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Mikelangelo Loconte

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Mikelangelo Loconte
Background information
Born
Michele Loconte

(1973-12-05) 5 December 1973 (age 52)
OriginCerignola, Italy
GenresPop, rock
OccupationsSinger, composer, musician, artistic director
InstrumentsPiano, guitar, drums
Years active1990–present

Mikelangelo Loconte (born 5 December 1973[citation needed]) is an Italian singer, writer, composer, musician, performer and artistic director. He is best known for his leading role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock. On 25 April 2025, he released his debut solo album, Art Decade.[1]

Early career

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From an early age, Loconte took part in TV shows and stage performances. At the age of 21, he won first place at the Festival degli Sconosciuti, a competition broadcast on Rai 2, by performing his original song "Aria".[2]

In 2001, he performed his original song "Ad ogni modo" at the Castrocaro Music Festival, broadcast on Rai 1.[3]

He took his first steps as an actor by participating in the musical Les Nouveaux Nomades, created by Claude Barzotti and Anne-Marie Gaspard. He recorded all the songs in the studio using phonetic writing, as he had little knowledge of French. However, in the end, the project was never presented to the public.[2]

Loconte lived for nine years in the Belgian city of Liège, where he was discovered by Alec Mansion (member of the band Léopold Nord & Vous). Since he had mastered many instruments (piano, keyboard, guitar, drums), he worked as an artistic director in the studio La Chapelle in Waimes.

In 2002, the Belgian singer Morgane, who represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, recorded her new single, "On est seul au monde", at studio La Chapelle. On the record, Loconte (under his original name, Michele Loconte) composed both the song and the lyrics to the A-side "On est seul au monde", and composed the song for the B-side "L'homme qui", with Anne-Marie Gaspard composing the lyrics. He also arranged the songs and performed the synthesizer on the single.[4] This was his first official release in french.

In 2009, Loconte was elected Liégeois de l'année (Liégeois of the year) in the culture category.

Mozart, l'opéra rock and musicals

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Loconte reached star status by portraying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock, directed by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen. His first single, "Tatoue-moi", was a number-one hit in France in 2009.[5]

In 2013, he took part in the show Mozart, l'opéra rock Le Concert, and toured twice in Eastern Europe (Russia and Ukraine), in February and October. The tour continued in France, Switzerland and Belgium from September 2014, accompanied by a symphony orchestra from Kyiv.[6] In 2017, the show returned to Eastern Europe, with performances in Russia and Ukraine.[7]

Loconte also served as a member of the French jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[8]

He later expanded his international presence through tours in Asia, continuing to portray Mozart. In 2016, he toured South Korea with the production.[9] In January 2018, he made his Chinese debut with 24 sold-out performances at Shanghai Culture Square.[10] From December 2018 to March 2019, he took part in a larger-scale Chinese tour with 77 performances, attracting a total audience of 112,750.[11] In 2024, he toured more than 20 Chinese cities.[12]

From September 16, 2016 to January 8, 2017, Loconte played the role of Monsieur Loyal in Jean-Jacques Thibaud's musical Timéo, directed by Alex Goude, at Casino de Paris.[13][14]

Loconte has remained active in musical theatre concerts and shows across Europe and Asia. He performed in the French Musical Gala Concert in Shanghai in 2017,[15] and in its international tour in 2023.[16] He has taken part in Les Retrouvailles in France since 2022.[17] He performed in Les Comédies Musicales – Le Concert in 2023 and 2024.[18] In 2026, he returned to the production as a special guest for two performances at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.[19]

Art Decade

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On 25 April 2025, Loconte released his debut solo studio album, Art Decade.[1]

Produced by French musician Éric Serra, who is a frequent collaborator with director Luc Besson, the album consists of 10 tracks with a runtime of approximately 38 minutes. The album incorporates elements of rock, new wave and post-punk, with vocals in French, Italian and English. The album is named after the first rock band Loconte joined, and includes a selection of rock songs written since his youth, centered on the theme of self-liberation.[20] Its lead single, "RDV au pont", also produced by Serra, was released on 7 February 2025.[21]

