Michal

Michał Kwiatkowski (born 12 November 1983) is a Polish singer. In France, he is better known as Michal. Kwiatkowski was born and raised in Gorzów Wielkopolski. In 2001, Michał won a Polish talent show Szansa na sukces (Shot at the Top). After this success, he left Poland and started his studies in France. In 2003, he competed in the third series of the popular show Star Academy. His popularity increased rapidly. He gained second place, but winner Elodie Frégé shared the victory with him. From September 2009 he was a member of X edition in Dancing with the Stars in Poland. His partner was Janja Lesar. They were eliminated in 11th episode, placing third. In December 2012, Michal publicly came out as gay in an interview with French magazine Tele Loisir. He has been in a relationship with a pop singer and artistic director Bixente Simonet. Source: Article "Michal (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.