Michael Marcagi
{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Michael Marcagi
| background = person
| image = Michael Marcagi at 2024 JAS Labor Day Experience.png
| alt =
| caption = Marcagi in 2024
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, US
| genre = {{hlist|Americana|alternative{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Brooke |title=Michael Marcagi: The Other Side |url=https://www.fashionably-early.com/2023/12/11/michael-marcagi-the-other-side/ |website=Fashionably Early |access-date=16 February 2024}}}}
| years_active = 2023–present
| label = Warner
}}
Michael Marcagi is an American singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio.{{cite web |author=n.a. |title=About |url=https://www.michaelmarcagimusic.com/about |website=Michael Marcagi |access-date=16 February 2024}}
Early life and education
Marcagi was raised in the suburbs of Cincinnati and attended Anderson High School. In 2014, he graduated from Thomas More University (then known as Thomas More College), where he played collegiate golf.{{cite web |last1=Turer |first1=Adam |title=TMC golfer closes out senior season on top |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/0001/01/01/tmc-golfer-finishes-top/8766639/ |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=16 February 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Hardin |first1=Marc |title=Ex-Moeller standout Lykins leads in Met qualifying |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/ohio-high-school/2014/06/23/ex-moeller-standout-lykins-leads-met-qualifying/11295219/ |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=16 February 2024}}{{cite web |author=n.a. |title=PAC Men's Golfer of the Week |url=https://pacathletics.org/sports/2014/4/8/MGOLF_0408141102.aspx?id=478& |website=Presidents' Athletic Conference |access-date=16 February 2024}}
Career
Prior to his solo career, Marcagi performed in a band called the Heavy Hours.{{cite web |last1=Moor |first1=Ashley |title=Cincinnati Native Michael Marcagi Releases Debut EP with Warner Records |url=https://www.citybeat.com/music/cincinnati-native-michael-marcagi-releases-debut-ep-with-warner-records-16849680 |website=CityBeat |access-date=16 February 2024}}
Marcagi released his solo debut single, "The Other Side", in December 2023. The following month, he announced he had signed to Warner Records and released a second single, "Scared to Start".{{cite web |last1=Coffey |first1=Cailean |title=GoldenPlec |url=https://www.goldenplec.com/featured/michael-marcagi-interview/ |website=Michael Marcagi – Interview |access-date=16 February 2024}} Aided by popularity on TikTok, "Scared to Start" marked Marcagi's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Both singles were included on Marcagi's debut EP, American Romance, released in February 2024.{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Michael Marcagi Arrives With Breakthrough Solo Single 'Scared to Start' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/michael-marcagi-hot-100-debut-scared-to-start-1235606288/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=16 February 2024}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-04-20|title=Billboard 200: Week of April 20, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 16, 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN |
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scope="row" | American Romance
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| 195 || 70 |
=Singles=
References
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American male singers
Category:American rock singers
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Thomas More University alumni
Category:Warner Records artists