Michaela Cook – also known by her stage name, ‘Micks’ [Google search: ‘Michaela Cook’] – is an Australian TV Presenter, Social Media Personality (1.5M), and no.1 Charting Recording Artist/Songwriter.
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After world-wide radio airplay, charting on debut to US country radio, and achieving multiple no.1 official singles including a Bollywood single with award-winning Mumbai based musicians, Michaela’s audience has large footprints in Australia (36%), India (18%), and the United States (9%).
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The country music star experienced explosive online growth after fusing her wholesome country music values with her mainstream pop-image, while documenting her daily life through pictures and videos to Instagram and Facebook. With her efforts amassing over 1.5M collective social media followers, Michaela naturally transitioned into the full-time entertainment influencing and blogging space.
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2023 was a strong year of solidfying the singer’s transition from a music to media personality on the world-stage. Michaela was included by the Courier Mail in, ‘Brisbane’s Top 25 A-List Influential Women’ list and featured in the prestigious New York Times print and online newspaper.
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Michaela positioned herself within the Tourism and Lifestyle niche after securing major collaborations with Visit Britain, Marketing Manchester, Tourism and Events Queensland, Major Events Gold Coast and The Hilton Group. Tasked with providing insights into tourism experiences and trusted reviews, Michaela has continued to showcase her personality through fashion and beauty, providing a wide range of interests to entertain her large audience.
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Michaela focuses on promoting the actions of kindness, inclusion, and self-acceptance, and actively uses her platform to voice worthy charity causes. She has been an RSPCA Media Ambassador since 2015.
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The trained TV presenter hosts an online tourism series called, “Micks Steps In.” The show is self-produced through her award-winning production company, The Micks Collective (formerly known as KMC Records), recently collaborating with Manchester United Football Club during her 5-week UK and European tour to collaborate with key sectors in her target market.
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Beginning her media career as a child commercial model, Michaela is continuing her on-screen presence by appearing, hosting, and performing on various national TV shows across Australian national-networks Channel Seven and Network Ten, focusing her efforts of pivoting towards full-time TV presenting, commercial modelling, and acting roles. She holds a Bachelor of Communications majoring in Mass Media and Culture from the University of Queensland, Australia.