Mic Michaeli
Background information
Birth name	Gunnar Mathias Michaeli
Born	11 November 1962 (1962-11-11) (age 45) Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s)	Hard rock
Instrument(s)	Keyboards
Years active	1984-Present
Associated acts	Europe, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream

Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden) is the keyboardist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. Like many of the other Europe members he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. He joined the band for their Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984, taking vocalist Joey Tempest's place behind the keyboards.

Michaeli has co-written several Europe songs; the most famous song is the hit ballad "Carrie" from the album The Final Countdown. The song was co-written by Michaeli and Tempest, and was Europe's biggest hit in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Michaeli recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. He also co-wrote several songs on Joey Tempest's third solo album, Joey Tempest, which was released in 2002.

Michaeli is divorced and currently living in Stockholm. He has three children, Markus, Moa and Matilda.

Discography

• Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
• Tone Norum - One of a Kind (1986)
• Europe - Out of This World (1988)
• Europe - Prisoners in Paradise (1991)
• Glenn Hughes - From Now On... (1994)
• Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live (1994)
• Brazen Abbot - Live and Learn (1996)
• Brazen Abbot - Eye of the Storm (1997)
• Brazen Abbot - Bad Religion (1998)
• Thore Skogman - Än Är Det Drag (1998)
• Nikolo Kotzev - Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001)
• Brazen Abbot - Guilty as Sin (2003)
• Last Autumn's Dream- Last Autumn's Dream (2003)
• Europe - Start from the Dark (2004)
• Europe - Secret Society (2006)
• Europe - TBA (2009)

External links

• www.mic-michaeli.com