Pierre Michel Nigro

Pierre Michel Nigro (born September 4, 1955), also better known by his alias Michael Fortunati, is an Italian Hi-NRG and Eurobeat singer, songwriter, producer, and musician.

Early Life and Career
Pierre Michel Nigro was born in the commune of Villa Castelli in the province of Brindisi, Italy, but grew up in Hem in northern France, where he was part of the short-lived rock band Les Moonlights in the early 1970s, with Michel Nigro performing solo vocals. Later, he formed the disco group Carré d'as with his brothers in the mid-1970s, releasing a few records until 1985.

Nigro then embarked on a solo career under the alias Michael Fortunati and found success with his first single, "Give Me Up", which was a hit in Belgium, France, and Japan. The song has been noted as a pioneering work of the Eurobeat genre and has been covered by multiple artists such as BaBe, Yōko Nagayama, Masaru Narita, W, Beni Arashiro, Mi, Poni-Camp, Melon Kinenbi, Nami Tamaki and Akina Nakamori. Michel Nigro's following single, "Into The Night (Slip And Slide)" was also a big hit in Japan and Europe. In 1987, Michel Nigro performed at the Tokyo Music Festival and won the Grand Prix award in the Disco & Dance Category as Michael Fortunati, he has also appeared on several Japanese TV shows, including one in which he performed "Give Me Up" with BaBe on the TV program "Night Hit Studio DELUXE".