MichaelGruff and Serious
Middle-aged male with a gruff and husky but emotive voice, perfect for narration and storytelling.
Hear Michael in other languages
ElevenLabs has verified Michael in 15 languages. Each sample is the voice reading in that language.
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About Michael
Middle-aged male with a gruff and husky but emotive voice, perfect for narration and storytelling.
Michael is the #1383 most used English voice in the ElevenLabs library, out of 9,276. People generated 25.9M characters with it in the last year, and 14k ElevenLabs users added it to their voices. It was published in October 2024 and is verified in 15 languages.
Best for: narration.
- Provider
- ElevenLabs
- Language
- English · American
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Middle aged
- Tone
- Raspy
- Published
- Oct 2024
- Models
- Multilingual v2, Flash, v3 (paid)
- Voice ID
iPYqcpY8j8Ap4jUf28I3
Questions about Michael
Can I make a voiceover with Michael for free?
You can try it with a free JSON2Video account, no credit card: free voiceovers are up to 60 seconds. Paid plans remove the limit.
Can I use my Michael voiceovers on YouTube or in ads?
Yes. You can publish the voiceovers and videos you make with Michael on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts and ads, and use them in commercial projects.
Which languages can Michael speak?
ElevenLabs has verified Michael in 15 languages: English, Arabic, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.
For developers: use Michael with the API
Add a voice element to any JSON2Video movie. It works the same from n8n, Make, Zapier and the CLI.
{
"type": "voice",
"model": "elevenlabs",
"voice": "iPYqcpY8j8Ap4jUf28I3",
"text": "In springtime, the garden comes alive with colorful flowers and singing birds. The old oak tree provides shade for visitors, while butterflies dance among the roses. A small fountain creates peaceful sounds, making this the perfect spot to relax and enjoy nature's beauty."
}