Quinn XCII

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Quinn XCII
Birth nameMikael Temrowski
Born (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992 (age 32)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
Website www.quinnxcii.com

Mikael Temrowski [1] (born May 6, 1992), known by his stage name Quinn XCII (pronounced "Quinn ninety-two"), [2] is an American singer-songwriter from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He began his career in 2011 when he started writing and recording his own music as a sophomore at Michigan State University, before releasing his debut EP Change of Scenery in May 2015. [3] On September 15, 2017, he released his debut studio album The Story of Us under Columbia Records, [4] [5] with whom he would release his second, third, and fourth albums, all in the following four years. On January 27, 2023, he released his fifth studio album, The People’s Champ .

Contents

Early life

Mikael Temrowski was born on May 6, 1992, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. [6] He grew up listening to the city's Motown musical history.

He met his primary producer and close friend Ayokay in third grade of elementary school and remained close friends throughout high school. Temrowski began attending college at Michigan State University, where he took an interest in writing and recording music as a sophomore.

Career

2011–2016: Early career and EPs

Temrowski originally went by the stage name "Mike T" and started performing and uploading videos to the video-sharing website YouTube. [7] In college, he adopted the name Quinn based on an acronym used by a professor: "Quit Unless Your Instincts Are Never Neglected." [7] [8] Because of trademark issues, he later added the Roman numeral for 92, the year of his birth. [8] He rapped over beats sampled from popular songs before releasing his own original song, "They Know" in 2011, followed by his first extended play Old Fashioned on November 5, 2012. During his attendance at Michigan State University around 2014, Temrowski started taking a more serious interest in writing and recording music. He and his longtime friend and producer, who goes by the stage name Ayokay, began producing music together, with Quinn XCII rapping over beats Ayokay found off of YouTube. [9] Quinn XCII quickly became a college mixtape sensation, and would begin to travel frequently to Ann Arbor to record new music with Ayokay.

During May 2015, Quinn XCII released his debut extended play titled Change of Scenery, which garnered millions of online streams. His next single, "Stung", climbed to the #1 position on Hype Machine's Popular Charts. In January 2016, Quinn XCII featured on Ayokay's own single titled "Kings of Summer" which soared to #1 on the Spotify Global Viral Chart where it stayed for three consecutive weeks, in addition to 25 million streams on Spotify. His collaboration with producer Illenium on a track titled "With You" reached #1 on the HypeMachine Popular Chart and reached #20 on the Spotify Global Viral Chart.

Quinn XCII released his highly anticipated second EP titled Bloom on March 10, 2016. Shortly after releasing the EP, Quinn XCII went on his first nationwide tour where he performed in 24 cities for over 20,000 fans.

2016–2018: The Story of Us

On December 9, 2016, Quinn XCII released his new single "Straightjacket", taken off of his upcoming debut album The Story of Us. A non-album single was released titled "Make Time", succeeded by two singles from the album that were released preceding the album's release in 2017, "Fake Denim" and "Worst". The Story of Us was released on September 15, 2017, under Columbia Records. A deluxe edition of the album was released on February 16, 2018, supported by the new single "Iron & Steel". [10]

In April 2018, it was announced that Quinn XCII was added to the management roster of Visionary Music Group through a partnership with his manager Jesse Coren. [11]

2018–2020: From Michigan with Love

Quinn XCII released his first single since A Story of Us titled "Panama" on August 22, 2018, on the music-sharing website SoundCloud and on all platforms on August 29. [12] He wrote the song in honor of his four late grandparents. [13] On October 23, 2018, Quinn XCII announced a new upcoming single titled "Werewolf" featuring Yoshi Flower, and was released two days later on October 25. [14] A week later, he released another single "Sad Still" on November 1, centered around the struggles and feelings of dealing with anxiety. [15] He soon announced his second album titled From Michigan with Love via social media on November 5, 2018, which contains the latter two singles. The album was teased for an early 2019 release date. [16] On December 11, 2018, Quinn XCII announced the third single off the album, titled "Tough" featuring Noah Kahan, and was released on December 14. [17]

On November 6, 2018, Quinn XCII announced his worldwide 2019 tour for From Michigan with Love, titled "From Tour with Love". The tour includes shows at 8 cities in Europe and then 30 cities in North America with Christian French and Ashe co-headlining the tour. The tour kicks off in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on February 3, and then the North American leg on February 19 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and ends on April 17 in Austin, Texas. [18]

Quinn XCII announced via social media on January 7, 2019, that From Michigan with Love is set to be released on February 15. On February 15, it was released with 12 songs. [19]

Quinn XCII teased his new single "Stacy" on June 18, 2019, on Twitter. [20] The single was released that week on June 21, 2019. [21]

2020: A Letter to My Younger Self

On January 10, 2020, he released a single titled "Two 10s". [22]

