Rod Michael (born 17 February 1986) is an American pop singer. He signed with BMG Deutschland GmbH (German arm of BMG) in 2001.

In B3

Michael was born in

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

. In 2001, he became a founding member of a boy band called B3, alongside Tim Cruz and

John Steven Sutherland John Steven Sutherland (born 11 March 1983) is an American pop singer signed with Fearless Management. Formerly he was a member of an American boy band project called B3. Beginnings John Sutherland was discovered Mickey Mouse Club casting direct ...

. Rod Michael left the band at end of 2002 and was replaced by Blair Madison Late. Michael had recorded with them ''First'', their most successful album that went gold in Germany. B3's biggest hit was "I.O.I.O.", a cover of a

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...

song that was #4 in Germany in 2002 and was in charts in many European and Asian countries (including Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Thailand).

Solo career

At end of 2002 Rod Michael went solo. In June 2003, he released his first solo single was "My Prerogative", a cover version of the

Bobby Brown Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...

classic. Then in 2004 released his second single under BMG entitle "someday" and then an album "The Next Episode" but over some political repercussions from leaving b3 came back to haunt him and it wasn't given the promotion it deserved, so he cut ties with the label and went back stateside to restart his career in the U.S. He has written more than 60 original songs. After success in Europe, in January 2008, "1720 Entertainment" distributed his first solo US release entitled "Knight in Shining Armor", which got heavy rotation on sirius and xm radio and certain markets across the US and cracked the hot 100, the song became an internet underground RnB hit which gave Michael credibility to build on as he shed the boyband title and grew into his own as a legit solo artist with a definitive vocal sound and delivery that got comparison's to the king of pop himself Michael Jackson.

The Voice

Michael took part in the blind auditions for the third season of the American singing competition ''

The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...

''. His audition was broadcast on October 1, 2012 on the last day of the blind auditions. He sang " Please Don't Go", a

Mike Posner Michael Robert Henrion Posner ( ; born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.For Posner's full name, see He released his debut album, '' 31 Minutes to Takeoff'', in 2010. The album includes the US ''Billboa ...

song. Michael was eliminated. The judges said Michael sounded great, but too much like the original and did not feel it was a strong song choice.

Discography

Albums

*''with B3:'' **''First'' (February 2002) *''Solo Albums'' **''The Next Episode'' (March 2004) #Intro feat. Caramel (01:14) #Someday (03:53) #Sadie (04:02) #My Prerogative feat. Caramel (04:09) #Dirty Love feat. Silvashado & Caramel (03:40) #X Boyfriend (03:21) #Here Comes Love Again (03:18) #The Way U Are (03:38) #Supernatural (03:10) #Song 4 U (03:02) #Nothing But Trouble (03:06) #Dreams (03:09) #Show U The Way (02:41) #When I Think Of U (06.55)

Singles

*''Singles with B3:'' **"You Win Again" (2001) **"Nightfever" (2002) **"

I.O.I.O. "I.O.I.O." is a song by the Bee Gees, released on the album '' Cucumber Castle''. It was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. The song was released as a single in March 1970, and was also one of the highlights of the album. The single was a relativ ...

" (2002) *''Solo singles'' **"

My Prerogative "My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, ''Don't Be Cruel (album), Don't Be Cruel'' (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were ...

" (May 2003) (CD) **"Someday" (2004) (CD) **"Knight in Shining Armor" (2008) *''Collaborations'' **Can't Believe It ( T-Pain featuring Rod Michael)

References

External links

Rod Michael Official siteRod Michael Yhaoo page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michael, Rod 1985 births Living people American male pop singers The Voice (franchise) contestants B3 (band) members 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers