MICO

<p>Canadian alt-pop breakout MICO announces his debut Australian headline tour this November, bringing one of music&rsquo;s fastest-rising new artists to local stages in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne for the &nbsp;first time.</p><p>At just 23 years old, the Filipino-Canadian singer &ndash; aka Miguel Veloso &ndash; has rapidly emerged as one of alt-pop&rsquo;s most compelling new voices, amassing more than 300 million global streams and cultivating a fiercely loyal online fanbase of over 1.8 million followers worldwide thanks to winsome tracks such as&nbsp;new single&nbsp;&lsquo;Like you mean it&rsquo; and April&rsquo;s hyperpop-steeped banger, &lsquo;DREAMBOY&rsquo;. Inspired by the immediacy of late-2000s pop-punk with modern, genre-jumping production, MICO has built a global audience through deeply personal songwriting, explosive live performances and an authenticity that has resonated with a generation of fans online and off.</p><p>It&rsquo;s been a whirlwind 18 months for MICO, earned a 2026 JUNO Award nomination for &lsquo;Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year&rsquo; after signing with Columbia Records. Selling out headline tours across North America and Europe,&nbsp;the&nbsp;tour announcement arrives amid a new creative chapter, MICO also recently named Spotify&rsquo;s RADAR Canada Artist of the Month.&nbsp;</p><p>Now entering his major-label era, MICO is preparing to unveil his debut album&nbsp;When the lights turn on&nbsp;(released June 26), a hook-heavy collection that captures the emotional turbulence of growing up, moving away, relationships, identity and finding connection in an increasingly online world.&nbsp;</p><p>Born and raised in Toronto and the fourth of five siblings, MICO&rsquo;s father filled the house with &rsquo;80s pop hits by Michael Jackson and The Police, and when guests came over, the family encouraged the 6-year-old to hop on the karaoke &ndash; he didn&rsquo;t object. From humble beginnings learning guitar chords playing along to 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, and The All-American Rejects, as a teenager MICO began sharing covers on Discord, cultivating a loyal following before pivoting to writing and self-releasing originals starting with debut track &lsquo;who do you love&rsquo; in 2019.</p><p>With streaming numbers soaring globally and international demand continuing to grow, MICO&rsquo;s first Australian tour marks the arrival of an artist rapidly transitioning from online phenomenon to genuine global breakout star. Don&rsquo;t miss him!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>