Mic Christopher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mic Christopher
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1969(1969-09-21)
Age	55
Date Of Death	2001-11-29
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Virgo

Mic Christopher Biography

Mic Christopher is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 21, 1969 in Bronx, New York, United States. American-born Irish singer. He was the founder of The Mary Janes, and shortly before his death, he recorded his first solo album, Skylarkin’.

Fellow Irish singer Damien Rice dedicated one of his albums to Christopher., a fellow Irish singer, dedicated one of his albums in memory of Christopher.

Michael Christopher was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Irish parents Harry Christopher from Dublin and Vaun Heaney from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone. They moved back to Dublin in 1972 when Michael was still a toddler. He later attended Coláiste Chilliain in Clondalkin. He started playing traditional Irish music with school groups until he was about fifteen years old when he started busking. Busking in Dublin over the next five years, Christopher made friends with many of the musicians on the Dublin circuit, including brothers Karl and David Odlum, Glen Hansard and others.

In 1990 Christopher formed the band The Mary Janes with former Kila bass player and fellow busker Karl Odlum, and added Simon Good on guitar and Steven Hogan on drums. The band’s lineup evolved over the next nine years, becoming a three piece without drums when Hogan left the group. It was the three-piece version that recorded the band’s first album, Bored Of Their Laughing. In 1994, the Mary Janes signed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappell. In 1996 the band acquired the drumming talents of Australian Mark Stanley, with this lineup recording their second album, Sham, in 1998. Over the years The Mary Janes played everywhere from the Feile and the Fleadh music festivals in Ireland, to Glastonbury Festival in England, to the CMJ in New York. The band also performed a six-week stint in Bosnia with the War Child charity organization. The Mary Janes split in 1999 and Christopher embarked on a three-month solo tour of Victoria, Australia. In 2001, having recovered from a bad motorbike accident, Christopher released his solo Heyday EP and announced that he would be supporting The Waterboys on their next tour.

He was born to Irish parents in New York City and returned to Ireland when he was just three years old.

Mic Christopher Net Worth

Mic Christopher is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mic Christopher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1990s, he and The Mary Janes recorded their debut album, Bored Of Their Laughing.

After falling on the steps and inflicting a severe head injury, he died at thirty-two.

Michael “Mic” Christopher (21 September 1969 – 29 November 2001) was an American–born Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his posthumously- released debut album Skylarkin’.

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Who is Mic Christopher Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mic Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mic Christopher celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

What happened Mic Christopher?

Dublin-based singer-songwriter Mic Christopher has died. He had been on a life support machine following a fall in Holland nearly two weeks’ ago while on tour with The Waterboys. He passed away in the presence of his family and friends yesterday afternoon.

Is Mic Christopher dead?

November 29, 2001

What age was Mic Christopher?

32 years (1969–2001)

Who wrote Hayday?

“Heyday” is a song by Irish-American rock singer, Mic Christopher, released in October 2000 as the title track from his first solo EP ‘Heyday’. It was written by Christopher. It was re-released on January 23 2004.

What age was Mic Christopher when he died?

32 years (1969–2001)