Micael Bindefeld (born 20 September 1959) is a

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event and party organiser. Bindefeld grew up in a Jewish middle-class family in Gothenburg. His father was an engineer and his mother was a dental nurse. In his youth he went to

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. Bindefeld educated himself to be a hairdresser; he became popular and started doing hair for celebrities in Stockholm. He organized his first event in 1987, and since then Bindefeld has evolved from creator and party organiser to communications strategist. He played himself in the films

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(1997) and Livet är en schlager (2000). He hosted ''

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'', which was broadcast on

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in 2010. In 2014 he started the . Bindefeld himself is Jewish and had relatives who were killed in the Holocaust.

Personal life

Bindefeld is married to Nicklas Sigurdsson and has a son born in 2016 through

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Controversies

In connection with his 60th birthday in 2019, Bindefeld held a week-long birthday party in

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, where he invited several Swedish celebrities, leading politicians and others whom he described as his friends. Among those who accepted the invitation were

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(leader of the

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(leader of the

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) and

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(leader of the Liberals), who were strongly criticised by political commentators and others for accepting the invitation. Critics held the view that they should have stayed and worked in the

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, as it was in the middle of budget time. It was reported that several

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would investigate if there had been any bribery involved. Bindefeld responded by saying: "I don't need to comment it, reflect over it or care about it. I'm only celebrating my birthday".

References

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