Michael Medrano
American singer and songwriter
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Michael Medrano is an American singer and songwriter,[2] based in Los Angeles.[3] He gained attention after the release of his 2019 single, "Fluids".[4] Medrano has written songs for other artists such as AJ Mitchell.[5]
- Singer
- songwriter
- producer
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | stachepapistore |
His debut studio album LoveSexDrugs was released on April 7, 2023, through Snafu Records and his second studio album The Penthouse, was self-released on January 31, 2025.[6][7]
Early life
Michael Medrano was born in Torrance, CA, United States. He grew up in a conservative house with Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, and has shared that in his household holidays and birthdays were not celebrated.[8] Medrano's father is from Spain and is of Catalan ancestry and his mother is from Los Angeles and has Irish and Scottish ancestry. He has expressed that parting ways from his conservative upbringing is what made him compelled to create provocative art.[9]
Career
Medrano released his debut single titled, "Be There" in 2016.[10] He has described his early releases as "boring songs that I didn't like, because I thought it was what I was 'supposed to do'. It was unfulfilling and completely untrue to me as an artist."[9] In 2019, he released the single "Fluids", the song marked a shift of Medrano sound and aesthetic, and gained attention on social medias and remains his most popular song on streaming services.[11][12][13] He describes the song as the music that he really wanted to make.[12][9][14] After years of releasing material as an independent artist, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medrano was signed to a major record label, but was dropped shortly after earning his first Top 40 radio single.[9] He eventually continued working as an independent artist releasing material under his own label Snafu Records, and promoting his work on social medias such as TikTok and X.[9][15] On April 7, 2023, Medrano released his first project, LoveSexDrugs, which includes the singles "Personal Heaven", "Naked", "Fluids", "Disco Sleaze" and the collaboration "Do Your Thing, Babe" with Funk Leblanc.[16][17]
Personal life
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release details | Ref. |
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| Lovesexdrugs |
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| The Penthouse |
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Reissues
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| Lovesexdrugs - The Soaking Wet Edition |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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| "Be There" | 2016 | Non-album singles | [21] |
| "Heal" (featuring Steve Grand) |
2018 | [22] | |
| "Love Somebody Else" | [23] | ||
| "Easier" | 2019 | [24] | |
| "Fluids" | [25] | ||
| "No More Tequila" | [26] | ||
| "Do Your Thing!" | 2020 | [27] | |
| "Bump This" (with Jake Germain and Mimi Zima) |
[28] | ||
| "Hands On U" | [29] | ||
| "Sugar" (with Dance Yourself Clean) |
2021 | [30] | |
| "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" | [31] | ||
| "Personal Heaven" | Lovesexdrugs | [32] | |
| "Do Your Thing, Babe" (with Funk Leblanc) |
2022 | [33] | |
| "Naked" | [34] | ||
| "Disco Sleaze" | [35] | ||
| "Lsd, Pt.2" | 2023 | Non-album singles | [36] |
| "Air U Breathe" (with HYRA) |
[37] | ||
| "Karma" | THE PENTHOUSE | [38] | |
| "Pornstar" | 2024 | [39] | |
| "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | [40] | ||
| "Tom Hardy" | [41] | ||
| "Hollywood" | [42] |