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Robert Michaels | |
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Birth name | Roberto Michele Buttarazzi |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | New Flamenco, Instrumental, Latin, Jazz, World |
Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Melaby Music |
Website | robertmichaels.com |
Robert Michaels (Roberto Michele Buttarazzi) is a Juno Award winner and nominee, multi-gold and platinum-selling recording artist, guitarist and vocalist, born in Toronto, Canada. [1]
Michaels is Canadian but lived in Italy as a child.[ citation needed ]
His debut CD, Paradiso, was released in 1997 and was nominated for a Juno Award. [2] It reached Platinum status and eventually sold more than 100,000 copies in Canada. [3]
In 1998, Michaels was nominated for Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year for a JUNO Award. [4] His album Utopia was nominated in 2000 for a JUNO Award for Best Instrumental Album, and his next album Allegro won JUNO Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.[ citation needed ]
Michaels' album Via Italia was released in 2013.
One of Michaels' songs, "Wrong to Let You Go", co-written in collaboration with the band the Wild Strawberries, reached top 10 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts.[ citation needed ] It was recorded for volume 3 of the Women & Songs compilation album series created and produced by Alan Fletcher, from Warner. Subsequently, Fletcher put the band in contact with German electronic dance producer and DJ André Tanneberger (stage name, ATB). Tanneberger produced a remix of the song, which was released as an ATB single re-titled "Let U Go". This popularized the song on both continents, as the single reached number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts [5] and number 7 on the German Singles Chart. [6] The song also marked the point in ATB's musical output when he began to produce songs with full vocal tracks, as opposed to sampled and looped vocals. [7]
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The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Robert Michaels won the 2003 Juno for Instrumental Album of the Year and received an additional 3 nominations.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1998 | Robert Michaels | Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year | Nominated |
2000 | Utopia | Best Instrumental Album | Nominated |
2003 | Allegro | Instrumental Album of the Year | Won |
Paradiso (1996) Certified: Gold and Platinum
Title | Album details | Certifications | Nominations/Awards |
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Paradiso |
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Arizona |
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Utopia |
| Nominated for a Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album [9] | |
Allegro |
| Won a Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year [9] | |
Robert Michaels |
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The Spanish Guitar Collection |
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Cubamenco |
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Via Italia |
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Holiday Classics |
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