Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet | |
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Sweet with Stryper in 2022 | |
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| Born | Michael Harrison Sweet July 4, 1963 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
| Member of | Stryper |
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| Website | michaelsweet |
Michael Harrison Sweet (born July 4, 1963) is an American musician; he is the co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the metal band Stryper. He has also had a successful solo career and served as singer and guitarist for Boston from 2007 to 2011.
Sweet sings in a tenor voice. He incorporates techniques such as vibrato. His vocal style was characterized as sounding like "Dennis DeYoung fronting a Christian glam metal >band" by Ultimate Classic Rock. He is considered by some journalists to be among the greatest glam metal singers of all time.