Mykal Kilgore

Mykal Kilgore
Mykal Kilgore
	R&B singer, Mykal Kilgore
Born	August 21, 1983; Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	mykalkilgore.com

Mykal Kilgore (born August 21, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, A Man Born Black, was released on September 6, 2019.

Early life

Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State University.

Career

Kilgore's theatre credits include Motown: The Musical, The Wiz Live!, and Hair.[1]

Kilgore released his debut album A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts.[2][3] In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,[4] as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year. The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", received a Best Traditional R&B Performance nomination for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.

Personal life

Kilgore identifies as queer.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

A Man Born Black (2019)

Acting credits

Theatre

Title	Year
Hair	2009
Motown: The Musical	2013
The Wiz Live!	2015
Dear Evan Hansen	2016
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert	2018
Songs for a New World[6]	2018
Into the Woods	2019
The Life	2022

References

Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".
Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".
"Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
"51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.
"Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity". The Guardian. 2020-02-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
McPhee, Ryan (2018-05-22). "Shoshana Bean, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer to Star in Encores! Off-Center Songs for a New World". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

External links

MykalKilgore.com

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[1] Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".

[2] Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".

[3] "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[4] "51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.

[5] "Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity". The Guardian. 2020-02-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[6] McPhee, Ryan (2018-05-22). "Shoshana Bean, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer to Star in Encores! Off-Center Songs for a New World". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-03-01.