Mikael Erlandsson
| Mikael Erlandsson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mikael Erlandsson |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Neo-classical metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals , keyboards, drums, guitar |
| Associated acts | Last Autumn's Dream Secret Service |
Mikael Erlandsson (born 1963) is a singer, songwriter and keyboardist born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He recorded four solo albums which has also been released in Japan and the Far East. He is also known in Europe since his participation in 2003 Melodifestivalen edition.
Since 2003 he has been fronting Swedish/German band Last Autumn's Dream and he has been chosen for various AOR projects like Tommy Denander's "Radioactive", "Northern Light" and "Heartbreak Radio".
Erlandsson started as a drummer in a punk-rock band "Infektion" They released a single with two tracks "Dimman" and "Hash" in 1978. He also was a member of the hard rock band "Rain" with Bengt Lundh and Mikael Carlsson. He later joined the band "Studs" as a keyboard player. The single called Frågor Och Svar became a local hit in 1982. After a few years he developed his song writing and started the new band N'gang in 1985 as their lead singer.
"N'gang" was 5th in Melodifestivalen 1990 with the song Vi vill ha värme.
In 1993, he was part of a band called "Crash" and with them released their self-titled debut album and a national tour.
In 1994, he released his first solo album called The One and in 1995 released his second solo album called Under The Sun.
In 1996 Erlandsson spent most of his time touring in Sweden and performed at "Ullevi" as a warm-up artist for Tina Turner as well as a support tour with Bryan Ferry.
In 1997, he released his 3rd solo album called Unfamiliar meanwhile continued writing songs for Swedish artists.
In 1999, Erlandsson made backing vocals for Sayit, a guitarist who released his self-titled first solo.
In 2001 he was a guest to make backing vocals on Standing On The Outside, a track from Tommy Denander and Ricky Delin's new project Prisoner.
His 4th solo album was released in 2003 and was called The Gift, also he was lead singer of 4 tracks from Tommy Denander's Radioactive - Yeah!. Songs were: Yeah, I Should Have Known Better, Fire Within and Make It Mine.
Erlandsson was on the semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2003 with the song Tills jag mötte dig (Until I met you). Also was in the Polish national selection for the country's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song Love In The Air.
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