Michel Martelly which had been abolished in the 1990s by Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Martelly was born in Port-au-Prince, the son of Gerard Martelly, a Shell Oil executive and Marie Madeleine De Martelly (1931-21 October 2016). On his mother's side, his grandfather Auguste de Pradines was a troubadour who wrote comic protest songs against the 1915-34 United States occupation of Haiti. After graduating from high school at the Institution Saint Louis de Gonzague, Martelly enlisted in the Haitian Military Academy, but (according to Martelly) was expelled after impregnating the daughter of a general. In 1984, he moved to the United States, and worked in
Michel Teló Paris Saint-Germain. At the beginning of his solo career, he released his first album titled "Balada Sertaneja" which was not a big commercial success, but was still nominated in the category for "Musical Revelation of the Year". His live album "Michel Teló – Ao Vivo", however, was hugely successful and brought him nomination for a Latin Grammy "Best Sertanejo Album". In 2011, Michel was nominated at the 2011 "Melhores do Movimento Country" for four categories: "Best Singer Solo" "Hit of the Year" for "Ai se eu te pego!", "Best CD" for album "Michel Teló – Ao Vivo" and "Best Show".