Michael Africk

Michael Africk
Born (1975-08-20) August 20, 1975 (age 49)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Genres
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, record producer
Years active1999–present
Labels

Michael Africk (born 20 August 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-platinum record producer and entrepreneur. After signing with Disney's Hollywood Records and releasing a solo album in 1999, he toured with N'Sync and Britney Spears.[1][2][3] He collaborated with Mai Kuraki as a producer, songwriter and featured performer on the album Delicious Way which debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and had the highest first week sales for a debut album in Japanese music history with 2,218,640 units sold and remains the sixth best selling album of all time in Japan.[4] He has collaborated on many chart topping singles and albums with Kuraki over the years, including the multi-platinum single Never Gonna Give You Up where he is also featured as a performer.[5] Africk has six number one albums and ten top three singles to his credit as a writer and producer, and has received 6 Japan Gold Disc Awards for album and/or song of the year.

In 2011, Africk released his second studio album with Japanese record label Northern Music/Being Music. The album was co-produced by Africk and Louis Bell.[6]

Since 2006, he has founded several entertainment and tech companies, including Handcraft Entertainment and Inmoji.[7][8][9]

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  9. ^ Thomson, Zangba (2023-10-26). "Global Princess of J-Pop: Follow Anna Aya's Musical Journey with "Someone Else"". Bong Mines Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-08-31.