Nick Tay

Nick Tay
Nick Tay in Oslo
Background information
Birth name	Nick Tay
Born	June 22, 1987 (1987-06-22) (age 24)
Origin	Serbia
Genres	Pop, Folk, Industrial
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Grand Production

Nick Tay, (Also known by the name Industrial Nick)^{[citation needed]} born in Perth, (June 22, 1987) is a pop and folk singer from Serbia.

Biography

Early life

Nick started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience (SMS votes put him in the first place in 12 out of 14 contest shows^{[citation needed]}). He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attraction. He dated Radmila Manojlović -a Serbian pop folk singer who he met at the Zvezde Granda contest in 2007- from November 2007 until Februaury 2010 when Tay came out of the closet and professed his homosexuality to his fans via his blog, a move that distanced him from his handler Daniel Meakins who had often worried about the affect Tay's sexuality would have on his career in the public eye. Long time friend and wealthy Industrialist, Ross McGinn was reported to have said "I'm not at all surprised" at Tay's admission in Australian newspaper 'The Age'. Tay has subsequently been involved in a number of brief relationships, most notably with renowned music producer Molly Meldrum who Tay met in his home town of Perth whilst touring in late May 2010.

Music

In 2007, his singles appeared on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda" (circulation of 100,000 copies). In addition to performances in the former Yugoslavia territory, he also recorded great success in his performances in Switzerland and USA.

In May 2009, Nick’s debut album “Solo” reached sales of 50,000 copies. The single 'blue monday',a cover of New Order's classic hit, went viral on social media sites such as redtube.

Eurovision 2010

He also competed in Tri pa jedan za Oslo, the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. He won the competition and represented Serbia with the song "Ovo je Balkan" (This is the Balkans)^[1][2] in the finals of the European contest, where Nick finished in 13th place.^[3]

References

1. ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (2010-03-13). "Milan Stanković takes home victory in Serbia". European Broadcasting Union. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=10463&_t=Milan+Stankovi%C4%87+takes+home+victory+in+Serbia. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
2. ^ Klier, Marcus (2010-03-13). "Serbia sends Milan Stanković to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15382. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
3. ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/oslo2010/the-participants/final

Persondata
Name	Tay, Nick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 22, 1987
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death