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Michael Feinstein

マイケル・ファインスタイン　/　まいける・ふぁいんすたいん

American singer

September 7, 1956 (age 69)　・　Columbus, Ohio, United States

Ohio
singer
songwriter
music historian

My Take

I genuinely admire what Michael Feinstein does. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he is not just a singer but a true custodian of the Great American Songbook, an archivist and interpreter who keeps Gershwin-era music alive for new ears. A five-time Grammy nominee and Drama Desk honoree, he earned his acclaim not by chasing trends but by rescuing songs that might otherwise have faded. That role of the keeper, the one who gathers up endangered treasures rather than the spotlight, feels rare and quietly heroic to me. In a culture obsessed with what is new, Feinstein has built a life out of protecting what is timeless.

Overview

Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theater songs. Feinstein is a five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Michael Feinstein
Name (Japanese): マイケル・ファインスタイン
Reading: まいける・ふぁいんすたいん
Born: September 7, 1956 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / songwriter / music historian / jazz musician / archivist

2. Background

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Awards & achievements

1988 Drama Desk Special Award

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

Motto

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