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Michael Odokara-Okigbo also known by his stage name, "Michael O," is best known for leading his college singing group, the Dartmouth Aires, to a second-place finish on the NBC’s show The Sing Off, which displayed Michael as a powerhouse lead singer. He performed songs such as Midnight Train to Georgia, Somebody to Love, Higher Ground, Pinball Wizard, and Paradise by the Dashboard Light. Ben Folds of Ben Folds Five commented that Michael has a "timeless style", and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men declared that Michael is "a freaking superstar!" He has performed at Lincoln Center, the White House, and has sung the National Anthem in venues all around the country.
On August 13, 2013, Odokara-Okigbo (under the name "Michael O") released his first EP, "In the Beginning," to critical acclaim.
He lives in Los Angeles and is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Waynflete School in Portland, Maine.
Odokara-Okigbo is the grandson of Pius Okigbo.