Wanz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wanz
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1961(1961-10-09)
Age	63
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Libra

Wanz Biography

Wanz is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on October 9, 1961 in Seattle, Washington, United States. R&B pop, hip-hop and pop singer whose voice was used on the Macklemore as well as Ryan Lewis hit single “Thrift Shop” on their album “2012.

He appeared in The He performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with his musical collaborators Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Show along with his musical partners Macklemore as well as Ryan Lewis.

Wansley started performing in church, school, and on the street. He was introduced to jazz and pop music early and studied jazz at school. He has been performing since the early 1980s. At 21, he formed a band called Boys Will Be Boys. Their repertoire included covers, including INXS songs. In the early 1990s Wansley went on to become the bass player in the Seattle band The Rangehoods, taking over for Bruce Hewes. He also was the bass player and singer for the original hard-funk band, Lifering, with David Scott Cameron on guitar, Jeff Stone on guitar, and David Nielsen on drums. He later on fronted a band called the Ghetto Monks and saw some success. He sang hooks in recordings by D. Sane and Street Level Records for a decade. He also took part in the summer of 2011 in the opera Porgy and Bess.

Wanz graduated from Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington. Prior to the break-out performance of “Thrift Shop”, Wanz was a full-time software test engineer for companies such as Microsoft, Adapx, and Volt. Sane called him and introduced him to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to do the hook for “Thrift Shop” in 2012. Wanz has toured with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and performed with them on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live. He is also featured in the official music video of the song. He released an EP called Teleporter in 2015, with the featured single sharing the same name. Wanz has written a book about a series of sayings he has coined over the years, to be called #The Book of Wanz.

He was raised and born within Seattle, Washington; his birth name was Michael Wansley.

Wanz Net Worth

Wanz is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wanz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He formed a group named Boys Will Be Boys when the time was when he was in his early 20s.

He was employed in the field of software engineering at Microsoft.

Michael “Mike” Wansley (born October 9, 1961), better known by his stage names Wanz and TeeWanz, is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. He performs in various genres, including rock, R&B, soul, hip hop, and pop. He was featured on fellow Seattle-based duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ international hit single “Thrift Shop”, which received two Grammy Awards for “Best Rap Performance” and “Best Rap Song”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wanz Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Wanz Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wanz celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.

What is Wanz?

WANZ. Window Association of New Zealand.

Who is the kid in Thrift Shop song?

A few seats away, Haggerty – better known as Macklemore , the 29-year-old Seattle MC behind “Thrift Shop,” the supercatchy, saxophone-honking Number One smash about secondhand couture – chuckles ruefully.

Who sings the hook on Thrift Shop?

You may not know Wansley by his real name, but rather simply, “Wanz.” He’s the 54-year-old musician who sang the soulful, stuck-in-your-head hook on “Thrift Shop,” a track heard around the world that won two Grammy Awards and garnered nearly 750 million views on YouTube to date.

Who is the black singer in thrift shop?

It took only 45 minutes to change Michael Wansley’s life. The Seattle- based singer, known by his stage name Wanz, has found himself at the top of the charts with his bass-heavy credit on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” which has now enjoyed two weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Is Macklemore rich?

Macklemore net worth: Macklemore is an American rap artist and musician who has a net worth of $25 million. Macklemore is unique in the music industry because he experienced a meteoric rise to fame without assistance from a major record label.