Michael Anthony Wright (born April 30, 1957), known professionally as Wonder Mike, is an American rapper and member of the Sugarhill Gang. The group was part of the hip hop movement in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
Wonder Mike is best known for being a member of the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to produce a record, the 1979 single "Rapper's Delight".[3]
As of 2019, Wright and other members of the Sugarhill Gang continue to perform in '80s nostalgia shows.[4]
Personal lifeedit
Wright is a born-again Christian who enjoys painting, reading the Bible, sketching and writing poetry.[1] He has suffered from asthma at times.[1]
On July 11, 2013, Wright's daughter Carmen Delgina auditioned for the thirteenth season of the American televised singing competition American Idol with "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell and was unanimously sent through to the Hollywood round, as shown in the episode that aired on January 29, 2014.[5] However, during the "group round" stage of Hollywood Week, she was eliminated at the end of her group's performance.
He is known for his large stature, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcJayQuan. "The Jump Off – Wonder Mike – The First Recorded Emcee". thafoundation.com. JAH Holdings. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
^ abSimpson, Dave (May 2, 2017). "Sugarhill Gang: how we made Rapper's Delight". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^"Is Rap Music Here To Stay?". Jet. 94 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 57. August 17, 1988. ISSN 0021-5996.
^Raesman, Bryan (September 27, 2019). "The Motels, The Sugarhill Gang & O.G. MTV VJs Unite for NostalgiaCon '80s". Billboard. Promethesus Global Media LLC.
^Mansfield, Brian. "'American Idol' in Utah: It's another Tiquila sunrise". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
This biographical article related to hip hop music is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
wonder, mike, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Wonder Mike news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Wonder Mike news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Anthony Wright born April 30 1957 known professionally as Wonder Mike is an American rapper and member of the Sugarhill Gang The group was part of the hip hop movement in the 1970s and 1980s 2 Wonder MikeBackground informationBirth nameMichael Anthony WrightBorn 1957 04 30 April 30 1957 age 66 Englewood New Jersey U S GenresHip hopOccupation s RapperYears active1972 presentLabelsSugar HillCareer editWonder Mike is best known for being a member of the Sugarhill Gang the first hip hop act to produce a record the 1979 single Rapper s Delight 3 As of 2019 Wright and other members of the Sugarhill Gang continue to perform in 80s nostalgia shows 4 Personal life editWright is a born again Christian who enjoys painting reading the Bible sketching and writing poetry 1 He has suffered from asthma at times 1 On July 11 2013 Wright s daughter Carmen Delgina auditioned for the thirteenth season of the American televised singing competition American Idol with Tainted Love by Soft Cell and was unanimously sent through to the Hollywood round as shown in the episode that aired on January 29 2014 5 However during the group round stage of Hollywood Week she was eliminated at the end of her group s performance He is known for his large stature standing 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 2 References edit a b c JayQuan The Jump Off Wonder Mike The First Recorded Emcee thafoundation com JAH Holdings Retrieved April 17 2015 a b Simpson Dave May 2 2017 Sugarhill Gang how we made Rapper s Delight The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved April 4 2019 Is Rap Music Here To Stay Jet 94 12 Johnson Publishing Company 57 August 17 1988 ISSN 0021 5996 Raesman Bryan September 27 2019 The Motels The Sugarhill Gang amp O G MTV VJs Unite for NostalgiaCon 80s Billboard Promethesus Global Media LLC Mansfield Brian American Idol in Utah It s another Tiquila sunrise USA Today Retrieved January 30 2014 nbsp This biographical article related to hip hop music is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wonder Mike amp oldid 1172688767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
