Mike Posner is a music artist who requires no Introductions. He is a songwriter, singer, poet, and record producer from America. He released his first studio album in the year 2010, and it was titled; 31 Minutes to Takeoff. ‘Cooler than Me’ was a single from this Album, and it was ranked at the 10th position in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His second Album, ‘At Night, Alone,’ came out in 2016 and was a great success. A single from this Album; ‘I Took a Pill in Ibiza,’ broke all the records and was trending in more than 27 countries and is one of the most successful songs of his career.
Mike not only sings songs, but he has also written songs for several other artists too. He is a talented poet, and in 2017 he released his first book of poetry, which had some of the best writings of his life. The book was titled; ‘Tear Drops and Balloons’ and received a great response from the readers.
Early life
Mike Posner’s full name is Michael Robert Henrion Posner, and he was born in Detroit, Michigan. HE spent his childhood in Southfield, Michigan, which is a southern part of Detroit. He has a younger sister who is a mere six years old. His mother was of catholic descent, whereas his father was Jewish. He started his primary education at Bingham Farms Elementary School and completed his higher education at Groves High School.
While he was studying at Duke University, he became a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. Michael completed his graduation in Sociology with a B.A. and scored 3.48/4.0 CGPA. His father worked as a criminal defense lawyer, but he passed away on 11th January 2017.
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Career beginning
If we talk about the beginning of mike’s career, he started as a record producer and worked on a few songs with his Friend; Big Sean. Mike Posner produced big Sean’s first mixtape, and he also appeared in the music video. Mike’s second mixtape was ‘A Matter of Time’ and became immensely successful in the year 2009. He recorded the mixtape at Duke University and published it on Itunes for free, making the best use of a loophole in it.
In the year 2015, Posner released ‘I Took a Pill in Ibiza,’ which changed his life forever and was one of the top songs on music charts all over the world. It made him a star overnight, and he gained a massive fan following after it.
Personal Life
In 2019, Posner’s tweet amazed the world as he claimed that he would walk across America will start on March 1. It brought him to the limelight once again, and he was all over the news channels and the Internet. During his walk, he got bitten by a rattlesnake, which delayed his walk a bit. He was airlifted to the nearest hospital. He completed the walk on October 18, 2019, when he reached Venice Beach in California.
Net Worth
According to the 2020 reports, Mike Posner net worth is around $8 million as he is quite popular in different parts of the world.