Micah Barnes

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Micah Barnes
Born	(1960-05-30) May 30, 1960 Vienna, Austria
Origin	Canada
Genres	Pop
Occupations	singer-songwriter
Years active	1980–present
Associated acts	The Nylons, Loudboy
Website	www.micahbarnes.com

Micah Barnes (born May 30, 1960) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He has performed both as a solo artist and with the bands Loudboy and The Nylons.

Born in Vienna, Barnes is the son of composer, conductor, and jazz drummer Milton Barnes and the brother of drummer Daniel Barnes. He studied voice with José Hernandez and Bill Vincent, and sang in Toronto cabarets and nightclubs during the 1980s while appearing in theatre, film, television and radio productions as an actor. He was subsequently a member of The Nylons from 1990 to 1996, and later moved to Los Angeles.^[1]

In 2003, he collaborated with the house music duo Thunderpuss on the hit dance track "Welcome to My Head", which reached number one on the Billboard club charts.

Barnes is reportedly gay.^[2] He was the partner of dancer and actor René Highway,^[2] who died of AIDS-related causes in 1990.

References

↑ Clifford Ford. "Milton Barnes". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
↑ 2.0 2.1 NOW Magazine

Persondata
Name	Barnes, Micah
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian singer
Date of birth	May 30, 1960
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death
Place of death

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