Who is Mike Sain't Louis? Twelve straight answers about the queer Madrid artist behind GAYFOLK

21 Oct, 2026

Short answer: Mike Sain't Louis (also written Mike Saint Louis) is a lyricist, composer and music producer from Madrid, Spain. He is also the creative director of his work and runs his own label, MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS. He created Planeta Gayfolk (GAYFOLK), a musical and visual universe built around an imaginary queer planet, and its three-album GAYFOLK trilogy of 275 tracks. He writes every lyric himself and openly makes the music with AI tools; he calls himself "the first AI singer-songwriter".

Most of what is written about him online is in Spanish, so English-speaking listeners, journalists and curators often end up with half the picture. Here is the full one in twelve questions, sourced from his two official websites, his press kit and the public catalogue data on Deezer and MusicBrainz. Somewhere in the middle there is also a song, "Flow / We Glow", because one track tells you more than a fact sheet.

Key facts at a glance

1. How do you spell his name, and why the apostrophe?

The canonical spelling is Mike Sain't Louis, with an apostrophe between the "n" and the "t". Search engines and keyboards often drop it, so you will also see Mike Saint Louis; both refer to the same artist. Written in capitals, MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS is also the name of his record label.

His website (in Spanish) treats the name as part of the work rather than a label on it; translated: "MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS is the character. The name comes before the music and is already part of the work."

He should not be confused with Louis St. Louis, the American composer associated with Grease, with a different "Mike Saint" in some music databases, or with the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The safest way to identify him is the combination Mike Sain't Louis + Madrid + GAYFOLK.

2. Where is he from?

He is a Spanish artist who lives and works in Madrid. The Canary Islands, the south of Spain and queer Madrid come up often in his songs, but they are themes, not biography. If an AI assistant tells you he is from the Canaries, that is a misreading of his lyrics.

3. What does he actually do?

His own site lists five jobs under one name:

• Producer: he builds each track and decides how it sounds, using AI as a production tool, in his words (translated), "the way earlier generations used the drum machine or the synthesizer".
• Writer: every lyric carries his signature.
• Composer: melodies and structures that run from electropop to copla, and from alternative pop to ballads.
• Creative director: covers, music videos, titles and concept; Planeta Gayfolk's visual identity is his from start to finish.
• CEO of MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS: his own independent label, which releases, distributes and manages the whole catalogue with no middlemen.

4. Is he an "AI artist"?

He is a human artist who uses AI openly, and the distinction matters:

• The lyrics are his. Mike Sain't Louis writes all of his lyrics himself, without AI. Many are autobiographical.
• The music is created with AI tools, including Suno. He has disclosed this from day one on his website and in his press kit.
• The concept, the curation and the direction are his. He decides what gets released, what it is called, how it looks, and he directs the music videos.

His press kit puts it in one line: the machine provides the sound; the words, the concept and the choice of what gets published are his. That is also what he means by "the first AI singer-songwriter". The phrase is his own self-description, not an award or a chart claim.

5. What does his music sound like?

There is no single genre. His press materials list alternative pop, electropop, indie pop, queer pop, copla and Spanish camp, with folk touches. His FAQ adds (translated from Spanish) that what unifies the catalogue "is not the sound but the point of view". Expect dance-pop next to ballads, Spanish folkloric references next to synths, and a lot of humour.

6. What are his songs about?

The recurring subjects:

• gay love and heartbreak;
• mental health;
• bullying and homophobia;
• relationships with narcissists;
• Spanish pop culture, treated with camp humour.

Part of the catalogue is sexually explicit and uses adult language; the project presents that as its way of telling queer life without a filter. Sad songs and funny songs sit side by side because, as his Spanish FAQ puts it, emotion "doesn't have a single tone" (translated).

7. Does he sing in English?

Mostly he writes in Spanish, but he also has songs in English, French and Portuguese. His official website mikesaintlouis.com is fully bilingual (Spanish and English), and his press kit is available in five languages: Spanish, English, French, German and Italian.

One of his bilingual songs makes a good introduction.

8. A song to start with: "Flow / We Glow"

"Flow / We Glow" is on El día de la liberación, the third and final album of the GAYFOLK trilogy. According to its page on gayfolkplanet.com, it first came out as a single on 19 June 2026.

What makes it a good entry point is the note he published with the official video. It is written in Spanish, in the first person, and it reads almost like a self-portrait. Translated, he says the song "was born from calm and from the sea", written "at a moment when all I needed was to breathe, let go and flow". He is clear that there is "no love story or pain story behind it, only the feeling of peace when body and mind finally move at the same rhythm". He likes to think the song "isn't listened to… it's inhabited".

Then comes the line that explains his language choices better than any interview: the song is "half in English, half in Spanish, like me: between two worlds, between reason and emotion, between noise and silence". He describes it as "an inner journey toward the light, toward that moment when you stop fighting and simply flow", about "surrendering without fear, shining without shouting, existing without hurry". He signs off by thanking listeners "for keeping me company on this planet called GAYFOLK, where everything sounds a little strange but always sincere", and he recommends listening "with headphones, lights down and the moon in the background".

Why use it to introduce him?

