The name Micko Leao was given by a friend during a Gilberto Gil concert as he was introduced to tha star as "Micko Leao"; Gilberto Gil laughed and liked the name telling him "Good Luck Micko Leao" and since then he kept the name. Mico Leao Dourado or the Golden Lion Tamarin is a an endangered species of New World small monkey native of the atlantic coastal forests of Brazil. In the capital of Europe e started collaborating in the album "Pe 115" by Carlos Nando as he was trusted to record "Pombo Branco" in which Micko sang the rap that means "White Dove" and it is still played today for millions of people on the national radio in his native country. That rap that symbolizes the end of a 30 years civil war is acclaimed by the Angolan Press Angop, in Africa and Europe.

In 1996 he started is solo career and began to prepare and record the demo of is first album "Dreams of Life" which will be later produced in 2003 in Los Angeles.

From 1994 till 1997, Micko Leao toured in Belgium and the Netherlands with divers groups of artists singing rap, rock, reggae, music from Angola and Uganda, performing in European festivals and places with television and radio exposure such as The Botanique, Emergenza Rock, Vakantiebeurs,aso. In 1998, Micko leao began to perform as lead vocal and he gave two concerts as a volunteer to benefit Guinee Buissau and ex-Zaire, Congo. In that concert of solidarity, the President of the Belgian Senate appreciated so much the talent of the singer songwriter that he changed the citizenship of Micko Leao who became Belgian.

The CD "Dreams of Life" was released in Los Angeles, California in September 2003 and the tracks started being played in different radio programs such as the "Global Village" hosted by Sergio Mielniczenko, "Afrodicia" hosted by DJ Nnamdi, rebroadcasting 24/7 online especially reaching all the world. Not only with the KPFK radio of Los Angeles, 90.7 FM, which covers most of Southern California, including Santa Barbara station, but also in Atlanta, Georgia, did MICKO LEÃO began to be recognized in the USA. He was interviewed twice by DJ Nnamdi, once for the radio "Afrodicia" and the second time for the international radio "Voice of America" with the "Journal of Africa" broadcasting worldwide and especially in many English speaking African countries. As for the performances of MICKO LEÃO, the Lion of Angola, member of BMI, they were acclaimed in Long Beach, at the Bixby Land and at the Leimert Park, in the African American community of Crenshaw, when the City of Los Angeles asked MICKO LEÃO to perform for the celebration of Kwanzaa the 28th December 2003. The open air concert was filmed and recorded by the media as MICKO LEÃO and the NGOLA BAND appeared for the first time with his official band.

Micko Leao with his CD "Dreams of Life" offers to the people "Life", Hope and Love as the singer likes to fight for equal rights, justice and peace around the world. Micko Leao can sing different kinds of music such as the Angolan Semba, the Reggae, Afro beat, Slow, Dance, the Latino, the Brazilian style and Western influences.

In 2005 he moved back to Europe and went to perform in Sao Paolo and in Minas Gerais and back in Belgium altroughout 2012 performing for diferetnt events for the angolan and protguese and brasilian embassy. In 2006 he was invited to play at the World Cup in Koln Germany opening the concert for the superstar of Angola named "Bonga". In 2012 he played in the Festival of Wallonia in Namur Belgium.

In April 2013 he moved to New York and in November of the same year at the B.B. King he was given the opportunity to perform one song "Taj Mahal" with Jorge Ben Jor. Since then he has been performing around the city in different venues as Farafina and Silvana in Harlem. At the moment he is at work recording the project "Luanda-Bruxelles-New York.