Michael Wycoff (January 1, 1956 – March 13, 2019)^[1] was an American R&B singer. He scored several hits on the US R&B chart during the 1980s.^[3]

Wycoff attended Wilmington Junior High School and Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California.^[4] Wycoff played keyboards and sang in the school's talent shows.^[1]

Wycoff sang backup on Stevie Wonder's album Songs in the Key of Life.^[3] He signed a solo contract with RCA and released three albums between 1981 and 1983, scoring a few hit singles on the U.S. R&B charts. His second album, Love Conquers All, included the song, "Looking Up to You," that was sampled by the 1990s R&B group Zhané on their hit song, "Hey Mr. D.J." in 1993.^[4] Although both of his first two albums were acclaimed by music critics, sales remained low.^[3]

Wycoff suffered an addiction to drugs and alcohol.^[1][4] His addiction ultimately caused him the loss of his career, his home and his family, and Wycoff ended up homeless.^[1] At the bottom, he found his way back through his faith,^[1] beating his habit and ultimately becoming Minister of Music at several Los Angeles area churches. He died on March 13, 2019, at age 63 due to pancreatic cancer. ^[1][4]

His oldest son is a DJ, who, in May 2013, released his own album titled A Boy and His Toys under the name DJ Michael Wycoff.^[5]