On April 27, 2020, Quinn XCII announced his third studio album A Letter to My Younger Self, inspired by a lifetime of events and experiences. It was released on July 10, 2020. [23] On April 28, 2020, he teased his new single titled "Coffee" with Marc E. Bassy that was released on Friday, May 1, 2020. [24]

2021: Change of Scenery II

Quinn XCII released his fourth studio album on March 5, 2021. Abandoning his residence in Los Angeles, the album was produced at ayokay's family home in Rhode Island. He released two singles ahead of the release, "Stay Next to Me (with Chelsea Cutler)" and "My Wife & 2 Dogs"

2023-present: The People’s Champ and meal-themed EPs

On January 27, 2023, Quinn XCII released his fifth studio album, entitled The People’s Champ , via a deal with Republic Records. The album was supported by four singles ahead of the release, "Backpack", "Common (featuring Big Sean)", “Let Me Down (with Chelsea Cutler), and "The Lows".

Style

Quinn XCII has been known to blend several different genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, reggae, rock, electronic and soul. His early music had him focused more on rapping than singing. He has listed Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Mos Def, Jack Johnson, Jon Bellion, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, and Chance the Rapper as artists who have influenced him. [25]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[26]
The Story of Us—
From Michigan with Love
  • Released: February 15, 2019
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
90
A Letter to My Younger Self
  • Released: July 10, 2020
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
56
Change of Scenery II
  • Released: March 5, 2021
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
69
The People's Champ
  • Released: January 27, 2023 [27]
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
180
[28]

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Old Fashioned(as Mike T)
  • Released: November 5, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Shlup
  • Released: August 11, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Change of Scenery
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Bloom
  • Released: March 9, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Breakfast
  • Released: May 3, 2024
  • Label: AWAL
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Lunch
  • Released: September 20, 2024
  • Label: AWAL
  • Format: digital download, streaming
DinnerTo be released

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with certifications
TitleYear Certifications Album
"Full Circle"2015Non-album singles
"Stung"
"Good Friend"Bloom
"Straightjacket"2016The Story of Us
"Make Time"2017Non-album single
"Fake Denim"The Story of Us
"Worst"
"Always Been You" [30]
"Iron & Steel"2018The Story of Us (Deluxe Version)
"Panama"Non-album single
"Werewolf"
(with Yoshi Flower)		From Michigan with Love
"Sad Still"
"Tough"
(with Noah Kahan)
"Life Must Go On"
(with Jon Bellion)		2019
"Stacy"A Letter to My Younger Self
"Two 10s"2020
"Coffee"
(with Marc E. Bassy)
"A Letter to My Younger Self" [32]
(featuring Logic)
"Stay Next to Me"
(with Chelsea Cutler)		Change of Scenery II
"Backpack”2022 The People’s Champ
"Common"
(with Big Sean)
"Let Me Down"
(with Chelsea Cutler)
"The Lows"2023
"Pasadena"2024Breakfast
"Close Calls"
"Melt"Lunch
"Unconditional"
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[33] 		US
Dance
Elec.
[34]
"100 Degrees"
(KOLAJ featuring Quinn XCII)		2016——Non-album singles
"Sweet Talk"
(Academy featuring Quinn XCII)		——
"Something from Nothing"
(GRMM featuring Quinn XCII)		——Scenes
"Kings of Summer"
(Ayokay featuring Quinn XCII)		—18
  • RIAA: Platinum [29]
4ft to Infinity
"Space"
(Prince Fox featuring Quinn XCII)		2017——All This Music, Vol. 1
"Winnebago"
(Gryffin featuring Quinn XCII & Daniel Wilson)		2018—38Non-album singles
"Middle Finger"
(Phoebe Ryan featuring Quinn XCII)		——
"The City"
(Louis the Child with Quinn XCII)		—24Kids at Play
"Alive"
(YOG$ with Quinn XCII)		——Universe From Here
"Love Me Less"
(MAX featuring Quinn XCII)		20191— Colour Vision
"Little Things" [36]
(Louis the Child featuring Chelsea Cutler and Quinn XCII)		2020—14 Here for Now
"West Coast"
(Dvbbs featuring Quinn XCII) [37] 		——Non-album single
"Daddy"
(Tiny Meat Gang featuring Quinn XCII)		2021——Non-album single

Other charted and certified songs

List of singles as lead artist, with certifications
TitleYear Certifications Album
"Another Day in Paradise"2015Change of Scenery
"Flare Guns"
(featuring Chelsea Cutler)		2017The Story of Us

Guest appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"You Should Get to Know Me"
(Jeremy Zucker featuring Quinn XCII)
2015
Breathe
"With You"
(Illenium featuring Quinn XCII)
2016
Ashes
"One in the Same"
(Ayokay featuring Quinn XCII)
4ft to Infinity
"Giving Up Ground"
(Chelsea Cutler featuring Quinn XCII)
2017
Snow In October
"Queen"
(Ayokay featuring Quinn XCII)
2018
In the Shape of a Dream

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2020From Michigan, With Love Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Major Label RecordingNominated [38]

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