Michel Bernholc

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Michel Bernholc

| birth_name = Michel Bernholc

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|07|10|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|06|05|1941|07|10|df=y}}

| origin = France

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| years_active =

| label = Barclay Records

| alias = Burundi Steïphenson Black
Mike Steïphenson

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Michel Bernholc (Paris, 10 July 1941 – Montreuil 5 June 2002)[https://www.andtheconductoris.eu/ andtheconductoris.eu - Michel Bernholc] was a French composer, arranger and producer.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Michel+Bernholc|title=Michel Bernholc|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=4 June 2013}} Using the pseudonym Mike Steïphenson, he wrote and produced the 1971 hit "Burundi Black", which made #31 on the UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/burundi%20steiphenson%20black/|title=BURUNDI STEIPHENSON BLACK|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=23 May 2013}} and #74 in Australia.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=50}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Therion-Les-Fleurs-Du-Mal/release/3916649|title=Les Fleurs Du Mal (CD, Album)|date=September 2012 |publisher=Discogs|accessdate=21 August 2013}}

Michel wrote the score for the Japanese film Michi in 1986.

In 2002, Bernholc committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.{{Cite news |last=Bigot |first=Yves |date=2002-06-12 |title=Mort du musicien Michel Bernholc |url=https://www.liberation.fr/culture/2002/06/12/mort-du-musicien-michel-bernholc_406653/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=Liberation |language=fr}}