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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Michael Stuart
| Img = Replace this image male.svg
| Background = solo_singer
| Born = {{birth date and age|1975|1|9}}<br>[[New York City, New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| Instrument = [[Human voice|Vocalist]]
| Genre = [[Latin (music)|Latin]], [[salsa music|Salsa]], [[Pop (music)|Pop]], [[Latin pop]]
| Occupation = [[singer-songwriter]], [[actor]]
| Years_active = 1996–present
| Label = [[RMM Records & Video]], [[Machete Records]]
}}
'''Michael Stuart''' (born [[January 9]], [[1975]]) is an American [[Salsa music|salsa]] [[singer]] and [[actor]] of [[Puerto Rican]] descent.
==Biography==
===Early years===
Stuart's parents emigrated from [[Puerto Rico]] and settled in New York City in the 1960s where he was born. There Stuart received his primary and secondary education. He was musically influenced by his uncle Israel "Timbalero" Stuart. Stuart grew up listening to [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] music. He grew to love many kinds of music, especially [[music of Puerto Rico|Latin music]]. His uncle "Timbalero" was a professional musician and bandleader. Stuart would accompany his uncle to many rehearsals where he would sing and play the [[maraca]]s or [[conga]]s. He taught himself to play the [[trumpet]] and most of the times he would sing to the tones of [[Hector Lavoe]] and [[El Gran Combo]]. It was [[Domingo Quiñones]] who had influenced Stuart's style of singing.
===Singing career===
With the help of his uncle, it wasn't long before Stuart was singing back-up to the likes of [[Johnny Rivera]] and [[Marc Anthony]]. In 1996, Stuart recorded his first [[CD]], ''Cuento de la Vecinidad'' (''Tale of the Neighborhood''), which included a remake of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "The Lady in My Life". His debut CD was a hit in the [[Hispanic]] community. He was awarded the ''Farandula Magazine'' "New Artist of the Year 1996-97 Award" and The Tropical New Artist 1997 Award by the Tu Musica Awards and was nominated for the "New Artist of the Year" at the Lo Nuestro Awards in 1997. That year Stuart also sang in a [[Banco Popular]] production honoring [[Bobby Capo]], featuring [[Danny Rivera]], [[Jose Feliciano]], and [[Chucho Avellanet]].
In 1998, Stuart recorded his second CD, ''Retratos'' (''Pictures''). Among the awards that he won for this recording were the "New Salsa Artist Award" and the [[Antonio Paoli|Paoli]] Award. He also debuted in the Puerto Rican version of the musical play ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], alongside [[Olga Tañon]]. Stuart was awarded the "Best New Actors Award" by the Theater Circle for his performance. In the 1998 Banco Popular production honoring composer [[Rafael Hernandez]], Stuart sang alongside [[Ricky Martin]] and [[Gilberto Santa Rosa]].
In 1999, Stuart received a special recognition from the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, and he also received the "Peoples Choice Award" in the Tropical category at the Tu Music Awards.
In 2000, Stuart released his third album, ''Subeme el Volumen'' (''Bring up the Volume''). That year he sang "Algo En Ella" ("Something in Her") for the film soundtrack of ''[[Under Suspicion (2000 film)|Under Suspicion]]'', a movie that included the participation of [[Miguel Angel Suarez]] and [[Nydia Caro]]. The soundtrack also included songs by fellow Puerto Ricans [[Carlos Ponce]], [[Ednita Nazario]] and Olga Tañon. Stuart also sang two songs in ''Obra Maestra'' (''Masterpiece'') by [[Eddie Palmieri]] and the late [[Tito Puente]].
In 2002, Stuart released his fourth CD, ''Michael Stuart''. In 2004, Stuart released the Latin Pop album ''Sin Miedo'', which was nominated for 2005 Latin Grammy for Best Tropical-Contemporary Album of the Year.
In 2005, he starred in a musical event titled ''Homenajes'' that toured throughout the [[United States]], [[South America]], and [[Europe]], paying tribute to some of his favorite and legendary Salsa/Rumba performers of all time.
In 2006, Stuart released ''Back to da Barrio'', which is a salsa album of notable [[reggaeton]] songs sung by other reggaeton artists, such as "Ven Bailalo", "Pobre Diabla", and "Mayor Que Yo".
Stuart's latest release is a salsa album entitled ''Sentimiento de un Rumbero'', released on [[Machete Records]] in 2007. He is active in the music business and participates on stage productions in Puerto Rico.
==Discography==
===Albums===
*1996: Cuento de la Vecinidad ([[RMM Records]])
*1998: Retratos ([[RMM Records]])
*2000: Subeme El Volumen ([[RMM Records]])
*2002: Michael Stuart ([[RMM Records]]/Universal Music Latino)
*2004: Sin Miedo ([[RMM Records]]/Universal Music Latino)
*2006: Back To Da Barrio ([[Machete Records]])
*2006: Grandes Exitos (CD & DVD) ([[RMM Records]]/Universal Music Latino)
*2006: Pura Salsa ([[RMM Records]]/Universal Music Latino)
*2007: Sentimiento De Un Rumbero ([[Machete Records]])
==See also==
{{portalpar|Puerto Rico}}
*[[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]
==External links==
*[http://www.prpop.org/biografias/PR Popular Culture]
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[[Category:Puerto Rican actors]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican singers]]
[[Category:Salsa musicians]]
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