Music / Theatre & dance
Jimmie Wilson
born 1981
· singer, musical theatre actor
Detroit-born singer and stage actor who represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in a duet with Valentina Monetta.
- Born
Detroit, Michigan
age 45- Field
- Music, Theatre & dance
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Jimmie Wilson was born in Detroit and trained as an actor in Hollywood before building a career in musical theatre and pop. He performed in Sisterella, a stage musical produced by Michael Jackson, and played Barack Obama in the European musical Hope. In 2017 he and Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta were chosen to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the disco-pop duet "Spirit of the Night," which did not advance from its semi-final; for Monetta it was a fourth Eurovision appearance for San Marino. Wikipedia records no later Detroit residence, so his tie to the city is his birth.
Highlights
- Represented San Marino at Eurovision 2017 with "Spirit of the Night"
- Appeared in the Michael Jackson-produced musical Sisterella
- Played Barack Obama in the musical Hope