Michelangelo (song)
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Michelangelo, written by Bengt Palmers and Björn Skifs
, is a Swedish song performed by Björn Skifs
, reaching fifth place in Melodifestivalen 1975
, the Swedish qualification competition for the Eurovision Song Contest
that year. The song is about trying to call Michelangelo Buonarroti to find out how he made his nice paintings.
The song was released by Skifs on the singledisc EMI
4E 006-35180. Arranger
and producer
was Bengt Palmers. It was also on the LP
Schiffz! (EMI
062-34990). It reached relatively high in the charts in Sweden and also in Norway.
Björn Skifs
Björn Nils Olof Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.Björn Skifs formed his first musical group Slam Creepers’ in 1963. Slam Creepers’ split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede, the band had a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974...
, is a Swedish song performed by Björn Skifs
Björn Skifs
Björn Nils Olof Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.Björn Skifs formed his first musical group Slam Creepers’ in 1963. Slam Creepers’ split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede, the band had a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974...
, reaching fifth place in Melodifestivalen 1975
Melodifestivalen 1975
Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
, the Swedish qualification competition for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
that year. The song is about trying to call Michelangelo Buonarroti to find out how he made his nice paintings.
The song was released by Skifs on the singledisc EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
4E 006-35180. Arranger
Arranger
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and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
was Bengt Palmers. It was also on the LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
Schiffz! (EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
062-34990). It reached relatively high in the charts in Sweden and also in Norway.