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Michael Ashley Carter (born January 27th 1985) was raised in the Southwest of the United Kingdom and from a very young age showed a love for entertaining, especially when it came to singing.

His first appearance singing to a live crowd came in Antigua, Caribbean when he was 14 years old and had such a good response from the audience that he then decided to pursue it as a career.

Almost instantly after returning home Michael's father Jeremy was signing him up for talent shows all across the UK where indeed he won many and often being placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd which again helped towards boosting his confidence. The money earned from these events was put towards new equiptment and a microphone allowing Mike to start heading out and performing for private parties and weddings.

One event in particular was a large crowd of 3,000 which he was very excited about and it was there where a collaboration with Rolf Harris and Katrina took place on a outdoor dome stage in the summer of 2000. Two year's later also saw Michael singing for Queen Elizabeth at her Golden Jubilee in the city of Wells, England.

A love for the 'Ratpack' came about after seeing a Frank Sinatra performance televised and he knew that this was the style of music he wanted to sing because he loved the way they told stories through their songs.

More performances kept coming his way which in turn promoted his experience and indeed his love for entertaining. After signing up with an agency in Bristol, UK Mike had many gigs coming his way and this helped with getting his name out.

Then came an oppertunity for him to stretch further afield with an audition as a tribute act to Robbie Williams which would end in a season contract in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Michael was succesful and got the contract with him returning the following season after being received very well. In 2005 he travelled to New York State, USA to attend a summer camp, afterwards he travelled to the city and saw out the last few months of his visa singing at a lovely venue along Broadway.