This took place after a brief tenure as a member of the hip hop group I.D.U. The group's turnout on Amateur Night resulted in three consecutive wins and cash prize, and upon returning home to Richmond, D'Angelo was inspired to produce an album and began composing material. The group previously enjoyed some notice in Richmond, evenly dividing their repertoire between soul covers and originals while D'Angelo accumulated compositions of his own and developed his songwriting skills. The 18-year-old dropped out of school and moved to New York City as an attempt to develop his music career. After the formation of his native- Richmond, Virginia musical group, Michael Archer and Precise found success performing in the Amateur Night competition at Harlem, New York's Apollo Theater in 1991. He was 3 when spotted by his 10-year-old brother Luther, playing the house piano. Archer's musical talents were discovered very early as a child. His father was a Pentecostal preacher and D'Angelo was raised in an entirely Pentecostal family. 2.4 2014–2020: Black Messiah and "Unshaken"ĭ'Angelo was born Michael Eugene Archer in South Richmond, Virginia.2.3 2001–2013: Second sabbatical, personal struggles and delayed album.2.2 1996–2000: Sabbatical period and Voodoo.D'Angelo also contributed to the soundtrack for the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, performing the song " Unshaken". The same year, D'Angelo was hailed as the next Marvin Gaye by GQ. The album was met with critical acclaim and fared well on music charts, peaking at number five on the US Billboard 200. D'Angelo released his third studio album, Black Messiah, in December 2014. This was followed by numerous personal struggles including alcoholism, and a fourteen-year long musical hiatus. Its lead single " Untitled (How Does It Feel)", entered the R&B charts and won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance likewise, Voodoo won Best R&B Album.įollowing this period, D'Angelo became increasingly uncomfortable with his growing status as a sex symbol. His next album, Voodoo (2000), debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. His debut solo album, Brown Sugar (1995), received widespread acclaim and sold over two million copies. After a brief affiliation with hip-hop group I.D.U., his first major success came in 1994 as the co-writer and co-producer of the song "U Will Know". At eighteen, he won the amateur talent competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem three weeks in a row. The son of a Pentecostal minister in Richmond, Virginia, D'Angelo taught himself piano as a child.
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He is associated with the neo soul movement, along with artists like Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, and collaborator Angie Stone. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo ( / d i ˈ æ n dʒ əl oʊ/), is an American singer, musician and songwriter.