “After X Factor I quit my bank job and was surviving on £10 a month to pursue a music career. Things have got a lot better since then!”. He began to get his name out there by singing covers of known songs in the comfort of his own home and uploading them on YouTube. Combined, he has received over 5 million views which lead him to being nominated for ‘Best UK RnB/Soul act within the same category as the likes of Adele in 2011.
One of his first songs was played on BBC1 extra and he managed to do this without any PR tools; no TV appearances, no supporting budget and not even a debut album or single!. To add to the the strength of his covert strategies he has supported RnB singer Brandy on tour as well as ex X factor contestants JLS! How do you like Hough now Simon?!
Now, after the many years of hard work he has finally released his first single ‘Better’ this year which is available for download now. It is a soft, mid - tempo, heart felt song where he pays tribute to a failed relationship which has broken for the better. At the end he shows how truly grateful he is for his release and thanks his fans for being on the journey with him before his success.
The track has also been premiered on VEVO this week where his fans have been tweeting him screenshots of their views of it. One of his 37,000 followers tweeted him hashtagging “Dreams do come true” to which he retweeted it; what artist do you know that actually replies to their fans on a regular basis?!
He has also recently performed a live lounge for his supporters BBC1 extra with Kid Ink where he sings originally what Chris Brown does.Hats off to him, he is finally receiving the recognition he deserves. Watch this space!
Have a listen to his new track and his live lounge through the links below:
'Better' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMs1gCWsWIE
Kid Ink ft Mike Hough Live Lounge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYfv8VjdSUI
