Michael Saxell

Michael Saxell
Michael Saxell on stage at Sövde Amfiteater, Summer 2008
Background information
Born	(1956-10-01) 1 October 1956 (age 60) Ystad, Scania, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician
Instruments	Guitar, piano, vocals
Years active	1975–present
Website	[2]

Swedish Grammy Award 2017 Song of the Year winnerMichael Saxell (born 1 October 1956) is a singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden but has spent many years on the Canadian west coast. He composed music for the Colin Nutley movie Änglagård - andra sommaren and for the soundtrack of Blådårar.

Saxell co-wrote the Swedish #1 hit song If I Were Sorry, the Swedish Song Of The Year Grammy Winner 2017 and winner of Melodifestivalen 2016. At the beginning of 2017 it had received more than 71 million Spotify plays and is certified 5 x platinum status in Sweden, 2 x platinum in Poland, gold status in Germany and Austria. The song placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest finals in 2016.

He is co-writer of the Swedish #1 hit song "Johnny G" (The Guidetti Song), performed by artist Badpojken, aka the artists' collective Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and Ingvar Irhagen. The song was released mid July 2015 and achieved Swedish quadruple-platinum status within 12 months of its release and has, as of January of 2017, reached over 31 million plays on Swedish Spotify. Vocalist on "Johnny G" is Frida Green.

Michael Saxell is co-writer with Craig Jacks on "Back Of A Map Of The Moon", which is included on Terry Jacks Greatest Hits release 2015 "...starfish on the beach - The Terry Jacks Collection".

Saxell grew up in the southern Swedish town of Malmö and currently resides on Österlen in Scania. He has written words and music to Scanian classics Om himlen och Österlen and När en flicka talar skånska. More than 300 of his songs are recorded by other artists. Michael Saxell has earned 15 gold, 6 platinum and 3 multiplatinum Scandinavian records.