Michael Lawson is an Irish singer who won the fifth season of ''

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'' in 2016.

Career

After successfully becoming the fifth and final winner of ''

'', he won a recording contract with

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. His winner's single, a cover of " 7 Years" by

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was released on 24 April 2016. It failed to have any impact in the Irish charts. His debut solo single, titled ''Revival'', was released to Irish radio on 5 July 2016. A music video for the song was released on 14 July 2016, featuring his mentor Niall Breslin from The Voice and snippets of his time in the competition. It was released for download on 15 July 2016 and failed to have any success in the charts.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) The Voice (franchise) winners Irish pop singers Irish male singers Universal Music Group artists Musicians from County Monaghan {{Ireland-singer-stub