Mikael Ramel | |
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 Mikael Ramel performing in June 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mikael Ramel |
| Born | January 19, 1949 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Instrument(s) | guitar |
Mikael Ramel (born 19 January 1949) is a Swedish singer and musician. He is the son of Povel Ramel and Susanna Ramel, and the brother of actress Lotta Ramel. His nephew is Jim Ramel Kjellgren. Ramel studied at the Solbacka läroverk at Stjärnhov, and in 1966 he became a member of the band Mufflers. In 1965, he participated in the televisio show Ramel i rutan along with his father.[1] They also recorded the music single En ren familjeprodukt together.[2] The same year he started the music group Steampacket, and they released eight music singles until 1968.[3]
In 1967, Ramel also released the solo single Mikael & Michael along with Michael B. Tretow.[4]
Ramels first solo album named Till dej was released in 1972. That same year he became a member of the band Fläsket brinner. Ramels second album Extra vagansa (1974) was followed by the third album 3:dje skivan (1977).[5]
During the 1990s, Ramel released another three albums Strömavbrott (1982), Bra sak (1984) and En för alla (1986). In 1986, Ramel was awarded the Karamelodiktstipendiet an award that annually are given to someone who uses the Swedish language in music, established by his father.[6]
References
- ↑ Ramel i rutan Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, SMDB
- ↑ En ren familjeprodukt Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, SMDB
- ↑ "Artisterna till Parkfestivalen är klara". Skaraborgs Läns Tidning. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Ekfeldt, Johan (20 August 2014). ""Det är mycket ironi i det jag gjort"". nt.se. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Tobias Petterson: The Encyclopedia of Swedish Progressive Music, 1967–1979, Stockholm, Premium 2007, ISBN 978-91-89136-22-9, page. 146.
- ↑ Karamelodiktspendiet pygme.se Retrieved 25 September 2019