Franco Gabelli better known by his stage name Frank Michael is a Belgian singer of Italian origin born in Bedonia,[1] Italy on 7 May 1947.

At age of three, Franco's family left Italy and resided in Seraing, province of Liège, Belgium.

At age 16, he started working as a television electronics technician.

His singing career was launched with the 1974 single "Je ne peux vivre sans toi," released on RCA.

He was popular at live concerts and released a number of albums that charted in France and Belgium.