Harry Michael, better known by his stage name Masked Wolf, was born on February 12, 1991, in Sydney, New South Wales. He is an Australian rapper and singer best known for the song “Astronaut in the Ocean,” which peaked at number four on the Australian ARIA Charts and number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2021 after being released in June 2019.
Michael inked a multi-album agreement with Warner Music Group’s US-based label Elektra Records on January 28, 2021. With the exception of Australia and New Zealand, where Teamwrk Records continues to represent Michael, Elektra manages the artist’s worldwide music distribution. Michael released the single “Gravity Glidin” on June 4. In a statement, he said: “I’m so happy to be a part of the Elektra family, and I’m really excited to have the opportunity for the world to now hear my music. Not only do they develop artists, but they care about each song, which is why I wanted to join them.
Michael released the song “Say So” on July 8. “Say So” made its debut the next week and peaked at number 20 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated July 18. Michael received the biggest listener increase on Spotify in the first half of the year, which saw more than 27 million new listeners, according to a report on July 21. Michael gave a performance at Splendour XR, a virtual version of Splendour in the Grass, on July 24. On September 4, he announced the release of his debut mixtape, Astronomical, and dropped the song “Razor’s Edge,” which features X Ambassadors. astronomical was made available on September 10.