Miguel gives a 'Simple Thing' to his former middle school with surprise performance

Despite the glitz, Grammy carpets and sparkling long-term relationship with his fiancée Nazanin Mandi — Miguel hasn’t forgot about where he started.

The silky-voiced singer visited his former school, Dana Middle School in San Pedro, California, to thrill a surprised crowd that set iPhones snapping and hormones a-blazing. Miguel riled the audience of pre-teens with his hit “Adorn.”

The singer’s performance was revealed during the school’s talent show — the perfect entrance for the R&B star. The students that rushed the stage were no shock to the singer, as he carried on his performance through the dramatic flickering of auditorium lights.

The “Wildheart” singer posted a stage-view shot of the performance on Instagram.

visited my old middle school for this years talent show tonight. crazy, I always loved the smell of the auditorium and it was exactly how I remember it. Huge shout to all the students, parents, family friends and staff. Loved every moment #danamiddleschool #wildheart

A photo posted by Miguel (@miguel) on Feb 19, 2016 at 10:05pm PST

But Miguel, any thoughts on that signature school auditorium smell? According to his caption, “It was exactly how I remember it.”

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