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Roberto Michele Buttarazzi, better known as Robert Michaels, is a Canadian musician. Michaels was born in Toronto, Canada but spent part of his childhood living in Italy.

Michaels is a multi-gold and platinum-selling recording artist, guitarist, and vocalist. Many of his recordings have been nominated for and won Juno Awards

His debut album, Paradiso, released in 1997, was nominated for a Juno Award and reached Platinum level, selling more than 100,000 copies in Canada.

In 1998, Michaels was nominated for a Juno Award for Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year. His album Utopia was nominated for Best Instrumental Album in 2000 for a Juno Award, and his next album Allegro won the 2003 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.

Michaels' album Via Italia was released in 2013.

Fletcher connected the band the Wild Strawberries 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 and number 7 on the German Singles Chart. 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.

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

Michaels won the 2003 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year and received an additional 3 nominations.

Music Canada Gold and Platinum Certification Awards Certifications

Certified albums

Paradiso (1996) Certified: Gold and Platinum

Discography

Other Compilation Appearances

• Guitar Music For Small Rooms (1997) (WEA)
• Guitar Music For Small Rooms 2 (2001) (WEA)
• Guitar Music For Small Rooms 3 (2004) (WEA)

See also

• New Flamenco
• Flamenco rumba

References

1. ^ "Robert Michaels Biography". Robert Michaels. September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
2. Dillon, Charlotte. "Robert Michaels: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
3. ^ "Robert Michaels". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
4. "Artist Chart History - ATB". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2006.
5. "Artist Chart History - ATB". ATB-music.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006.
6. "ATB". Radikal Records. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006.
7. "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024.
8. "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". musiccanada.ca. Music Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
9. ^ "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". junoawards.ca. Juno Awards. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

External links

• Robert Michaels | Official Website
• Robert Michaels at IMDb
• Robert Michaels | Juno Awards Artist Summary

• Canadian guitarists
• Living people
• Flamenco guitarists
• Musicians from Toronto
• Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners
• Canadian world music musicians