Richey McCourt

Richey McCourt
McCourt in May 2015 McCourt in May 2015
Background information
Birth name	Richey McCourt
Born	(1981-05-11) 11 May 1981 Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Pop electropop dance-pop pop rock
Occupations	Songwriter record producer musician
Instruments	Guitar drums bass keyboards vocals
Years active	2013–present

Richey McCourt (born 11 May 1981) is a Dublin-based songwriter, who is signed to Stockholm-based publishing company, DH MGMT. McCourt has worked with artists and producers including Will Young, Pixie Lott, Matt Cardle, Rebecca Ferguson and Isaac Waddington. He writes predominantly with Swedish-based writer and producer Nick Jarl. McCourt and Jarl's song "Losing the Love" is featured in the Disney movie Tini: The Movie starring Martina "Tini" Stoessel and on her debut album. In June 2015, McCourt was interviewed as part of the IrishTimes.com series How Music Works, where he discussed his approach to songwriting, and his background in performance. McCourt has co-written a song for the Rebecca Ferguson album Superwoman, called "I'll Meet You There". The album was released on 14 October 2016. In October 2017, a track written and produced by McCourt/Jarl "Not Alone" was released by Hollywood Records artist Shalisa.

Songwriting discography

Artist	Track	Year	Label
Will Young	"I Don't Need a Lover"	2015	Island UK
Tini	"Se escapa tu amor" / "Losing the Love"	2016	Hollywood Records
Rebecca Ferguson	"I'll Meet You There"	2016	Syco / RCA
Shalisa	"Not Alone"	2017	Hollywood Records
Erica-Cody	"Love Me Like I Do"	2024