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Sweet Micky

Michel Joseph Martelly (French pronunciation: ​[miʃɛl ʒozɛf maʁtɛli]; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian musician and politician who was the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016. Martelly was one of Haiti's best-known musicians for over a decade, going by the stage name Sweet Micky. For business and musical reasons, Martelly has moved a number of times between the United States and Haiti. When travelling to the United States, Martelly mostly stays in Florida. After his presidency, Martelly returned to his former band and sang a carnival méringue entitled "Bal Bannan nan" (Give Her the Banana), as a mocking response to Liliane Pierre Paul, a famous Haitian female journalist in Port-au-Prince.As a singer and keyboardist, "Sweet Micky" is known … more »