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Michael Learns to Rock
Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) is a Danish pop rock band formed in Aarhus in 1988 by Jascha Richter, Mikkel Lentz, Kåre Wanscher, and Søren Madsen. Famous for Asian-market ballads like 'The Actor' and 'Take Me to Your Heart', it has sold 11 million albums.
Michael Marcagi
Michael Marcagi, American folk-rock singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio, ex-frontman of The Heavy Hours; viral hit "Scared to Start" (2x Platinum), Warner Records artist, EPs American Romance and Midwest Kid, debut album Under the Streetlights (2026).
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945, Dallas, Texas), also credited as Michael Murphey, is a country and cowboy-music singer-songwriter whose 1975 hit "Wildfire" reached number 3 on the pop chart; he led the 1990s Western music revival with Cowboy Songs and Warner Western.
Michael McCary
Michael Sean McCary (born 1971, Philadelphia) is the former bass singer of R&B group Boyz II Men, who joined via a school bathroom encounter, sang on Cooleyhighharmony and II, and left in 2003 due to back problems later diagnosed as multiple sclerosis.
Michael McDonald (musician)
Michael McDonald (born 1952, St. Louis) is an American blue-eyed soul and yacht rock singer-keyboardist of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, known for "What a Fool Believes" and solo hits like "I Keep Forgettin'."
Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm), Finnish rock singer, saxophonist and harmonica player, frontman of glam-punk band Hanoi Rocks (1979–1985, reunion 2001–2009) and solo artist behind Not Fakin' It (1989) and the 2026 album Outerstellar; distinct from a Minnesota acoustic musician of the same name.
Michael Moran (music producer)
Mike Moran (born 1948), British keyboardist, composer, arranger, and record producer from Leeds; UK Eurovision 1977 entry Rock Bottom with Lynsey de Paul, co-writer and co-producer of Freddie Mercury's Barcelona album, film/TV composer for Time Bandits, Taggart, New Tricks, and RCM jazz piano professor.
Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith (1942-2021), American musician and producer, Monkees lead guitarist, country-rock pioneer with the First National Band, creator of PopClips, and winner of the first Grammy for Video of the Year for Elephant Parts.
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman, English minimalist composer born 1944 in London, coined 'minimal music' in 1968, led the Michael Nyman Band, scored Greenaway films and The Piano, and wrote Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond.
Michael Penn
Michael Penn (born 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and film composer, brother of Sean Penn, whose 1989 debut March and hit "No Myth" won an MTV Best New Artist award before he moved into scoring.
Michael Poulsen
Michael Schøn Poulsen (born 1975, Ringsted, Denmark) is the vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of Volbeat, founded 2001 after his death metal band Dominus; ten Billboard Mainstream Rock number-ones, a Grammy nomination, and the 2025 album God of Angels Trust.
Michael Ray (singer)
Michael Ray (Michael Ray Roach, born 1988, Eustis, Florida) is an American country singer who won The Next in 2012 and scored No. 1 hits "Kiss You in the Morning" and "Think a Little Less"; distinct from the jazz trumpeter Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker, German hard rock guitarist from Sarstedt, lead guitarist of Scorpions and UFO and founder of the Michael Schenker Group; famed for Flying V tone, 13 MSG albums including Don't Sell Your Soul (2025), and influence on Hammett, Slash, and Rhoads.
Michael Schenker Group
Michael Schenker Group (MSG), hard rock band formed 1979 in London by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker; albums include The Michael Schenker Group (1980), Assault Attack (1982), and Don't Sell Your Soul (2025).
Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist born 1954 in Philadelphia, known for the 1983 number-one hit "Maniac" from Flashdance, ex-Stevie Wonder guitarist, and producer for Diana Ross, Donna Summer, and Latin pop artists.
Michael Shrieve
Michael Shrieve (born 1949) is an American drummer, original drummer of Santana (1969-1974) famous for his Woodstock "Soul Sacrifice" solo, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and pioneer of electronic percussion.
Michael Shuman
Michael Shuman (Mikey Shoes), born 1985 in Los Angeles, is the bassist of Queens of the Stone Age since 2007, co-founder of psych-pop trio Mini Mansions, and since 2022 records hip-hop-influenced solo material as GLU.
Michael Steele (musician)
Michael Steele, born 1955 in Pasadena, California, also known as Micki Steele, is an American retired bassist, a founding member of the Runaways (1975) and the Bangles' classic-era bassist from 1983 until 2005.
Michael Tait
Michael Tait (born 1966, Washington, D.C.) is an American contemporary Christian singer, founding member of DC Talk and Newsboys lead singer 2009–2025; in 2025 he confessed to drug abuse and unwanted sexual touching after assault allegations.
Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith, born Michael Whitaker Smith in 1957 in Kenova, West Virginia, is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter whose hits include "Friends" and "Place in This World."
Michael Wolff (musician)
Michael Wolff (born 1952) is an American jazz pianist and composer, former musical director of The Arsenio Hall Show, Cal Tjader and Cannonball Adderley sideman, husband of Polly Draper, father of Nat and Alex Wolff of The Naked Brothers Band.
Michał Kleofas Ogiński
Michał Kleofas Ogiński (Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis, 1765–1833) was a Polish-Lithuanian composer, violinist, and statesman who served as Grand Treasurer of Lithuania and joined the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794.
Michale Graves
Michale Graves, stage name of Michael Emanuel (b. 1975), American punk singer; lead vocalist of the reformed Misfits 1995-2000 (American Psycho, Famous Monsters), later solo artist, Gotham Road frontman, and faith-based songwriter.
Michel'le
Michel'le (Michel'le Denise Toussant, born 1970), American R&B singer with a squeaky speaking voice and powerful singing. Known for "No More Lies" (#7 Hot 100), her Dr. Dre-produced 1989 debut on Ruthless Records, and the 2016 biopic Surviving Compton.
Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch (b. 1983) is an American singer-songwriter from Sedona, Arizona, whose 2001 debut The Spirit Room went 2x Platinum. Known for "Everywhere," the Santana duet "The Game of Love" (Grammy winner), the Wreckers, and the 2026 EP Everywhere and Back Again.
Michelle Gayle
Michelle Gayle (born 1971, London) is a British singer and actress, EastEnders' Hattie Tavernier, whose 1994 hit "Sweetness" reached UK No. 4; she later played Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Michelle Heaton
Michelle Heaton, English pop singer and TV personality from Gateshead, born 1979, founding member of Liberty X formed by the Popstars 2001 runners-up; their single Just a Little hit UK number one in 2002; later known for BRCA2 preventive surgery and addiction recovery.
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips (Holly Michelle Gilliam, born 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, a founding member of the Mamas and the Papas and co-writer of "California Dreamin'", later an actress on Knots Landing and a 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Not the beauty expert of the same name.
Michelle Williams (singer)
Michelle Williams (Tenitra Michelle Williams, born 1980) is the Rockford, Illinois-born singer who joined Destiny's Child in 2000, won a 2002 Grammy for Survivor, and released the best-selling gospel album of 2002, Heart to Yours, later moving through R&B, Broadway, and mental-health advocacy.
Michelle Zauner
Michelle Zauner (born 1989, Seoul) is a Korean American musician and writer, frontwoman of the indie pop band Japanese Breakfast and author of the 2021 New York Times bestselling memoir Crying in H Mart about her mother Chongmi; her second memoir, Thank You for Your Suffering, is due 2027.