Mig Ayesa was studying communications at Macquarie University in Sydney when he was offered the role of Ritchie Valens in the theatre production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
19 Facts About Mig Ayesa
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Mig Ayesa decided to put his studies on hold and went on tour with the production all across Australia.
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Mig Ayesa has since performed in theatres, commercials, television series and film.
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Mig Ayesa has been a part of several bands: Randy Badass and the Slickmaster Five, Lovetown, The Honkies and The Riva Band.
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Mig Ayesa moved from Sydney to London in 2001 to look for a publishing company for his material.
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Mig Ayesa appeared in Rent by Jonathan Larson in London's West End in 2002 playing the role of Angel at The Prince of Wales Theatre.
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Mig Ayesa played the character of Galileo Figaro in the musical We Will Rock You, which is based entirely on Queen material.
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In January 2010, Mig Ayesa made his Broadway debut in Jason Gilkison's ballroom dancing revue Burn the Floor.
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Mig Ayesa toured with the show to Australia, Japan, Korea, Canada, and the US In September 2010, Ayesa opened the first national tour of Rock of Ages, in the role of rocker Stacee Jaxx.
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Mig Ayesa returned to London to reprise his role in Thriller Live in January 2012.
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In February 2013, Mig Ayesa reprised the role of Galileo Figaro for the 2013 We Will Rock You 10th Anniversary World Arena Tour, successfully completing runs in Finland, Denmark, the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Croatia.
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Mig Ayesa performed The Music of Queen - Rock and Symphonic Spectacular in Sydney and Perth with fellow former We Will Rock You cast members Michael Falzon, Amanda Harrison and Carly Thomas-Smith.
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In November 2015, Mig Ayesa returned to the Philippines to star as Robert Kincaid in the first international production of The Bridges of Madison County.
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In 2018, Mig Ayesa starred in the Philippine-Australian jukebox musical All Out of Love: The Musical, which is based on the songs of Air Supply.
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Mig Ayesa is known for working in the role of the money-grubbing landlord Joe, in the kids television show The Ferals on the ABC.
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Mig Ayesa had a small part in the film Queen of the Damned as a vampire who was out to kill Lestat for spreading vampire secrets.
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Mig Ayesa was a competitor of the CBS television series Rock Star: INXS to be the new lead singer of INXS and was one of the final three contestants along with runner-up Marty Casey and winner JD Fortune.
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In November 2014, Mig Ayesa announced the launch of his new TV travel reality show Fil It Up.
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In conjunction with this, Mig Ayesa released the new video for United As One.