American singer, songwriter, based in Paris.
Started out at the age of five in the choir of his father’s church on Chicago’s South Side, later obtaining a scholarship at the prestigious Chicago Conservatory of Music when he was a teenager. By the time he turned eighteen, Michael was performing with the Staple Singers and Maurice White ; he later moved to Los Angeles where he worked regularly with Quincy Jones. Since relocating in Paris, Michael has performed with French pop icon Etienne Daho and the pop-rock band Rita Mitsouko, touring extensively with African artists Lokua Kanza and Angélique Kidjo