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[[Image:Wonder Mike.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Wonder Mike''' (left) at a [[rave]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. (taken 2004)]]


'''Wonder Mike''' (born '''Michael Anthony Wright''' on [[April 30]], [[1957]]) is an [[old school hip hop|old school]] [[rapper]], famous for being a member of [[The Sugar Hill Gang]], the first hip hop act to have a hit single, "[[Rapper's Delight]]". He currently resides in [[Farmingdale, New York]].
'''Michael Anthony Wright''' (born April 30, 1957), known professionally as '''Wonder Mike''', is an American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] [[recording artist]] and member of [[the Sugarhill Gang]]. The group was part of the [[hip hop movement]] in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="Simpson">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/02/sugarhill-gang-how-we-made-rappers-delight-interview|title=Sugarhill Gang: how we made Rapper's Delight|last=Simpson|first=Dave|date=May 2, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 4, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Career ==
Wonder Mike is best known for being a member of [[the Sugarhill Gang]], the first hip hop act to produce a record, the 1979 single "[[Rapper's Delight]]".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 17, 1988|title=Is Rap Music Here To Stay?|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=94|issue=12|issn=0021-5996|page=57}}</ref>

As of 2019, Wright and other members of the Sugarhill Gang continue to perform in '80s nostalgia shows.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Raesman |first1=Bryan |date=September 27, 2019 |title=The Motels, The Sugarhill Gang & O.G. MTV VJs Unite for NostalgiaCon '80s |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Promethesus Global Media LLC}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Wright is a [[born-again Christian]] who enjoys painting, reading the Bible, sketching and writing poetry.<ref name= jump>{{cite web|title= The Jump Off – Wonder Mike – The First Recorded Emcee |url= http://www.thafoundation.com/wonmike.htm | author= JayQuan| website= thafoundation.com|publisher= JAH Holdings |access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> He has suffered from [[asthma]] at times.<ref name= jump />

On July 11, 2013, Wright's daughter Carmen Delgina auditioned for the [[American Idol (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of the American televised singing competition ''[[American Idol]]'' with "[[Tainted Love#Soft Cell version (1981)|Tainted Love]]" by [[Soft Cell]] and was unanimously sent through to the Hollywood round, as shown in the episode that aired on January 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|title='American Idol' in Utah: It's another Tiquila sunrise|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2014/01/29/american-idol-salt-lake-city-recap/5043455/| work= [[USA Today]] |access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref> However, during the "group round" stage of Hollywood Week, she was eliminated at the end of her group's performance.

He is known for his large stature, standing {{height|ft=6|in=5}}.<ref name="Simpson" />

== References ==
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Wonder Mike
Background information
Birth nameMichael Anthony Wright
Born (1957-04-30) April 30, 1957 (age 67)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1972–present
Labels
Member ofThe Sugarhill Gang

Michael Anthony Wright (born April 30, 1957), known professionally as Wonder Mike, is an American hip hop recording artist and member of the Sugarhill Gang. The group was part of the hip hop movement in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

Career

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Wonder Mike is best known for being a member of the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to produce a record, the 1979 single "Rapper's Delight".[3]

As of 2019, Wright and other members of the Sugarhill Gang continue to perform in '80s nostalgia shows.[4]

Personal life

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Wright is a born-again Christian who enjoys painting, reading the Bible, sketching and writing poetry.[1] He has suffered from asthma at times.[1]

On July 11, 2013, Wright's daughter Carmen Delgina auditioned for the thirteenth season of the American televised singing competition American Idol with "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell and was unanimously sent through to the Hollywood round, as shown in the episode that aired on January 29, 2014.[5] However, during the "group round" stage of Hollywood Week, she was eliminated at the end of her group's performance.

He is known for his large stature, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c JayQuan. "The Jump Off – Wonder Mike – The First Recorded Emcee". thafoundation.com. JAH Holdings. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (May 2, 2017). "Sugarhill Gang: how we made Rapper's Delight". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Is Rap Music Here To Stay?". Jet. 94 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 57. August 17, 1988. ISSN 0021-5996.
  4. ^ Raesman, Bryan (September 27, 2019). "The Motels, The Sugarhill Gang & O.G. MTV VJs Unite for NostalgiaCon '80s". Billboard. Promethesus Global Media LLC.
  5. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "'American Idol' in Utah: It's another Tiquila sunrise". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.


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