Michał Kwiatkowski (; born 12 November 1983) is a

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singer. In France, he is better known as Michal.

Biography

Kwiatkowski was born and raised in Gorzów Wielkopolski. In 2001, Michał won a Polish talent show '' Szansa na sukces'' (''Shot at the Top''). After this success, he left

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and started his studies in France. In 2003, he competed in the third series of the popular show ''

Star Academy ''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements. Format There are many versions of t ...

''. His popularity increased rapidly. He gained second place, but winner Elodie Frégé shared the victory with him. From September 2009 he was a member of X edition in '' Dancing with the Stars'' in Poland. His partner was Janja Lesar. They were eliminated in 11th episode, placing third.

Personal life

In December 2012, Michal publicly came out as gay in an interview with French magazine ''Tele Loisir''. Since 2015 he has been in a relationship with French producer of entertainment programs Maxim Assenza.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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