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Perfume Genius (artistic name of Mike Hadreas, born 1984 in the U.S.A.) is an American singer-songwriter and musician living in Seattle.

The artistic career of Mike Hadreas began when he moved from New York to his mother's home in Everett, WA. Here Hadreas began composing songs on the piano. In 2008 he started a MySpace page where he broadasted his music and homemade videos from found YouTube footage to accompany his music. His work was noticed by Los Campesinos!, who supported Perfume Genius and introduced him to their label, Turnstile, which in 2009 released the single Mr. Peterson, song about a suicidal, pedophile high-school teacher. Perfume Genius' full-length debut album, Learning, which presented its tracks in the order in which they were recorded, was released in 2010. Perfume Genius' performances are accompanied by Sufjan Stevens and Alan Wyffels.