Michael Sembello is an American Singer and Musician best known for the 1983 hit “Maniac“.
The song, featured in the movie “Flashdance“, rose to #1 on the Billboard Charts in 1983 and earned Sembello a Grammy Award when the “Flashdance” soundtrack won the award for Best Original Score Album for a Motion Picture.
Sembello did have one other chart hit with “Automatic Man” which reached #34 on the Billboard Charts, also in 1983.
Sembello has recorded 6 Albums during his career and has contributed to the soundtracks of other films including “Independence Day”, “Cocoon”, “Gremlins”, and “Summer Lovers”.
