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Michel Martelly Biography
Michel Martelly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 12, 1961 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haitian politician and public figure who was elected President of Haiti in 2011 He was a well-known singer from Haiti and was also known as “Sweet Micky” before he began his political career.
He established a Haitian economic improvement committee in 2011 that included former President In 2011, he formed a Haitian economic improvement board that counted among its members former United States President Bill Clinton..
Martelly divorced his first wife, an American citizen, in 1986.
By 1988, Martelly’s musical talent, stage craft, and his pattering style of compas had gained tremendous popularity at El Rancho Hotel and Casino and The Florville, another local venues. That year, he recorded his first single, “Ou La La”, which became an instant hit, followed by “Konpas ‘Foret des Pins'” in 1989, also from his debut album Ou La La. During the period of about 1988–2008 Martelly, using his stage name Sweet Micky, recorded fourteen studio albums and a number of live CDs. His music features slow méringue, compas, troubadour, carnival méringue, rabòday, etc.
Four children were born to his marriage to Sophia Saint-Remy.
| Name | Michel Martelly |
| First Name | Michel |
| Last Name | Martelly |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Birthday | February 12 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place of Birth | Port-au-Prince |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Haiti |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Sophia Martelly |
| Children(s) | Olivier Martelly, Malaika-Michel Martelly, Michel-Alexandre Martelly, Yani Martelly |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Upon his return to Haiti, Martelly had his first breakthrough in the music industry when he began playing keyboard as a fill-in musician in local venues in Pétion-Ville and Kenscoff, upscale suburbs of Port-au-Prince. Martelly “sang playful, romantic numbers over a slow méringue beat called compas, the only music allowed under the Duvaliers.” After the 1991 Haitian coup d’état saw the expulsion of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, “Martelly opened a Pétion-Ville club called the Garage, where he entertained many of the coup’s main architects, including the much-feared chief of national police, Michel François, later convicted in absentia for massacring Aristide supporters.”
Michel Martelly Net Worth
Michel Martelly is one of the richest Politician from Haiti. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michel Martelly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He attended briefly the Haitian Military Academy as a teenager and later studied and worked in America.
His many music albums include Best of Sweet Micky and 100%KaKa.
Michel Joseph Martelly (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʒɔzɛf maʁteli] ; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian singer and former politician who served as the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016. He is from Côte-de-fer, a commune located in the South East of Haiti. Martelly was one of Haiti’s best-known musicians for over a decade, going by the stage name Sweet Micky. For business and musical reasons, Martelly has moved a number of times between the United States and Haiti. When travelling to the United States, Martelly mostly stays in Florida. After his presidency, Martelly returned to his former band and sang a carnival meringue entitled “Bal Bannan nan” (Give Her the Banana), as a mocking response to Liliane Pierre Paul, a famous Haitian female journalist in Port-au-prince.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Politician |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1992, Martelly played for free at a protest against the arrival of a UN representative charged with negotiating the return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide after the 1991 Haitian coup d’état. Martelly later explained “I did not want Aristide back… You want me to be a de facto [supporter of the coup]. I’m a de facto. It’s my right. It’s my country. I can fight for whatever I believe in.” After Jean-Bertrand Aristide had been restored to office, some former military officers, paramilitaries and secret police associated with the old regime were assassinated. In February 1995, a “hit list” of such individuals was circulated, and included Martelly’s name. After an individual on the list was murdered, Martelly’s wife warned him not to come back from his tour, and it was almost a year before he returned to Haiti. During this time he released a song, Prezidan, “an exuberant ditty that called for a president who played compas”. At the 1996 Carnival, to which Manno Charlemagne, the mayor of Port-au-Prince, invited him, Martelly dressed in a pink wig and bra. As Martelly explained, it was intended in part as a political statement:
