At the beginning of his solo career, he released his first album titled Balada Sertaneja which was not a big commercial success, but was still nominated in the category for "Musical Revelation of the Year".
Solo kariyerinin başında, Michel Balada Sertaneja adlı ilk albümünü yayımladı, bu büyük bir ticari başarı değildi, ama yine de "Musical Revelation of the Year" kategorisinde aday gösterildi.