Mikael Ramel Explained

Mikael Ramel
Birth Name:Mikael Ramel
Birth Date:19 January 1949
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Instrument: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 television 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

  1. http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/000119592 Ramel i rutan
  2. http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001453499 En ren familjeprodukt
  3. News: Artisterna till Parkfestivalen är klara. 19 March 2018. Skaraborgs Läns Tidning. 25 September 2019. 25 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190925203901/https://www.skaraborgslanstidning.se/article/artisterna-till-parkfestivalen-ar-klara/. live.
  4. News: "Det är mycket ironi i det jag gjort". Johan. Ekfeldt. 20 August 2014. nt.se. 25 September 2019. 25 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190925203859/https://www.nt.se/familj/det-ar-mycket-ironi-i-det-jag-gjort-9990837.aspx. live.
  5. Tobias Petterson: The Encyclopedia of Swedish Progressive Music, 1967–1979, Stockholm, Premium 2007,, page. 146.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20110602021534/http://www.pygme.se/karamellodikt/karamelodikt.shtml Karamelodiktspendiet