COUNTRY SINGER | SONGWRITER - Miqael Persson AKA "Hicks" Hicks is an Independent Country

Music Association Award Winner, a Nashville Universe Award nominee and the British Country Music

Association's European Country Act of the Year. He is also an Award-Winning Songwriter from the south of

Sweden, with multiple Gold and Platinum records to his credit. His rock-edged songs have been recorded by

artists like: Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Giant (Dann Huff), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Little River Band, W.E.T.

(Featuring Jeff Scott Soto), Grammy nominated Toby Hitchcock and Grammy winner, Barbados. He has written with

Nashville heavy-hitters like: Anthony Smith, Dallas Rogers, Dennis Morgan and Sharon Vaughn. His recent song

";Hayride," written by Hicks and Lasse Andersson, became Hicks' first official US radio single release on MTS

Records. It reached #77 Music Row chart and #3 on New Music Weekly.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: Can you tell us a bit about your journey from being a Swedish Country singer to

being a Country music singer in the USA? In your opinion, what is the secret to writing a great country song,

the lyrics as well as the instrumentation? What are some things to be aware of before you sign with a record

label? Do you think a Country singer has to move to Nashville to get their work noticed by the important

record labels? If not, why?

WEBSITE: HicksCountry.com