Michel Bernholc
Michel Bernholc (Paris, 10 July 1941 – Montreuil 5 June 2002) was a French composer, arranger and producer. Using the pseudonym Mike Steïphenson, he wrote and produced the 1971 hit "Burundi Black", which made #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #74 in Australia. He also wrote the Victoire Scott song "La Licorne D’or", which was covered by the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion on their fifteenth full-length musical album Les Fleurs du Mal.
Michel Bernholc
- Name
- Michel Bernholc
- Born
- 10 July 1941
- Died
- 5 June 2002
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · guitarist · musician
- Languages
- French
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Michel Bernholc (Paris, 10 July 1941 – Montreuil 5 June 2002) was a French composer, arranger and producer. Using the pseudonym Mike Steïphenson, he wrote and produced the 1971 hit "Burundi Black", which made #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #74 in Australia. He also wrote the Victoire Scott song "La Licorne D’or", which was covered by the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion on their fifteenth full-length musical album Les Fleurs du Mal.
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Michel wrote the score for the Japanese film Michi in 1986. In 2002, Bernholc committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
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• Name — Michel Bernholc • Birth Name — Michel Bernholc • Born — 10 July 1941 • Died — 5 June 2002 • Origin — France • Label — Barclay Records • Alias — Burundi Steïphenson Black Mike Steïphenson
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- 1.Francis Lalanne. Rentre chez toi.
- 2.Michel Bernholc est mort. L'Obs Le Nouvel Obs. 12 juin 2002.
- 3.Imdb nom id=0076829 .
- 4.Maguy. Encyclopédisque.
- 5.Yves Bigot. Mort du musicien Michel Bernholc. Libération. 12 juin 2002. 12 avril 2020.
- 6.Fichier des personnes décédées. data.gouv.fr. 2020.
- 7.Mort du musicien Michel Bernholc. Libération.
- 8.ArtCult - Le journal d'un fou d'art par Adrian Darmon -19-Un an déjà. www.artcult.fr.
- 9.Bagneux (92) : cimetière parisien 5/5. Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs. 3 mars 2018.
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- Serge Elhaïk. Les Arrangeurs de la chanson française. Textuel. 2018. 978-2-84597-655-9.
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