Michael Morales
Michael Morales (born April 25, 1963) is an American musician most known for the top 40-charting songs "Who Do You Give Your Love To?" (No. 15 Billboard Hot 100) and a cover version of the Romantics' "What I Like About You" (No. 28 Hot 100).
Michael Morales
- Name
- Michael Morales
- Born
- 25 April 1963
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter, record producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- rock music
- Education
- Oliver Wendell Holmes High School
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• Name — Michael Morales • Born — 25 April 1963 • Origin — San Antonio, Texas, United States • Instrument — Guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals, bass guitar • Genre — Rock, pop • Occupation — Singer-songwriter, record producer • Years Active — 1980–present • Label — PolyGram Records Major/MTM Records • Associated Acts — The Max, Michael Morales and the continentals • Website — moralesacademy.com
Early life
Early life
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Morales came from a musical family (his father Henry met his mother, Felicia when the two were to perform together on a radio broadcast). As a child, Morales formed and played guitar, drums and piano in several bands including Crimson Sash. In 1980, he founded the popular band, the Max, in which he would perform until signing his first recording contract with Universal Music Group in 1988.
Career
Career
Morales' debut album, the self-titled Michael Morales, was released by Mercury/Republic Records in 1989. It garnered MTV airplay and landed three hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Who Do You Give Your Love To?", which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "What I Like About You" at No. 28. Before releasing his second album on Universal titled Thump (1991), he founded Studio M in San Antonio. He and brother Ron Morales have won four Grammy awards for records produced and recorded at Studio M. In 2000, Morales released his third CD on Major/MTM Records entitled That's the Way. Aside from chart success, Morales's music can be heard in a number of feature films, including the 2000 Woody Allen film Picking Up the Pieces and the Cannes Film Festival winner The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, from 2005. Morales has also worked with several big names such as Beyoncé, Def Leppard, Selena, Cee Lo Green, and more. To date, Morales's works have been nominated for six Grammy Awards, four of which won.
Current life
Current life
Morales resides in San Antonio with his wife and two children. His other brother is former Texas state attorney general Dan Morales. He has his own music lesson business in San Antonio, called the Michael Morales Rockstar Academy and Rock Music Institute.
Studio albums
Studio albums
• 1989: Michael Morales • 1991: Thump • 1999: That's the Way
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Peak chart positions — Album(s) • USA Hot 100 • 1989 — "Who Do You Give Your Love To?" — 15 — Michael Morales • "What I Like About You" — 28 • "I Don't Know" — 81 • 1991 — "I Don't Wanna See You" — 73 — Thump
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