# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-mcdonald-q282002
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:36:59.186Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-mcdonald-q282002"
name: "Michael McDonald"
slug: "michael-mcdonald-q282002"
description: "Michael Hanley McDonald is an American singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Known for his distinctive, soulful voice, he was a backing vocalist for Steely Dan from 1973 to 1980 and rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Doobie Brothers across various stints. McDonald wrote and sang several hit singles with the Doobie Brothers, including \"What a Fool Believes\", \"Minute by Minute\", \"Takin' It to the Streets\", \"Real Love\" and \"It Keeps You Runnin'\". McDonald has also performed as a prominent backing vocalist on numerous recordings by artists including Toto, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, and Kenny Loggins."
tagline: "American singer and keyboardist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_McDonald_(singer).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1952-02-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           76.52
  momentum:             4.868947526430633
  historical:           21.173748
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 107000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/Mike___McDonald"
    handle:    "Mike___McDonald"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/michaelmcdonaldofficial/"
    handle:    "michaelmcdonaldofficial"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelMcDonald"
    handle:    "TheMichaelMcDonald"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567909/"
    handle:    "nm0567909"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/24hJWbo98sH84tb0nkeaqy"
    handle:    "24hJWbo98sH84tb0nkeaqy"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://michaelmcdonald.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxKwg9ugTLLh2xAqsIRwk3A"
    handle:    "@michaelmcdonaldvideo"
    followers: 107000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ميخائيل مكدونالد (موسيقي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ميخائيل مكدونالد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(Musiker)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (Musiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael McDonald (musician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مایکل مک‌دانلد (خواننده)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(chanteur)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (chanteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald"
    title: "Michael McDonald"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(cantante)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (cantante)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "マイケル・マクドナルド (ミュージシャン)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%81%B4_%EB%A7%A5%EB%8F%84%EB%84%90%EB%93%9C_(%EC%9D%8C%EC%95%85%EA%B0%80)"
    title: "마이클 맥도널드 (음악가)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(zanger)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (zanger)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald"
    title: "Michael McDonald"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald"
    title: "Michael McDonald"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald"
    title: "Michael McDonald"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(c%C3%A2nt%C4%83re%C8%9B)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (cântăreț)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82)"
    title: "Макдональд, Майкл (музыкант)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(musician)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (musician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(musiker)"
    title: "Michael McDonald (musiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cacbe57b-02d0-4d21-be86-c8a3a5ea6e1e"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282002"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump