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

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. In 2001, Michał won a Polish talent show ''

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'' (''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 ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' 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''. He has been in a relationship with a pop singer and artistic director Bixente Simonet.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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