Mykal Kilgore
Mykal Kilgore | |
|---|---|
 R&B Singer, Mykal Kilgore | |
| Born | August 21, 1983 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Website | mykalkilgore |
Mykal Kilgore (born August 21, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, A Man Born Black, was released on September 6, 2019.
Early life
[edit]Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State University.[1]
Career
[edit]Kilgore's theatre credits include Motown: The Musical, The Wiz Live!, and Hair.[2]
Kilgore released his debut album A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts.[3][4] In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,[5] as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.[6] The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", received a Best Traditional R&B Performance nomination for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.[7] Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Kilgore identifies as queer.[9]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- A Man Born Black (2019)
Acting credits
[edit]Theatre
[edit]| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Hair | 2009 |
| Motown: The Musical | 2013 |
| The Wiz Live! | 2015 |
| Dear Evan Hansen | 2016 |
| Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | 2018 |
| Songs for a New World[10] | 2018 |
| Into the Woods | 2019 |
| The Life | 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ "MK". MK. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".
- ^ Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".
- ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.
- ^ "See the Nominees: 2020 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards". SoulTracks. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Pope, Ricky (16 November 2021). "BWW Interview: Mykal Kilgore Talks About His Meteoric Rise and His New Show at 54 Below". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity". The Guardian. 2020-02-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (2018-05-22). "Shoshana Bean, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer to Star in Encores! Off-Center Songs for a New World". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
External links
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- Singer-songwriters from Florida
- 1983 births
- Musicians from Orlando, Florida
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- NAACP Image Awards
- Living people
- African-American male singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- American LGBTQ singers
- African-American LGBTQ people
- American queer men
- Queer musicians
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers