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19 December 2007

Biography: Michael Rao

Michael Rao Productions (MRP) was founded in 2010 by Michael Rao the winner of Astro Vaanavil Superstar 2009 to promote the Malaysian Indian Artist in a more professional way. MRP's mission is to provide an opportunity to the youths who are passionate in the art of music a platform to become successful with their own talents as professional entertainers. After winning the title of Superstar in 2009, Michael Rao has successfully completed two inspiring concerts. The first concert "An Evening with Michael Rao" held at the Bentley Music Auditorium on 28th May 2010 was an introduction to Michael Rao as a multi-talented artist and the second concert entitled "Superstars in Concert with Michael Rao" was held at the Hokkien Hall Klang on 29 October 2010. This concert showcased collaborations with many more popular artists in Malaysia.

Michael Rao, a fan of renowned music composers such as Illayaraja and A.R. Rahman, started his musical journey in gospel music and then gained his confidence to perform at small events. He has been performing with various top artists in Malaysia and has been singing along side with Gurushetra Cryptic. He sang a song entitled "We are fast" for music composer Jay Ragavendra and a song entitled "Athigalai" in Singakothai, a Malaysian Tamil movie. He appeared as a Guest Artist for a local tamil drama entitled "Anjali".

Within a short period of time after winning the title as Superstar 2009, he has performed various stage presentations for Astro and entertaining at private events as well as corporate events. Regionally, Michael Rao was also invited to showcase his talent at the Edison Awards 2010 in India, a hugely successful event. In collaboration with Dr. Burn, he has also sung one of the tracks in Afdlin Shauki's movie called "Appalam" (a remake of the hit "Papadam"). Michael Rao is also one of the main casts in the musical theatre "KITA" The Musical produced by Musical on Stage Sdn Bhd in collaboration with the government's effort to promote 1Malaysia under Kementerian Kebudayaan and Jabatan Perdana Menteri which was staged from 17 June 2010 to 27 June 2010 at Istana Budaya, KL. "KITA" The Musical projects the true vision of 1 Malaysia, a vision where all races live in harmony, embrace unity in diversity and strive for the progress and prosperity of the land we so endear. Michael Rao also sang a devotional song entitled "Naduvan" composed by Dr Burn in the recent compilation devotional songs album, Pranavam released for Thaipusam celebration 2012. The song also featured the Malaysian international artist, Sitarist, Maestro Samuel J. Dass.

Michael Rao's vocal range and melody is a blend of richness and playfulness and certainly a unique sound. He is able to perform live at any given event giving him the edge as true complete performer. Michael Rao also hosts events as a Master of Ceremonies (MC) and provides entertainment thorough Sketches & Drama and is a spontaneous all-round entertainer. He plays the bass guitar inspired by his father.

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