Born in 2002 in West Kirkby, rising breakthrough artist Michael Aldag has had a very successful couple of years since signing to UK-based record label 3 Beat in 2021. His anthemic pop songs with deeply relatable lyrics have caught the attention of BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders who hailed Michael’s song 'BLEAK' his tune of the week and commented, "Michael Aldag is as real as they get. His words, at the moment, are my bible. In a world full of deception, Michael Aldag stands tall". Michael’s single 'POLAROID' was also named BBC Introducing's Track of the Week in January 2023. Michael grew up on the Wirral in West Kirby but is usually based in Liverpool and has been singing since he was seven, firstly in the school choir and then just in various choirs, before he started writing music when he was 14, then producing when he was 16, and just kept going. He had plucked up the courage to sing at open mic nights across Liverpool as a teenager, however, it was his TikTok sketches during lockdown which got him noticed. In an interview with the Liverpool Echo he said: "During lockdown I started to make videos on TikTok, trying to be funny. I thought this would be a good way to promote my music." In a self-deprecating manner he described his videos as just him 'dossing about'. However, his comedy sketches ranging from dating life in the 1500s to university accommodation has garnered him 50.2m likes and over 700,000 followers. Michael admitted that his music career wouldn’t have been possible without TikTok, but now he is able to put his music front and centre. He said: "Nobody’s just funny or just sad. I put all my emotions into music. It’s a release for me, a way to deal with emotions in my life and it always has been since I was 14." He added: "Even before then, singing did something for me that nothing else did. That’s why I’m so lucky to be doing what I’m doing." His first live performance came during a school Nativity play, where he performed as a shepherd. He said: "Liverpool is leading the pack for young artists if you keep your ear to the ground. There’s so much going on, and Eurovision will bring so many opportunities to artists like myself." He added: "Some people are stopped by the fear. The fear was there for me, I was scared, but I wanted to be a musician that much I kept at it." For Michael, the adrenaline of those performances is what drives him. He said: "I love performing. I don't know what feeling I can equate it to. When a performance is over, I immediately want to do it again."
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| On stage in the EuroVillage |
This solo artist released a new EP called 'Socialising' in December 2022 and in May 2023 took to the stage at Liverpool's Euro Village where the 21-year-old began his set at the Pier Head before Miles Kane and 'The Lightning Seeds'. He says, "I would just love to make a living out of going around and playing my songs live to as many people as I can. That has been my dream for as long as I can remember. And if I can do that regularly, then I’ll be happy. I would like to do an arena tour at some point. But as I said, I just get to keep playing my music, and I’m happy as well. I think my mission if I had a message to give to people, I don’t know really, because it’ll change as I get older. I could say now, because a lot of my stuff is based on mental health, that it’s kind of geared around that. But you know, who knows what I’ll be writing in the next year or two years." Michael prides himself as an artist who speaks heavily to the Gen Z audience, he says "My music’s for anybody who feels slightly-to-constantly overwhelmed and unsure of who they are, flailing around in this massive ridiculous world." His music is sometimes conveyed within his online personality on the world’s largest social media platform TikTok, where he has over 750k followers and counting. "I’m definitely not a TikToker or an influencer," he says, "It’s a useful platform and my songs have got some humour in them as well so the two things are not worlds apart." This young artist shows no sign of slowing down and last year supported two of the UK's biggest musical acts, 'Bastille' and George Ezra, and has supported up-and-coming sensation Caity Baser, as well as selling out his own UK headline tour. He hit the road again in May with more dates at bigger venues as his legion of fans continues to grow.
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| At Silverstone - F1 British Grand Prix |
With a sonic style that is just as playful, yet equally as cynical, as his online persona, Merseyside’s new indie-pop star epitomises Gen Z culture with artistic finesse. He has released a rapid flurry of singles since 2021 while simultaneously building a huge social following thanks to his relatable Tik Toks that reflect on the comical awkwardness of teen life and the absurdity of modern living. Praise for him has come from different quarters, such as from Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1, "In a world of fabrication, it’s the least we deserve to have an artist that truly breathes reality in their music. An artist that is not afraid to communicate their emotions. No clout chasing here." BBC Radio 1 Greg James, "Here’s an artist that I really should have been playing much sooner, and I don’t really have an excuse for this because I really like him and I’ve followed him on TikTok for probably 18 months or so. Sounding really good on the breakfast show…I really like his lyrics as well", and Dean Jackson from BBC Sounds, "Oh I love him, such a good performer and such a good lyricist too, in fact it’s the whole package." Notion Magazine said, "Michael Aldag is the tenacious newcomer shattering social media perfectionism with quick and unflinching lyrical honesty." The Sunday Times, no less, "Part 'The Killers'/'The 1975'-like anthemic declamation, part lo-fi bedroom-pop introspection."
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