In 1997, Martelly participated in “Knowledge is Power”, an HIV educational music video with a message about preventing the spread of HIV. His humanitarian work as the president of the Fondation Rose et Blanc, created by his wife Sophia and himself, to help the poor and disenfranchised of the country, was the basis for his choice as the Good Will Haitian Ambassador for the Protection of the Environment by the Haitian Government.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
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As a singer and keyboardist, “Sweet Micky” is known for his Kompa music, a style of Haitian dance music sung predominantly in the Haitian Creole language, but he blended this with other styles. Martelly popularized a “new generation” of compas with smaller bands relying on synthesizers and electronic instruments. From 1989 to 2008, Martelly recorded over a dozen studio albums and a number of live CDs. As a musician and club owner in Haiti in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Martelly became associated with the neo-Duvalierist Haitian military and police, including figures such as police chief Michel François, and he agreed with the 1991 Haitian coup d’état against Jean-Bertrand Aristide. In 1995, after Aristide had been restored to office, Martelly’s name appeared on a hit list of coup supporters, and he stayed away from Haiti for almost a year. During this time, he released a song, “Prezidan” (on the album Pa Manyen), “an exuberant ditty that called for a president who played compas”. However, he did not run for political office until 2010, when he became a candidate for President of Haiti.
In 2004, following the 2004 Haitian coup d’état against Aristide, Gérard Latortue, a friend of Martelly’s, became Prime Minister. At this time, Martelly was living in Florida but in 2007, he moved back to Haiti. In the process, when the mortgage/financial sector crashed, he defaulted on more than $1m in loans, losing 3 properties to foreclosure.
Who is Michel Martelly Dating?
According to our records, Michel Martelly married to Sophia Martelly . As of December 1, 2023, Michel Martelly’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Michel Martelly. You may help us to build the dating records for Michel Martelly!In 1997, Martelly’s crossover appeal to other musical genres was evident when hip hop star, Wyclef Jean of The Fugees featured him on the title track for Jean’s solo effort Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival featuring the Refugee Allstars. As Jean proclaims on ‘The Carnival,’ “Surprise – it’s Sweet Micky, y’all!” Also in 1997, Martelly released an album containing one of his most celebrated hits, Pa Manyen (“Don’t Touch”). The song is an adaptation of “Angola”, composed by the renowned artist/composer/record producer Ramiro Mendes (of the Mendes Brothers), first recorded by Cesária Évora, the legendary Cape Verdean singer. Pa Manyen went on to be featured in various compilation albums, including the popular Putumayo Presents: French Caribbean in 2003. The song was also covered by Venezuelan singer, Soledad Bravo as “Canta, Canta Corazon” and by Jose Luiz Cortes of Cuba. See also the Mendes Brothers’ original version of the song, performed by Ramiro Mendes included in the group’s 1997 album—Para Angola Com Um Xi Coracao. Martelly is also notorious for his cursing on stage, cross-dressing as well as using homophobic slurs. His celebrity status as a popular compas musician would become a major factor in his popularity as a politician.
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Facts & Trivia
Michel Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Haiti. Michel Martelly celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.
In September 2011, Martelly formed an advisory board that included business executives, bankers, and politicians such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, which he hoped would improve the economy .
What happened Michel Martelly?
Martelly currently lives in Haiti, but held several homes in Palm Beach, Florida. He lives with his wife and former manager, Sophia Saint–Rémy, and their four children, Olivier, Sandro, Yani, and Malaika.
How old is Michel Joseph Martelly?
61 years (February 12, 1961)
How long was Sweet Micky president of Haiti?
May 14, 2011 – February 7, 2016
Who is the head of Haiti?
Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the prime minister of Haiti. The current acting president of Haiti is Ariel Henry, who took office on 20 July 2021 following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021.
Who is ex president of Haiti?
Jovenel Moïse (French pronunciation: [ʒɔv(ə)nɛl mɔiz]; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [ʒovɛnɛl mɔiz]; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician, who served as the president of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021.
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