D'Angelo is the name of more than one artist 1) US soul singer, songwriter & producer 2) Brazilian jazz/samba group 1) D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on 11 February 1974 in Richmond, VA, United States) is a neo-soul singer, keyboardist, and guitarist. He has released three albums, "Brown Sugar" (1995), "Voodoo" (2000), and "Black Messiah" as D'Angelo and the Vanguard (2014). D'Angelo signed a publishing deal with EMI Music in 1991 after catching the attention of record executives with a demo tape.