10 Facts About Mic Christopher

Michael "Mic" Christopher was an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his posthumously-released debut album Skylarkin'.

Michael Christopher was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Irish parents Harry Christopher from Dublin and Vaun Heaney from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone.

Mic Christopher started playing traditional Irish music with school groups until he was about fifteen years old when he started busking.

In 1990, Mic 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 Mary Janes split in 1999 and Mic Christopher embarked on a three-month solo tour of Victoria, Australia.

In 2001, having recovered from a bad motorbike accident, Mic Christopher released his solo Heyday EP and announced that he would be supporting The Waterboys on their next tour.

That night, after he had played his set supporting The Waterboys, Mic Christopher was found unconscious, having apparently struck his head on some steps during an accidental fall.

Mic Christopher never regained consciousness, and died on 29 November 2001.

Mic Christopher had been working on a solo album entitled Skylarkin' prior to his death.

The album was incomplete but Mic Christopher had made notes as to how the recordings could be improved.