Michael Aldag will take to the stage at Liverpool's EuroVillage this evening.
The 21-year-old will begin his set at the Pier Head at 6.30pm, before Miles Kane and The Lightning Seeds. Located on Liverpool's Pier Head, the EuroVillage opened its gates on Friday, May 5 and will remain open until the Grand Final on Saturday, May 13.
Tonight's bill also includes Girls Don't Sync and DJ sets.
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Michael is one of many local artists to perform at the village. A solo artist from West Kirby, he released a new EP called Socialising in December 2022.
Recently he spoke to the ECHO about how he started his music career.
Michael plucked up the courage to sing at open mic nights across Liverpool as a teenager. However, it was his TikTok sketches during lockdown which got him noticed.
He said: “During lockdown, I started to make videos on TikTok, trying to be funny. I thought this would be a good way to promote my music.”
In a self-deprecating manner, the musician described his videos as just him “dossing about”. However, his comedy sketches ranging from dating life in the 1500s to university accommodation has garnered him 50.2m likes and over 700,000 followers.
Michael admitted that his music career wouldn’t have been possible without TikTok, but now he is able to put his music front and centre.
He said: “Nobody’s just funny or just sad. I put all my emotions into music. It’s a release for me, a way to deal with emotions in my life and it always has been since I was 14.”
He added: “Even before then, singing did something for me that nothing else did. That’s why I’m so lucky to be doing what I’m doing.”
Michael’s first live performance came during a school Nativity play, where he performed as a shepherd. He said: “Liverpool is leading the pack for young artists if you keep your ear to the ground. There’s so much going on, and Eurovision will bring so many opportunities to artists like myself.”
He added: “Some people are stopped by the fear. The fear was there for me, I was scared, but I wanted to be a musician that much I kept at it.”
For Michael, the adrenaline of those performances is what drives him. He said: “I love performing. I don’t know what feeling I can equate it to. When a performance is over, I immediately want to do it again.”
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