Robert Michaels

Robert Michaels awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Juno	1
Totals
Wins	1
Nominations	3
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Robert Michaels
Robert Michaels
Birth name	Roberto Michele Buttarazzi
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	New Flamenco, Instrumental, Latin, Jazz, World
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Melaby Music
Website	robertmichaels.com

Robert Michaels (Roberto Michele Buttarazzi) (born in Toronto, Canada) is a Juno Award winner and nominee, multi-gold and platinum-selling recording artist, guitarist and vocalist.

Michaels is Canadian but lived in Italy as a child.

His debut CD, Paradiso, was released in 1997 and was nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy).^[1] It reached Platinum status and eventually sold more than 100,000 copies in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, Michaels was nominated for Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year for a JUNO Award.^{[citation needed]} His album Utopia was nominated in 2000 for a JUNO Award for Best Instrumental Album, and his next album Allegro won JUNO Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

Michaels' album Via Italia was released in 2013.

One of Michaels' songs, "Wrong to Let You Go", co-written in collaboration with the band the Wild Strawberries, reached top 10 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts.^{[citation needed]} It was recorded for volume 3 of the Women & Songs compilation album series created and produced by Alan Fletcher, from Warner. Subsequently, Fletcher put the band in contact 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^[2] and number 7 on the German Singles Chart.^[3] 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.^[4]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Robert Michaels won the 2003 Juno for Instrumental Album of the Year and received an additional 3 nominations.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Robert Michaels	Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year	Nominated
2000	Utopia	Best Instrumental Album	Nominated
2003	Allegro	Instrumental Album of the Year	Won

Juno Awards Artist Summary Robert Michaels

Music Canada Gold and Platinum Certification Awards Certifications[edit]

Certified albums[edit]

Paradiso (1996) Certified: Gold and Platinum

Music Canada Gold/Platinum Artist Summary Robert Michaels

Discography[edit]

Title	Album details	Certifications	Nominations/Awards
Paradiso	Released: 1996 Label: Melaby Music (#MP131-2)	CAN: Gold, Platinum^[5]
Arizona	Released: 1997 Label: Melaby Music (#MP2 132)
Utopia	Released: 1998 Label: Melaby Music		Nominated for a Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album^[6]
Allegro	Released: 2003 Label: Melaby Music		Won a Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year^[6]
Robert Michaels	Released: 2005 Label: Melaby Music
The Spanish Guitar Collection	Type: Compilation album Released: 2006 Label: Melaby Music (#2810)
Cubamenco	Released: 2009 Label: Melaby Music
Via Italia	Released: 2013 Label: Melaby Music
Holiday Classics	Released: 2019 Label: Melaby Music

Other Compilation Appearances[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Dillon, Charlotte. "Robert Michaels: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
^ "Artist Chart History - ATB". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}
^ "Artist Chart History - ATB". ATB-music.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}
^ "ATB". Radikal Records. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}
^ "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". musiccanada.ca. Music Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". junoawards.ca. Juno Awards. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

External links[edit]

[5] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[1] Dillon, Charlotte. "Robert Michaels: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 20, 2012.

[2] "Artist Chart History - ATB". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}

[3] "Artist Chart History - ATB". ATB-music.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}

[4] "ATB". Radikal Records. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2006. ^{[verification needed]}

[Music_Canada-6] "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". musiccanada.ca. Music Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[Juno_Awards-7] "Artist Summary Robert Michaels". junoawards.ca. Juno Awards. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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