Mickey Kojak

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Mickey Kojak
Birth nameMichael Dable
Born (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Labels

Michael Dable (born 20 September 1994), known professionally as Mickey Kojak, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and producer from Sydney, New South Wales. [3] Mickey supported Bag Raiders on their 2019 Horizons tour. [4] Mickey received full rotation on radio for songs "Get Out" and "All That Acid". [5] His debut studio album Ultra is scheduled for release in 2022.

Contents

Early life

Dable was born on 20 September 1994. [6]

Career

2021–present: Ultra

On 20 August 2021, Dable released the single "Lights Out". Alongside the single's release, he announced the title of his forthcoming debut album Ultra, revealing it would be released in 2022. [7]

In 2022 his debut album “Ultra”, was released digitally

Musical style and influences

Dable's music has been categorised as dance, [4] electronic, [5] and indie rock. [6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Ultra

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Alone
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Surrender
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Together
  • Released: 8 April 2019 [8]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Feel My Pain"2014Non-album single
"Save Your Breath"2017Surrender
"Ghost"
"Get Out" [9] 2018Non-album singles
"All That Acid"
"It's Gonna Be Okay"2019Together
"Video Games"
"Lights Out" [7] 2021Ultra
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Electronic Memories"
(K?D featuring Mickey Kojak) [10]
2018Paradise
"Wild At Heart"
(Bag Raiders featuring Mickey Kojak)
2019 Horizons

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