Michael Robinson

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 [a=Staple Singers] and [a=Maurice White] ; he later moved to Los Angeles where he worked regularly with [a=Quincy Jones]. Since relocating in Paris, Michael has performed with French pop icon [a=Etienne Daho] and the pop-rock band [a=Rita Mitsouko], touring extensively with African artists [a=Lokua Kanza] and [a=Angélique Kidjo]