Miguel (singer)

Miguel
Miguel performing in 2022
Born	Miguel Jontel Pimentel (1985-10-23) October 23, 1985 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Other names	Miguel Jontel Jontel Johnson[2]
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer actor
Years active	2000–present
Agents	Mark Pitts Wayne Barrow
Works	Discography production
Spouse	Nazanin Mandi ​ ​ (m. 2018; div. 2022)​
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	R&B[3][4] alternative R&B[5]
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Labels	RCA ByStorm Jive Black Ice[6]
Website	officialmiguel.com

Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter who specializes in contemporary and alternative R&B. Raised in San Pedro, California, he began pursuing a music career at age thirteen. After signing to Jive Records in 2007, Miguel released his debut studio album, All I Want Is You, in November 2010. Although it was underpromoted upon its release, the album eventually became a sleeper hit and helped Miguel to achieve commercial success.^[7][8] The album’s second single, "Sure Thing" reached further success in 2023 due to the song going viral on TikTok, causing it to reach a new peak at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 over a decade after its release and it ultimately became his most commercially successful single to date.

After Jive's dissolution in 2011, he was moved to RCA Records and then released his second studio album, Kaleidoscope Dream (2012) to continued success, spawning the hit single "Adorn." His third and fourth albums, Wildheart (2015) and War & Leisure (2017) further experimented with psychedelic and alternative influences; the former peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 while the latter contained the hit single "Sky Walker" (featuring Travis Scott), which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Miguel incorporates various genres such as R&B, funk, hip hop, pop, rock and electronic into his music, and has been compared to vocalists such as Babyface and Prince.