Miguel (singer)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He released his debut studio album, All I Want Is You, in November 2010. His second album, Kaleidoscope Dream, was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. In June 2015, Miguel released his third album, Wildheart. His fourth studio album War & Leisure was released to further acclaim in 2017.
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Miguel Jontel Pimentel is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He released his debut studio album, All I Want Is You, in November 2010. His second album, Kaleidoscope Dream, was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. In June 2015, Miguel released his third album, Wildheart. His fourth studio album War & Leisure was released to further acclaim in 2017. Miguel incorporates R&B, funk, hip hop, rock and electronic styles into his music. He has been compared to vocalists Babyface and Prince. He is one of two sons of an African American mother and a Mexican American father. His parents divorced when he was eight years old, and he is close friends with rapper Blu, who also lived in San Pedro. Miguel signed a production deal with Drop Squad in 2000. In 2004, he auditioned to be part of the group Fatty Koo, but their label, Columbia Records chose someone else to complete the sextet. Later in 2004, Miguel was signed by independent record label Black Ice. In 2007, Miguel also contributed vocals to three tracks on the debut collaborative project of Blu and Exile, Below the Heavens, appearing under the moniker \”Migel Jontels\”.
For the following three years, he contributed to Usher’s Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond, as well as Asher Roth’s Asleep in the Bread Aisle and Musiq Soulchild’s \”IfULeave\”. Miguel also released Mischief: The Mixtape; he explained that the title referred to his attempt to show people that there is an alternative to getting sort of the same thing. In 2011, he moved to RCA Records and released his second studio album,. In 2012, he released his first studio album. In 2013, he toured as a supporting act for Usher and Trey Songz and performed two singles, Quickie and Sure Thing. He also toured with Usher, while touring as a support act for TreySongz and Treyz and performing two singles. In 2014, he appeared on the reality TV show, The Voice, as a guest on the show’s second episode, “Dancing with the Stars”. He also appeared in the movie, The Lego Movie, as the voice behind the song, “The Lego Movie” and the movie’s second installment, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
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