Michael Geigh

Michael Geigh (April 1, 1906 - July 22, 1981) was a Urcean singer, comedian, and actor. Urcea's first multimedia star, Geigh was an international leader in record sales and radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1934-1960. He was known by his nickname "Old Rosy", due to the smooth sweetness of his voice and how dramatically colorized his cheeks were in early color films. In 1959, he founded Roseview, which would become a major television studio and, beginning in 1977, network.

Originating as a singer of gave him a unique style as an early adopter of  styles in Urcea, influencing succeeding generations of Urceans. Polls of Urcean artists as late as 2010 indicated that a majority of contemporary artists view Geigh as "what a singer should sound like". Geigh's significant investment and interest in nascent recording technologies allowed him to remain a dominant figure in music for nearly three decades and paved the way for further innovations worldwide.

Geigh was among the most prominent Urcean celebrities to give performances to Urcean soldiers during the Second Great War, having personally visited Sarpedon more than a hundred times during the war. His music was viewed as a major morale boost for soldiers of the Royal and Imperial Army during the conflict. On his deathbed, Geigh was awarded an honorary commission as a Tribení in the Life Guard by King Aedanicus IX for his service during the war.