The Resume

(August 29, 1968- )
Born in Berlin, Germany
Birth name is Michelle Lynn Johnson
Recordings include ‘If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night),' ‘Who Is He and What Is He To You?' and ‘Wild Night'

Why she might be annoying:

Her first CD, 1993's ‘Plantation Lullabies,' featured instructions on name pronunciation, ‘MEE-shell n-duh-GAY-o-chell-o.'
She's gone through various name changes, such as Bashir Shakur in the 1990s.
She failed an audition to become the replacement bassist for Living Colour (1992).

Why she might not be annoying:

She's a multi-instrumentalist, emphasizing bass and piano.
She's openly bisexual.
She collaborated with Chaka Khan, Madonna and John Mellencamp.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Artists for Bernie
• Bassists
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 04]
• Bisexuals
• Black and Beautiful
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Lilith Fair Performers [1998]
• Lilith Fair Performers [1999]
• Look at My Guitar
• Metacritic's 30 Best Reviewed Albums [2007] (Ranked: 19)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1990s] (Ranked: 1994)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box'
• NPR’s 50 Best Albums [2023]
• Pop Matter's Top 60 Albums [2009] (Ranked: 46)
• Profiles 19751-20000 (Ranked: 19767)
• Spin's 51 Best Albums of 2018 (Ranked: 39)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 106 Votes: 63.21% Annoying