Mykal Kilgore

Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State University.Kilgore's theatre credits include Motown: The Musical, The Wiz Live!, and Hair.

Kilgore released his debut album A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts. In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist, as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year. The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", received a Best Traditional R&B Performance nomination for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021. Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category.