Michael Medrano is an American singer and songwriter,[2] based in Los Angeles.[3] He gained attention after the release of his 2019 single, "Fluids".[4] Medrano has written songs for other artists such as AJ Mitchell.[5]
Early life
Michael Medrano was born in Torrance, CA, United States. He grew up in a conservative house with Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, and has shared that on his household holidays or birthdays were not celebrated.[6] Medrano's father is from Spain and is of Catalan ancestry and his mother is from Los Angeles and has Irish and Scottish ancestry. He has expressed that parting ways from his conservative upbringing is what made him compelled to create provocative art.[7]
Career
Medrano released his debut single titled, "Be There" in 2016.[8] He has described his early releases as "boring songs that I didn't like, because I thought it was what I was "supposed to do". It was unfulfilling and completely untrue to me as an artist."[7] In 2019, he released the single "Fluids", the song marked a shift of Medrano sound and aesthetic, and gained attention on social medias and remains his most popular song on streaming services.[9][10][11] He describes the song as the music that he really wanted to make.[10][7][12] After years of releasing material as an independent artist, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medrano was signed to major record label, but was dropped shortly after earning his first Top 40 radio single.[13] He eventually continued working as an indepent artist releasing material under his own label Snafu Records, and promoting his work on social medias such as TikTok and X.[14][15] In April 7, 2023, Medrano released his first project, Lovesexdrugs. which includes the singles "Personal Heaven", "Naked", "Fluids", "Disco Sleaze" and the collaboration "Do Your Thing, Babe" with Funk Leblanc.[16][17]
Personal life
Medrano identifies as bisexual.[4] Speaking to Billboard Magazine, Medrano said, "Sexuality isn't black and white, it's a colorful spectrum with a lot of in-betweens that we should be okay with exploring."[18]
