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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Michael Geigh | | name = Michael Geigh | ||
| image = Bing Crosby | | image = Bing Crosby 1942.jpg | ||
| caption = Geigh in | | caption = Geigh in 1944 | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = Michael Munius Geigh | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|4|1}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|4|1}} | ||
| birth_place = Philaridon, [[Roscampus]], [[Urcea]] | | birth_place = Philaridon, [[Roscampus]], [[Urcea]] | ||
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor|comedian}} | | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor|comedian}} | ||
| years_active = 1924-1981 | | years_active = 1924-1981 | ||
| home_town = [[ | | home_town = Philaridon, [[Roscampus]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[ | | alma_mater = [[Collegium Scientificum]] | ||
| spouse = Cornelia Doyle (1930-1981) | | spouse = Cornelia Doyle (1930-1981) | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | ||
| background = solo_singer | | background = solo_singer | ||
| genre = {{Hlist | | | genre = {{Hlist | {{wp|Traditonal pop music|Sarpedonian pop}} | {{wp|Easy listening}} | {{wp|Irish folk music|Traditional}}| {{wp|Country music|Country}}| }} | ||
| label = | |||
| associated_acts = | | associated_acts = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''Michael Geigh''' (April 1, 1906 - July 22, 1981) was a [[Urcea|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 {{wp|Irish folk music|Urcean traditional music}} gave him a unique style as an early adopter of {{wp|Traditonal pop music|Sarpedonian pop}} 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 [[Urcea|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 (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] during the conflict. On his deathbed, Geigh was awarded an honorary commission as a [[Ranks in the Urcean Armed Forces|Tribení]] in the [[Life Guard (Urcea)|Life Guard]] by [[Apostolic King of Urcea|King]] Aedanicus IX for his service during the war. | |||
==Early life== | |||
==Performance career== | |||
==Singing style and vocal characteristics== | |||
==Entrepreneurship== | |||
==Personal life== | |||
==Death and legacy== | |||
[[Category: Urceans]] | |||
[[Category: People]] | |||
[[Category:IXWB]] | |||