Micah Tyler Begnaud (born April 19, 1983), known professionally as Micah Tyler, is an American

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ian, who primarily plays

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music. He has released four musical works: two studio albums, ''The Story I Tell'' (2013) and ''New Today'' (2020), and two

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s, ''The Kitchen Sink'' (2014) and ''Different'' (2016) with

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. Both the ''Different'' album and the ''New Today'' album charted on one ''Billboard'' magazine chart.

Early life and background

Begnaud was born, Micah Tyler Begnaud, on April 19, 1983, in

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, the eldest son of Peter and Gaynell Begnaud (''née'', Whitmire), while he was raised with a brother, Daniel, in

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. He became a youth pastor after graduating from high school at the age of eighteen. He also ran a food truck before turning to music full time.

Music career

His music recording career started in 2013, with the studio album, ''The Story I Tell'', while he also independently released an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

the following year, ''The Kitchen Sink''. In 2015, he had his first viral video with his performance of an original satirical song, "You've Gotta Love Millennials." The video received tens of millions of views within days across Facebook and YouTube. Begnaud released another extended play, ''Different'', with

, on November 4, 2016, while this peaked on the ''Billboard'' magazine

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chart at No. 38. In 2020, Begnaud released "New Today," a full length album which reached No. 25 on the

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chart.

Personal life

Begnaud is married to Casey Begnaud, and together they have three children. They reside in

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Promotional singles

Notes and references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyler, Micah 1983 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Texas Songwriters from Texas Fair Trade Services artists