Micky Green

Micky Green
Micky Green performing at the Aux Zarbs festival, July 2008
Background information
Birth nameMichaela Maree Gehrmann
Born (1984-06-28) 28 June 1984 (age 40)
Sydney, Australia
GenresIndie, blues, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, model
Instrument(s)Vocal, guitar, drums
Years active2007–present
LabelsPolydor, Universal
Websitemickygreen.com

Michaela Maree Gehrmann (born 28 June 1984), who performs as Micky Green, is an Australian-born blues and pop singer-songwriter. Green left home at the age of 18 years to work in modelling but has mainly concentrated on her music career. At the age of 21 Green relocated to Paris, France. Her debut album White T-Shirt was released there on 27 August 2007, which peaked at No. 12 on the French Albums Chart. Her second album, Honky Tonk, appeared on 18 January 2010, and reached the top 40. Her most popular single, "Oh!", was issued in May 2008 and peaked at No. 12 on the French Singles Chart. As a model Green has worked for Christian Dior and Diesel but by 2010 she had "all but quit modelling".

Biography

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Micky Green was born as Michaela Maree Gehrmann on 28 June 1984 and grew up in Sydney. She has both Dutch and German ancestry. Her father, Mark David Gehrmann (born 7 July 1960), an avionics technician/singer, and mother, Alice June Schüssler (born 1 June 1959), a teacher, were married in 1981. Green has an older sister, Anneke Naomi. After her parents separated in 1993, they were raised by their mother.[1] According to Green "I started singing very young with my father who plays the guitar. Then I started playing drums when I was 11, and the piano when I was 14. I started writing around the same time".[2] Green played drums in a jazz and rock band at her secondary school, Asquith Girls High School,[3] and graduated from year 12 in 2001. As a teenager, she was writing songs – one of her first efforts was about a tissue box. She keeps a notebook and has mostly written in airports and hotel rooms.[4] Her first demos were recorded on her computer.[3] To beat out the time, she used the sound of a pen on the table, a box, or her leg.

Green started working as a model and was discovered in a Sydney shopping centre and was signed by Vivien's Model Management.[4] At the age of 21 Green relocated to Paris, France in 2005.[2][4] She released her first album White T-Shirt on 27 August 2007, working with producer, Renaud Létang (Teki Latex). It peaked at No. 12 on the French Albums Chart.[5] Allmusic's reviewer, Celeste Rhoads, found a "rare gem, drifting playfully along ... There are no songs to skip here; this is perfect soft pop meant to be played through to its flawless end".[6] Upon its Australian release, The Sun-Herald's Craig Mathieson compared her work favourably with Tori Amos ("more focussed") and KT Tunstall ("stripped-down").[7] Green's most popular single, "Oh!", was issued in May 2008 and reached No. 12 on the French Singles Chart.[5] Mathieson noted "Oh!" has "[s]parse, jazz-inflected beats play-off popping finger clicks and piano parts".[7] It was used in the V Australia series of television advertising, and in an ad for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the United States.[8][9]

As a model Green has worked for Christian Dior and Diesel but by 2010 she had "all but quit modelling".[8] Her second album, Honky Tonk, was issued on 15 February 2010, which reached the top 40 in France.[5] Rhoads was less impressed with this album, "[it] doesn't quite live up to the charm of its predecessor. However, there's a lure to the mellow rhythms that can't be denied".[10] Amazon.com's editorial reviewer found it was "colorful, rhythmic and playful pop ... adorned with more complex arrangements and grooves, with vintage keyboards and a horn section".[11]

Green sang the vocals on a single by Flight Facilities entitled "Stand Still", released November 2013.[12]

Green sang a duo with French singer Julien Doré on his single "Chou Wasabi" in 2014. It peaked at number 31 on the French national music charts.[13]

Green is also the singer/drummer of the all girl soul/rock/reggae/disco/pop trio, SLAP (sending love around the planet), with Charlène Juarez (alias Chat) singer/keys and Sandra Derlon singer/guitarist.

Green owned a pet Labrador named Roxy (now deceased).

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[14] 		BEL
(Wa)
[15] 		FRA
[16] 		SWI
[17]
White T-Shirt
  • Released: 27 August 2007
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — 73 12 88
Honky Tonk
  • Released: 15 February 2010[19]
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — 75 35 74
Daddy, I Don't Want to Get Married
  • Released: 21 October 2013[20]
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — — 158 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[14] 		BEL
(Wa)
[15] 		FRA
[16] 		SWI
[17]
"Oh!" 2007 — —[a] 12 69 White T-Shirt
"Shoulda" — — — —
"T.L" 2010 — — — — Honky Tonk
"In Between (Temporary)" 2013 — — — — Daddy, I Don't Want to Get Married
"Don't Stop Me Now" 2015 — — 184 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[21] 		BEL
(Wa)
[15] 		FRA
[16]
"Stand Still"
(Flight Facilities featuring Micky Green) 		2013 61 — — Down to Earth
"Chou wasabi"
(Julien Doré featuring Micky Green) 		2014 — 12 15 Løve
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Oh!" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Schüssler Family Archive" (in Dutch). Schussler Family. 30 November 2011. p. 252. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Millman, Audrey (29 April 2009). "Introducing... Micky Green". TheDwarf.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b Shedden, Iain (5 June 2009). "Micky Green Hopes French Chart Success Will Translate at Home". The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Blackman, Guy (19 April 2009). "The Model of an Australian Songbird in Paris". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Micky Green" (in French). LesCharts.com. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  6. ^ Rhoads, Celeste. "White T-Shirt – Micky Green". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. ^ a b Mathieson, Craig (19 April 2009). "Albums: His and Hers" (PDF). The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. F019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b Moran, Jonathon (21 March 2010). "France Takes the Micky Green". The Sunday Telegraph. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Reese's – 'Have One'". SplendAd.com. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  10. ^ Rhoads, Celeste. "Honky Tonk – Micky Green". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Honky Tonk [Vinyl]:Micky Green". Amazon. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Stream Stand Still (feat. Micky Green) by Flight Facilities | Listen online for free on SoundCloud".
  13. ^ "Chou Wasabi by Julien Doré and Micky Green - Music Charts". αCharts.
  14. ^ a b "Discography Micky Green". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d "Mike Green discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  16. ^ a b c "Micky Green discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Micky Green discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  18. ^ "French certifications – Micky Green" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Honky Tonk par Micky Green". iTunes Store (France). Apple. January 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Daddy I Don't Want To Get Married par Micky Green". iTunes Store (France). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  21. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in Australia:
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