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Mickaël Miro (born 8 November 1978 as Mickaël Cohen) is a French singer-songwriter. His name is a pseudonym, which he chose as a tribute to his grandfather, who was called ''Miro''. He is best known for his debut single "L'Horloge Tourne", followed by his debut album ''Juste comme ça'' in 2011.


Early life and education

Born in Lyon, Mickaël Miro studied business law in college and started writing many songs while studying.


Career

He sticks to the tradition of French songs, influenced by what he calls French "BCBG" (meaning Balavoine, Cabrel,
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). In 2007, he took part in a musical collective "Les Marguerites" for fighting against Alzheimer appearing in the single "J'y étais pas" and later was signed to Midi52/EMI. In 2008, he toured with the rock group ANESA, opening for their shows. In October 2010, he released his debut single "L'Horloge Tourne" with great success, followed by his debut album ''Juste comme ça'', which contains collaborations with
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in duo. "Ma scandaleuse" became the second single release from the album. He also appeared in a number of television variety shows including ''
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'' and ''Tous Ensemble''.


Awards

*On 30 December 2011, his single "L'Horloge Tourne" won the award for "The Song of the Year 2011" in year-end program broadcast on
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, called "La Chanson de l'année", presented by Nikos Aliagas.Reviewer.fr: La Chanson de l'année 2011 - Qui a gagné?
(in French) *On 28 January 2012, he was nominated in the category "Francophone Revelation of the Year" at the NRJ Music Awards 2012.


Discography


Albums


Singles


References


External links


Official websiteMyspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miro, Mickael French male songwriters 1978 births Living people Musicians from Lyon 21st-century French singer-songwriters 21st-century French male singers