Solo and duo concerts

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  • 2015: Baby Blues – Spiritual Rock Experience (France)[22][23]
  • 2016: 'La folie des Deux Hommes' Duo Concert (South Korea)[24]
  • 2017: Just Between You and Me (South Korea)[25]
  • 2017: Mikelangelo Loconte & Florent Mothe Duo Concert (China)[26]
  • 2018: In Time Mikelangelo Loconte & Florent Mothe Duo Concert (Russia)[27]
  • 2018:'Mood For Love' Mikelangelo Loconte & Florent Mothe Duo Concert (China)[28]
  • 2018: 'Underneath' Mikelangelo Loconte & Florent Mothe Duo Concert (China)[29]
  • 2019: Neverland (China) – his first solo concert in China, where VIP tickets sold out in 40 seconds[30]
  • 2024: 'Art Decade' Live Concert (China) – sold out in 3 minutes[31]

Charity events

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Loconte regularly takes part in musical charity events (often in aid of children), such as Une Nuit à Makala with numerous artists. In 2013, he recorded the charity single "Je reprends ma route" for the association Les Voix de l'Enfant.[32][33]

He participated in Les grandes voix des comédies musicales chantent pour les enfants hospitalisés alongside Renaud Hantson, Pablo Villafranca and Lââm, with the single "Un faux départ".[34] He also took part in La Nuit des Hits in aid of the association Enfant Star et Match.[35]

He also participated in the children's music project Dolly Bibble, performing the song "Life is Love".[36]

Loconte is an ambassador of the Organisation for the Prevention of Blindness (OPC).

Jewelry with ClioBlue

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Loconte collaborated with French jewelry brand Clio Blue to design the "Mikelangelo Collection", which includes rings, necklaces, earrings, a brooch and a leather cuff, with several pieces incorporating his "Art Symbol" motif.[37][20]

