BIO

Over the past few years, Mike Archangelo has quietly built a name for himself as one of the most dynamic and emotionally compelling new voices in pop. With over 19 million streams, collaborations with international producers, a breakout viral presence on TikTok and Instagram, and a voice that fuses technical precision with raw vulnerability, the New Jersey-born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer is carving out a lane that’s entirely his own.

 

Mike’s story starts in his grandfather’s church, where he began singing at age 3. “I always felt like music was a language I spoke before I even knew how to talk,” he says. Raised in a house full of classic rock fanatics, he picked up piano at 6, taught himself guitar at 10, and by 12, was fronting his first band. “My dad played me Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Steve Vai—those artists were larger than life to me.” After years of performing across the Northeast—including with his hard rock band Siravo, which won PHL Live Artist of the Year and shared stages at 25,000 capacity venues with acts like Shinedown and Evanescence—Mike made the leap from frontman to solo artist.

 

But what came next wasn’t just a genre shift. It was a full-blown identity evolution.

 

“I started listening to pop really late—like, not until college,” he admits. “At first it was the production that got me. Then I fell in love with the melodies, the vocal delivery. I realized I could sing in ways I never could in a rock band.” After studying music production and business at Drexel University, Mike began uploading covers to YouTube, finding early momentum with his version of Sia’s “Bird Set Free,” which became the theme song for Ukraine’s Biggest Loser. “That’s when people started DMing me to write original music. It freaked me out, honestly. I didn’t think anyone would care about a pop song from me.”

 

Then came “Want Me,” a sweeping EDM-pop collab with Dutch producer Jimmy Hardwind that cracked 2 million streams—and everything changed. “I stopped hiding behind covers and started writing the songs I wanted to hear,” Mike says. In the years that followed, he released over 15 original singles, collaborating with rising producers like jeonghyeon, JRL, and Luxe Agoris. More recently, Mike has focused on cover-remixes, combining his production skills and emotional vocal delivery to breathe new life into popular songs. His reimagined version of Maroon 5’s “Cold” has surpassed 3 million streams, while multiple versions of his take on Drake’s “Hotline Bling” have racked up over 5 million combined.

 

As his catalog grew, so did his audience. Over the past two years, Mike has found a new kind of spotlight on TikTok and Instagram, where his vulnerable, powerhouse singing videos—often showcasing a vocal technique he coins the “cry technique”—have taken off. “It’s not just about sounding sad—it’s about tapping into something really emotional while staying technically in control,” he explains. “That moment where your voice sounds like it’s going to break, but doesn’t. It’s visceral. That’s the cry.” In the past two years, his follower count has exploded from 2,000 to over 30K on TikTok and 22K on Instagram, and his fanbase continues to grow.

 

Whether he’s producing from his home studio, pushing his vocal range into uncharted territory in a public parking garage, or reshaping a familiar hit into something completely new, Mike approaches music with a mix of obsession and fearlessness. “I still walk into every session thinking I have something to prove,” he says. “That’s the fuel. It’s always been that way.”