10 Facts About Michael Sembello

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Michael Andrew Sembello was born on April 17,1954 and is an American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Michael Sembello was born and raised in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia.

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Michael Sembello began his career in music as a session musician, working as a guitarist.

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Michael Sembello continued the same year, chosen as one of the core artists who worked on Songs in the Key of Life, an ambitious double album that took two years to create.

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Sembello wrote the song "Carousel", which Michael Jackson recorded for his 1982 album Thriller, but it was replaced on the track list by "Human Nature".

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Michael Sembello released his first solo album Bossa Nova Hotel in 1983.

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Michael Sembello produced guitarist Jennifer Batten's first solo album Above Below and Beyond in 1992.

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Michael Sembello's songs are featured in the films Cocoon, Independence Day, Gremlins, The Monster Squad and Summer Lovers.

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Michael and his brother Danny Sembello penned three songs with Lington for the project.

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May 2009, Michael Sembello assembled Bruce Gaitsch and Janey Clewer to form the trio The Bossa Nova Hotel, named after his 1983 Warner Bros.