Michel Bernholc

Michel Bernholc
Birth name	Michel Bernholc
Also known as	Burundi Steïphenson Black Mike Steïphenson
Born	(1941-07-10)10 July 1941
Origin	France^[1]
Died	5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 60)
Labels	Barclay Records^[2]

Musical artist

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Michel Bernholc (Paris, 10 July 1941 – Montreuil 5 June 2002)^[3] was a French composer, arranger and producer.^[1] Using the pseudonym Mike Steïphenson, he wrote and produced the 1971 hit "Burundi Black", which made #31 on the UK Singles Chart^[2] and #74 in Australia.^[4]

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.^[5]

In 2002, Bernholc committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Michel Bernholc". Discogs. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "BURUNDI STEIPHENSON BLACK". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
^ andtheconductoris.eu - Michel Bernholc
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 50. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Les Fleurs Du Mal (CD, Album)". Discogs. September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Bigot, Yves (2002-06-12). "Mort du musicien Michel Bernholc". Liberation (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-08.