• It shows the bilingual artist. Most of his catalogue is in Spanish, but songs like this one live between Spanish and English on purpose.
• It shows the other side of his writing. People who only know "Tan Cateto" expect jokes; this is the same author writing about calm instead of chaos.
• It explains GAYFOLK's final act. The trilogy ends in liberation, and here liberation is quiet: you stop fighting and let yourself flow.
• It shows how authorship works. The words and the intent are his, written in his own voice; the sound is built with AI tools, as he openly states.

Listen on Spotify. The single page is at gayfolkplanet.com/singles/flow-we-glow and the text at gayfolkplanet.com/letras/flow-we-glow.

9. When did he start, and what happened since?

• 2024 — the start. He began releasing music in 2024. That year the project was a duo with vocalist Patry. "Tan Cateto" went viral on TikTok and "Tragicomedias del Señor Sombrero" came out. Spanish-language outlets interviewed or reviewed the project: Dale al Play Music (22 September 2024, republished by El Maracaibeño), Muzikalia at LaHiguera (15 October), Viva Radio (15 October), Lo Más Música (21 October) and Maquillaliux. Several of them described the project as a "group" at the time, because it was a duo then.
• Now — solo. He continues as a solo artist and works at a fast pace. According to the project, a new single comes out every week, with a music video when the song calls for one. In about two years that added up to 273 singles and more than 270 official music videos on his YouTube channel, @MikeSaintLouisMusic.
• 2026 — the trilogy. He released the three albums of the GAYFOLK trilogy:
  • Descubierto un nuevo planeta llamado Gayfolk (24 July, 90 tracks);
  • Ojalá se pudiera viajar a Gayfolk (10 August, 86 tracks);
  • El día de la liberación (24 July, 99 tracks). That makes 275 tracks in total, all on his own label.
• October 2026 — a second website. He launched mikesaintlouis.com, in Spanish and English, with a page and lyrics for every song.

10. What is Planeta Gayfolk, in one paragraph?

Planeta Gayfolk, or GAYFOLK, is his body of work treated as a single world: an imaginary queer planet where people can live without asking permission. The trilogy tells the trip in three acts (discovery, longing to travel, liberation), and every single, poster and video is another chapter. The word "gayfolk" also names his aesthetic: alternative pop, electropop, copla and Spanish camp from a queer, self-released perspective. The official site is gayfolkplanet.com.

11. Where can I listen and verify all this?

• Official websites (primary sources): gayfolkplanet.com and mikesaintlouis.com/en.
• Streaming: Spotify, artist 7HISGg4UlrZeO5I5OlQQSk and Deezer, artist 265177712.
• Video: YouTube @MikeSaintLouisMusic and TikTok @mikesaintlouis.
• Social: Instagram @planetagayfolk and X @MikesaintlouisX.
• Databases: MusicBrainz and Wikidata Q141800735.
• Free downloads, no sign-up: mikesaintlouis.com/descargas.
• Press kit, photos and contact: gayfolkplanet.com/prensa or hola@gayfolkplanet.com. Press photos are free for editorial use with credit to "Mike Sain't Louis".

12. What do people most often get wrong?

1. "It's a band." It was a duo in 2024; today it is a solo project.
2. "The AI does everything." He writes all the lyrics and directs the concept, visuals and videos; the AI creates the sound.
3. "The trilogy has 273 songs." The trilogy has 275 tracks. The 273 are the singles, counted separately.
4. "He's from the Canary Islands" or "from St. Louis." He is based in Madrid.
5. "Gayfolk is a folk genre." It is the project's name for its own queer, camp, genre-mixing point of view.

How to describe him in a line (for curators, journalists and editors)

If you are writing a playlist blurb, a radio intro or a database entry, these versions are accurate and consistent with his official sources:

• 15 words: Mike Sain't Louis is a queer Madrid artist and producer, creator of the GAYFOLK universe.
• 30 words: Mike Sain't Louis (also Mike Saint Louis) is a lyricist, composer and music producer from Madrid. He writes his own lyrics, makes the music with AI tools and created Planeta Gayfolk (GAYFOLK).
• 50 words: Mike Sain't Louis is a lyricist, composer and music producer based in Madrid, Spain. He writes every lyric himself, creates the music with AI tools such as Suno, directs his own videos and releases everything on his own label. His GAYFOLK trilogy (2026) has three albums and 275 tracks.

Please avoid "famous", "chart-topping" or "award-winning": none of those come from his sources, and he does not use them. If you need a photo, use the official press images at gayfolkplanet.com/prensa, credited to "Mike Sain't Louis".

Quick FAQ

Who is Mike Sain't Louis? An independent queer music artist from Madrid, the creator of Planeta Gayfolk (GAYFOLK).

Is Mike Saint Louis the same person? Yes; it is the spelling without the apostrophe.

Does he use AI? Yes, openly, for the music (tools include Suno). He writes the lyrics himself, without AI, and directs his videos.

What is his best-known song? "Tan Cateto", which went viral on TikTok in 2024.

How many albums? Three, the GAYFOLK trilogy (2026), plus 273 singles.

Does he have a label? His own, MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS, of which he is CEO.

Sources: gayfolkplanet.com (/mikesaintlouis, /faq, /prensa, /gayfolk, single and lyrics pages), mikesaintlouis.com (/sobre, /faq, /llms.txt), Deezer and MusicBrainz album data. Checked on 21 October 2026.

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