Michael Africk
| Michael Africk | |
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| Born |
20 August 1975 Boston |
| Nationality | American |
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| Website | www |
Michael Africk (born 20 August 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and software entrepreneur. After signing with Disney's Hollywood Records and releasing a solo album in 1999, he toured with N'Sync and Britney Spears. He collaborated with Mai Kuraki on several singles, including the platinum Never Gonna Give You Up. Africk also collaborated with her 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 and sixth overall.
Since 2006, he has founded several mobile software companies, most notably Inmoji in 2014.
Africk sang Someone Like Me, the theme song for Disney's animated film Doug's 1st Movie in 1999. The song was written by and produced by Africk and Billy Squire and featured the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the same year, he released his 11-track self-titled album.
Africk was the opening act for N'Sync and Britney Spears, and toured in Japan. He composed the music for the Japanese anime series Secret of Cerulean Sand (2002). "What Can I Do", his song for the final credits, features Mai Kuraki.
Africk collaborated with Mai Kuraki for the song Baby Tonight, a single from the album Delicious Way. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart with 2,218,640 units sold, making it the highest first week sales for a debut album in Japanese music history and sixth overall. He collaborated with Kuraki on other songs, including Never Gonna Give You Up from the same album. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). He composed "Love One Another" with Kuraki for the benefit of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims. The song, featuring his vocals, was released on his self-titled album and Kuraki's album Over the Rainbow in 2012.
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