"Visions opposées" with Love and Deepspace

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In July 2024, Loconte performed "Visions opposées", the Version 2.0 theme song for the Chinese mobile game Love and Deepspace, written by Dove Attia and composed by Attia and Rod Janois.[38]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Art Decade by Mikelangelo Loconte on Apple Music". 25 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Biographie Mikelangelo Loconte". NRJ.fr (in French).
  3. ↑ Lenoci, A. cura di Cristiana (14 January 2023). "Mikelangelo Loconte, cantautore di Cerignola: "Senza disciplina, il talento non va lontano"". CerignolaViva (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Morgane - On Est Seul Au Monde". 2002.
  5. ↑ "Tatoue-moi", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 25, 2009)
  6. ↑ "Бунтарство и гений: рок-опера "Моцарт Le Concert" в Ледовом дворце".
  7. ↑ "Рок-опера " МОЦАРТ LE CONCERT". РБК-Украина (in Russian).
  8. ↑ "Eurovision 2013 : Armande Altaï dans le jury, Marine Vignes en porte-parole". Premiere.fr (in French). 16 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Kong, Stephany (24 January 2016). "Laurent Ban et Rafaëlle Cohen dans "Mozart l'Opéra Rock" en Corée - Musical Avenue" (in French).
  10. ↑ "法语原版音乐剧《摇滚莫扎特》来沪连演22场 "小米"和"老航班"回来了". www.shanghai.gov.cn.
  11. ↑ "China's youth enchanted by performing arts". global.chinadaily.com.cn.
  12. ↑ "Mozart rocks China - Chinadaily.com.cn". global.chinadaily.com.cn.
  13. ↑ "Alex Goude et Mikelangelo Loconte (Timéo), Rédac' Chef de RFM.fr : Genèse du spectacle (1/5)". rfm.fr (in French).
  14. ↑ "VIDEO. « Timéo » : la circomédie musicale d'Alex Goude".
  15. ↑ "时隔6年回归上海，法语音乐剧明星再唱金曲".
  16. ↑ "Upcoming performances in town". www.eyeshenzhen.com.
  17. ↑ Enkaoua, Chloe (22 November 2023). "Compte rendu : « Les Retrouvailles » au Casino de Paris - Musical Avenue". www.musicalavenue.fr (in French).
  18. ↑ "Cécilia Cara et Mikelangelo Loconte à l'affiche du spectacle "Les comédies musicales-Le concert" - ICI". ici.fr (in French).
  19. ↑ Musicnation, Steph (16 June 2026). "Rencontre avec Mikelangelo Loconte à l'occasion de sa participation exceptionnelle au spectacle « Les Comédies Musicales Fêtent La Musique » !". La Parisienne Life (in French).
  20. 1 2 "Parlons chansons avec Mikelangelo Loconte de Mozart à Eric Serra, réinventer la variété française face à ses nouveaux défis | Parlons Chansons – chanson française, artistes et découvertes musicales". Ausha.
  21. ↑ KHENG, Vincent (17 February 2025). ""RDV au pont", le nouveau single de Mikelangelo Loconte". Just Music (in French).
  22. ↑ Segard, Christophe (3 March 2015). "Mim's dans le spectacle « Baby Blues » de Mikelangelo Loconte !". aficia. (in French).
  23. ↑ "Grand Chapiteau - Angoulème : adresse, concerts et critiques de concert". ConcertAndCo (in French).
  24. ↑ "'Amadeus' musical stars team up for duo concert series". The Korea Herald. 1 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "한국 여심 사로잡은 미켈란젤로 로콩테, 아시아 최초 단독콘서트 열린다". se-cu.com.
  26. ↑ "格瓦拉生活•糖果LIVE | 米开朗基罗·勒孔特&弗洛朗·莫特2017双人演唱会". 微信公众平台.
  27. ↑ Елизарова, Татьяна (16 March 2018). "Флоран Мот и Микеланджело Локонте: порванные струны и Гагарин | Musecube" (in Russian).
  28. ↑ ""法扎"走的第73天，他们终于要回来了！（含购票攻略）". 微信公众平台.
  29. ↑ "糖果LIVE | "Miflo"米开朗基罗·勒孔特、弗洛朗·莫特2018北京演唱会". 微信公众平台.
  30. ↑ "曾给你信仰、勇气和爱的小米，终于回归！". 微信公众平台.
  31. ↑ "歌单官宣&赴约圆梦活动上线 | 大丰文化出品制作小米音乐会杭州站即将开票！". 微信公众平台.
  32. ↑ "Deux chanteurs de Mozart, l'opéra rock et Colonel Reyel à Saint-Lô pour la Voix de l'enfant".
  33. ↑ Schiffmacher, Sébastien (27 September 2012). "Musique et Association Les Voix de l'Enfant". Ma Musique Communautaire (in French).
  34. ↑ Vachon, Julien (18 June 2013). "Les grandes voix des comédies musicales chantent pour les enfants malades - Musical Avenue" (in French).
  35. ↑ Amar, Laurent (19 July 2013). "Le concert "La nuit des hits" de l'association "Enfant stars et match" a enchanté le Public de Juan-les-Pins". Stars Média – Actualité cinéma, people, lifestyle et événements (in French).
  36. ↑ Anthony, Jérôme; St-Pier, Natasha; Loconte, Mikelangelo; Novembre, Tom; Aufray, Hugues; Lavil, Philippe; Delpech, Michel; Léonard, Herbert; Morgan, Déborah; Vassili, Amaury; Donda, Camille (2019). "Dolly Bibble et la plus belle histoire du monde". Dolly TCV.
  37. ↑ "Mikelangelo Collection". Clio Blue Bijoux.
  38. ↑ "Love and Deepspace Version 2.0 | Theme Song "Visions opposées" Special Interview". 13 July 2024.
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