Mic Michaeli
Mic Michaeli | |
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Michaeli in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Gunnar Mathias Michaeli |
Born | (1962-11-11) 11 November 1962 (age 61) Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist |
Years active | 1978–present |
Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962) is a Swedish musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Europe. Like many of the other Europe members he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. He joined the band for their Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984, taking vocalist Joey Tempest's place behind the keyboards.
Career
Michaeli has co-written several Europe songs; his most famous song is the hit ballad "Carrie" from the album The Final Countdown. The song was co-written by Michaeli and Tempest and was Europe's biggest hit in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Michaeli recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. He also co-wrote three songs on Joey Tempest's third solo album, Joey Tempest, which was released in 2002.
Gear
Michaeli has used various instruments during his career, including a Roland JX-8P, Yamaha SY99, Korg CX-3 and a Hammond C3. Today he is using a Roland Fantom X7, Nord Lead 3 and a Nord Electro.
Personal life
In 1989, Michaeli married Mia Hertler. They divorced in 2001 after 12 years of marriage.
Michaeli is currently living in Stockholm. He has three children, Marcus, Moa and Matilda. He does not have any social media pages apart from the official ones for Europe listed on their website.[1]
Discography
Europe
- The Final Countdown (1986)
- Out of This World (1988)
- Prisoners in Paradise (1991)
- Start from the Dark (2004)
- Secret Society (2006)
- Last Look at Eden (2009)
- Bag of Bones (2012)
- War of Kings (2015)
- Walk the Earth (2017)
Other artists
- Tone Norum – One of a Kind (1986)
- Glenn Hughes – From Now On... (1994)
- Glenn Hughes – Burning Japan Live (1994)
- Brazen Abbot – Live and Learn (1995)
- Brazen Abbot – Eye of the Storm (1996)
- Brains Beat Beauty – First Came Moses, Now This... (1997)
- Brazen Abbot – Bad Religion (1997)
- Thore Skogman – Än Är Det Drag (1998)
- Nikolo Kotzev – Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001)
- Brazen Abbot – Guilty as Sin (2003)
- Last Autumn's Dream – Last Autumn's Dream (2003)
- Bosses Vänner – Läget? (2007)
- John Norum – Play Yard Blues (2010)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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External links
- Europe's official site
- Nordic Beast official Facebook
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- Europe
- Wings of Tomorrow
- The Final Countdown
- Out of This World
- Prisoners in Paradise
- Start from the Dark
- Secret Society
- Last Look at Eden
- Bag of Bones
- War of Kings
- Walk the Earth
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986
- Extended Versions
- Almost Unplugged
- Live at Shepherd's Bush, London
- Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show
- 1982–1992
- Definitive Collection
- Super Hits
- 1982–2000
- Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe
- The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986
- Rock the Night: Collectors Edition
- Live from the Dark
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition
- On the Loose
- "Seven Doors Hotel"
- "Dreamer"
- "Stormwind"
- "The Final Countdown"
- "Love Chaser"
- "Rock the Night"
- "Carrie"
- "Cherokee"
- "Superstitious"
- "Open Your Heart"
- "Let the Good Times Rock"
- "More Than Meets the Eye"
- "Prisoners in Paradise"
- "I'll Cry for You"
- "Halfway to Heaven"
- "Got to Have Faith"
- "Hero"
- "Always the Pretenders"
- "Last Look at Eden"
- "New Love in Town"
- "Not Supposed to Sing the Blues"
- "Firebox"