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Michael Learns to Rock

Michael Learns to Rock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Hates Jazz, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Michael Jackson and Faye Wong. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Learns to Rock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Westlife, Air Supply, Lobo, Shayne Ward and M2M, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Michael Learns to Rock, reaching back through Johnny Hates Jazz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) is a Danish soft and pop rock band formed in 1988 known for their musical popularity from early to late 2000s in Scandinavia and Asia. The band currently consists of Jascha Richter, Mikkel Lentz and Kåre Wanscher. Søren Madsen was an original member of the group since its formation but left in 2000. The band has sold over 11 million records over the course of their career, with the majority sold in Scandinavia and Asia. Despite being Danish, the band performs songs in English. The band has attributed its success in Asia to their drug-free, clean-living image, and to singing in English as a second language.

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Michael Learns to RockJohnny Hates JazzFrankie Goes to Holl…Michael JacksonFaye WongWestlifeAir SupplyLoboShayne WardM2MRichard MarxEngland Dan & John F…98º

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Michael Learns to Rock grew out of Johnny Hates Jazz, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Michael Jackson and Faye Wong, shares an orbit with Westlife, Air Supply, Lobo and Shayne Ward. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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