MishCatt

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = MishCatt

| background = solo_singer

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| birth_name = Michelle Marie González Telford

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|01|29}}

| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica

| origin = Costa Rica

| genre = {{hlist|

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| occupation = Singer, Composer, Producer

| label = SNAFU records, Amuse (music company)

| website = {{URL|www.mishcatt.com}}

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MishCatt is the artistic pseudonym for Michelle Marie González Telford (born January 29, 1992), a singer-songwriter from San Jose, Costa Rica. She has previously performed and released music in the Costa Rica{{En dash}}based pop band Patterns,{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Patternsdance/ |title=Patterns |first= |last= |work=Facebook.com |year=2016 |accessdate=16 May 2016}} but left the band in 2014 to focus on her solo project.{{cite web |url=https://demalaspalabras.com/2015/11/06/michelle-gonzalez-post-patterns/ |title=Michelle Gonzalez Post Patterns |first= |last= |work=Demalaspalabras.com |year=2015 |accessdate=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610191534/https://demalaspalabras.com/2015/11/06/michelle-gonzalez-post-patterns/ |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

She released her debut EP EP{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/42c6spquYnINk85tDjGbV3|title=MishCatt – EP |first= |last= |work=Spotify |year=2016 |accessdate=16 May 2016}} in March 2016, and it quickly became the most played Costa Rican artist in the history of Spotify, getting more than six million plays in fewer than two months.{{cite web |url=http://1047hit.com/blog/michelle-gonzalez-es-la-artista-tica-mas-escuchada-en-la-historia-de-spotify.html |title=Michelle González es la artista tica más escuchada en la historia de Spotify |first= |last= |work=1047hit.com |year=2016 |accessdate=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508110519/http://1047hit.com/blog/michelle-gonzalez-es-la-artista-tica-mas-escuchada-en-la-historia-de-spotify.html |archive-date=8 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} The EP was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden and is produced by Pontus Winnberg (Miike Snow, Amason).{{cite web |url=http://www.nacion.com/ocio/musica/Nace-MishCatt-musical-Michelle-Gonzalez_0_1550045013.html|title=Nace MishCatt: el alter ego musical de Michelle González |first= |last= |work=Nacion.com |year=2016 |accessdate=16 May 2016}} The song "Another Dimension" peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20160325|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 13, 1 april 2016|language=Swedish|accessdate=11 February 2019}}

On December 5, 2019, Gonzalez performed live vocals for the song "Fades Away" originally recorded by Noonie Bao during Avicii Tribute Concert at Friend's Arena, Stockholm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Tzd7MiOj8&t=7352s|title=Avicii Tribute Concert: In Loving Memory of Tim Bergling|last=|first=|date=5 December 2019|website=YouTube|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} She also released a studio recording of the performance.{{Cite web|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/avicii-fades-away-concert-version-mishcatt|title=Concert Version Of Avicii's "Fades Away" Released Ahead of the Live Stream.|last=Scilippa|first=Phil|date=5 December 2019|website=EDM.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

In 2020 she has released two songs, 'Pavo' and 'Midnight Sun', from her upcoming EP The real Pavo, which is released by Amuse (music company).{{cite web |url=https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/music/first-listen-mishcatt-pavo |title=The Los Angeles-based artist born Michelle González unveils "Pavo" today (Feb. 13), exclusively through tmrw.}} Also in 2020 she collaborated with Sofia Reyes for the song Goofy Pt.2.

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