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NICKY CHINNTia Sillers

Nicky Chinn is part of one the most successful song writing duo’s in pop history. He is known for classic hits such as “Ballroom Blitz” – Sweet, “Heart and Soul” – Huey Lewis and The News, “Better Be Good To Me” – Tina Turner, “Kiss You All Over” – Exile, “Stumblin’ In” – Suzi Quatro, and “Micky” – Toni Basil.  For over a decade he and his partner, Mike Chapman, dominated the British and world wide pop scene with a constant stream of a Top Ten hits. Chinn and Chapman saw the start of their success with the band Sweet, with “Funny Funny”, the first of the band’s 12 chart hits.  They immediately followed it with their first UK No.1, “Blockbuster”.  The duo achieved their first US top hit with Sweet’s single, “Little Willy”.  Nicky Chinn has written for and produced artists such as Suzi Quatro (11 hit singles, including two No.1’s), Mud (9 hit singles, also including 2 No.1’s) and Smokie (9 hit singles, including the worldwide smash “Living Next Door To Alice”). Most recently, Westlife recorded "You Must Have Had A Broken Heart", written by Nicky Chinn and Jorgen Elofsson. The album debuted at #1 on the British pop charts.

 

 

 

 
 
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