# Michael Medrano

Michael Medrano is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles. He gained attention after the release of his 2019 single, "Fluids". Medrano has written songs for other artists such as AJ Mitchell.
His debut studio album Lovesexdrugs was released on April 7, 2023, through Snafu records and his second studio album The Penthouse, was self-released on January 31, 2025.

## Early life

Michael Medrano was born in Torrance, CA, United States. He grew up in a conservative house with Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, and has shared that in his household holidays and birthdays were not celebrated. Medrano's father is from Spain and is of Catalan ancestry and his mother is from Los Angeles and has Irish and Scottish ancestry. He has expressed that parting ways from his conservative upbringing is what made him compelled to create provocative art.

## Career

Medrano released his debut single titled, "Be There" in 2016. He has described his early releases as "boring songs that I didn't like, because I thought it was what I was "supposed to do". It was unfulfilling and completely untrue to me as an artist." In 2019, he released the single "Fluids", the song marked a shift of Medrano sound and aesthetic, and gained attention on social medias and remains his most popular song on streaming services. He describes the song as the music that he really wanted to make. After years of releasing material as an independent artist, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medrano was signed to major record label, but was dropped shortly after earning his first Top 40 radio single. He eventually continued working as an indepent artist releasing material under his own label Snafu Records, and promoting his work on social medias such as TikTok and X. In April 7, 2023, Medrano released his first project, Lovesexdrugs. which includes the singles "Personal Heaven", "Naked", "Fluids", "Disco Sleaze" and the collaboration "Do Your Thing, Babe" with Funk Leblanc.

## Personal life

Medrano identifies as bisexual. Speaking to Billboard Magazine, Medrano said, "Sexuality isn't black and white, it's a colorful spectrum with a lot of in-betweens that we should be okay with exploring."

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Release details | Ref. |
| Lovesexdrugs | Release date: April 7, 2023 Label: Snafu Format: Digital download, streaming, LP | |
| The Penthouse | Release date: January 31, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, LP | |

### Reissues

List of reissues, with selected details :
| Title | Release details | Ref. |
| Lovesexdrugs - The Soaking Wet Edition | Release date: July 2024 Label: Snafu Format: Digital download, streaming, LP | |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Be There" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Heal" (featuring Steve Grand) | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Love Somebody Else" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Easier" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Fluids" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "No More Tequila" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Do Your Thing!" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Bump This" (with Jake Germain and Mimi Zima) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Hands On U" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Sugar" (with Dance Yourself Clean) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Personal Heaven" | 2021 | Lovesexdrugs |
| "Do Your Thing, Babe" (with Funk Leblanc) | 2022 | Lovesexdrugs |
| "Naked" | 2022 | Lovesexdrugs |
| "Disco Sleaze" | 2022 | Lovesexdrugs |
| "Lsd, Pt.2" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Air U Breathe" (with HYRA) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Karma" | 2023 | THE PENTHOUSE |
| "Pornstar" | 2024 | THE PENTHOUSE |
| "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | 2024 | THE PENTHOUSE |
| "Tom Hardy" | 2024 | THE PENTHOUSE |
| "Hollywood" | 2024 | THE PENTHOUSE |