Mike Noga (born April 25, 1978) is the Australian based vocalist, lyricist, and former drummer from Tasmania. He was a member of the Music band named “The Drones”.
He was one of Melbourne’s most prominent and energetic musicians. He was also a former drummer in various bands like Sandro, Legends of Motorsport, and The Drones, also his work as instrumentalist/drummer for Mick Turner band was incredible.
As a famous singer and songwriter, he showed his work in two different albums as a solo artist under his belt 2012’s The Balladeer Hunter and 2005’s Folk Songs.
The third album with Paul Dempsey from Something for Kate on board as the producer and was released around mid-year in 2016.
The singer is becoming the limelight of the news headlines because of his uncertain death, on August 27, 2020, in Melbourne, VIC, Australia[1]ABC. The unfortunate news of mike’s death was announced by his sister Ali Noga through a Facebook post. However, the reason for his death is not yet revealed. It is also assumed that maybe he did suicide.
| Wiki/Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Full Birth Name | Michael Noga. |
| Nick name | Mike. |
| Profession | vocalist, lyricist, and former drummer. |
| Famous for | member of rock band "The Drones". |
| Age (As of 2020) | 42 years old. |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | April 25, 1978. |
| Date of death | August 27, 2020. |
| Reason | Suicide. |
| Place of death | Melbourne, Australia. |
| Birthplace/Hometown | Tasmania, Australia. |
| Nationality | Australian. |
| Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
| Gender | Male. |
| Ethnicity | White. |
| Religion | Christianity. |
| House In | Melbourne, Australia. |
| Career | |
| Style | Alternative/Indie, Rock, Folk. |
| Debut | wit band "Legends of Motorsport". |
| Various Music Albums & Songs | Gala Mill (2006) Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float (2005) I See Seaweed (2013) The Balladeer Hunter (2011) Folk Songs (2006) King (2016). The Balladeer Hunter (2011) Feelin Kinda Free (2016) |
| Record Label(s) | Spaceland Recordings, Cooking Vinyl Australia, and Other Tongues, |
| Group | The Drones. |
| Wealth | |
| Earning Sources | Music Albums, Concerts, Songs, and Other Projects, etc. |
| Net worth (approx.) | $600K - $1million Us Dollar as of 2020. |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height | Feet & Inches: 5' 8". Centimeters: 172 cm. Meters: 1.72 m. |
| Weight | Kilograms: 70 Kg. Pounds: 154 lbs. |
| Biceps Size | 14. |
| Body Measurements (Chest-waist-hips) | 40-28-36. |
| Shoe Size (US) | 9. |
| Eye Color | Blue. |
| Hair Color | Brown. |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father: Val Noga. Mother: will update. |
| Siblings | Brother: Not Known. Sister: Ali Noga and Mona Noga.  |
| Education | |
| Highest Qualification | Graduate. |
| School | Not known. |
| Alma Mater. | Will update. |
| Personal Information | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried. |
| Dating History? | Not Available. |
| Girlfriend | None. |
| Wife/Spouse | Will Update. |
| Food Habits | Non-Vegan. |
| Smoke/Drinks? | Yes. |
| Pet(s)? | yes, a cat. |
| Hobbies & Favorite Things | |
| Favorite Celebrities | Actor: Tom Hanks. Actress: Julia Roberts. |
| Dream Holiday Destination | Greece. |
| Favorite Color | Black & White. |
| Love to do | Playing Musical Instruments, Singing, Making Music, Traveling, swimming, etc. |
| Favorite Food | Mexican and Sea Food etc. |
Early Life
Mike Noga childhood picture
Mike was born to Australian parents in Southern Tasmania, Australia but later he moved to Melbourne in the teenage of 18 years. The nationality of the singer is seeming to be Australian and he belongs to the Christian religion.
According to his birth in the year 1978, Mike Noga was of 42 years at the time of his death. He was raised alongside his two sisters Ali Noga and Mona Noga. His father’s name is Val Noga.
As the late singer’s birthday was on the 25th of April, he shares the Zodiac sign Taurus. The more information about his family and Parents is not available, but we will update you in the future.
Career
Mike’s musical career started in the year 1997. He began to work as a part of the rock band named “Legends of Motorsport. Later in 2004 he quits this band and joined “The Drones”, replacing the member Christian Strybosch of the former band.
After ten long years, in the year 2014 he left the band to pursue his solo career professionally, his solo career exposed his skill and determination as a songwriter. Noga launched the three incredible albums as a solo artist, The Balladeer Hunter (2011), Folk Songs (2006), and King (2016).
One of Mike Noga’s most popular albums, King (2016) is a deep impression record roughly based on Georg Büchner’s great incomplete play Woyzeck. The album King was produced by Kate’s Paul Dempsey and presented on actor Noah Taylor.
Those solo aspire also presented a vision into the high respect in which he was held, with the past hard work, and performers like Pat Bourke Davey Lane brings more help into his rich songs to life.
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Various Albums & Other Musical Work
Mike worked with record albums such as Cooking Vinyl Australia, Other Tongues, Spaceland Recordings. Moreover, his main focus was on genres Alternative / Indie, Rock, Folk, etc. he also released music albums like Gala Mill (2006), Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float (2005), I See Seaweed (2013), The Balladeer Hunter (2011), Feelin Kinda Free (2016), etc.
Last year, Mike Noga boarded a plane for Duluth, Minnesota. In the place, he got to work on his fourth solo album and later he made his fourth solo album, Open Fire, with Low creator Alan Sparhawk late in last year, which was planned for release early in 2021.
Recently Just a month ago, he had signed a fresh agreement with Part-Time Records and was imagining publishing new material from a track formed by Alan Sparhawk of Low. The accumulated Net worth of Mike Noga is between $600K-$1million Us Dollar as of 2020.
Some Lesser Known Facts about Mike Noga
- Mike was a very passionate, creative, and down to earth person, he became such a big musician at an early age. He was also known as the King of Folk Hunters.
- The rock band “The Drones” was first formed in Perth in the year 1997 by the mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist, Gareth Liddiard, and ended in 2016.
- The other group members of the band were Gareth Liddiard, Warren Hall, James McCann, Brendon Humphries, Rui Pereira, Christian Strybosch, Mike Noga, Fiona Kitschin, Dan Luscombe, Steve Hesketh.
- In the year 2010, October the third studio album of the band was “Gala Mill”, which was launched in September 2006 was ranked at No. 21 in the book named 100 Best Australian Albums.
- The band officially out their first single from Feelin Kinda Free, “Taman Shud,” in October in 2015.
- The two most popular albums that have reached in the list of top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart are Feelin Kinda Free (March 2016) and I See Seaweed (March 2013).
- The group “The Drones” went on pause in December in the year 2016 with Liddiard and Kitchin, as they decided to form a new group, Tropical Fuck Storm, in the early year.
- Mike Noga and his team members were so hardworking, one of their albums, Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float, which was released in April 2005, won the maiden Australian Music Prize.
- The Drones played their last show in support of the album in December in 2016 as a performer participant of the Fairgrounds Festival in Berry, New South Wales.
- It seems the singer was not so active on any social media account, as his official accounts are not founded.
- The more information about his personal life and relationship is also not yet known, as he uses to maintain a low profile on this.
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