Nemo Wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Rated amongst the favourites throughout the buildup to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Switzerland’s Nemo duly carried off the trophy with a dazzling performance of a song they had co-written themselves, “The Code”. The third winner for Switzerland after Lys Assia with “Refrain” in 1956 and Céline Dion with “Ne partez pas sans moi” in […]
Faber Sings „Addio“ But Means „Hello!“
12 June 2024 sees the release via Vertigo Berlin a long-awaited new studio album from Faber. “Addio” follows two years after the career-spanning live double-LP “Orpheum”, four after “Ich liebe dich” with Sophie Hunger and Dino Brandão, and fully five years after his last solo album proper. Fear not, however! One of the most original […]
Ele A Celebrates the Pleasures of „Water“
Out now via EMI Italy is “Acqua”, the third EP from the Italian-speaking Lugano-born rap shooting star Ele A. Within two years of the release of her self-produced debut EP “Zerodue Demo” she has signed a major record deal, performed at more than forty festivals and sold out her first headline show at the Boule […]
The Gardener & The Tree Find The „silver lining“
Much-travelled singer/songwriter/rock outfit The Gardener & The Tree return to the fray with a new EP, “silver lining”. Out via Universal Music, the four-track selection introduces a new line-up. Big choruses, big feelings – and one massive big voice, that, in a nutshell, is The Gardener & The Tree. Formed in small Northern Swiss town […]
Nola Kin Causing „Mayhem“
Singer/songwriter Nola Kin won’t forget the last few weeks very soon. First, on 3 May, her second solo EP, “Mayhem”, was released by Orange Peel Records. A few days later, on 8 May, she carried off the prestigious Artist Award at the biggest Swiss music event, the Swiss Music Awards. This particular award is voted […]
Tobias Jensen Says How It Is
After years of quietly beavering away behind the scenes, singer/songwriter Tobias Jensen is ready at last for his own future. Out now on Musikvertrieb AG’s muve recordings is his debut album, entitled “What Needs to Be Said”. The twelve tracks, all carried by beautifully mellifluous melodies and Tobias’s supremely calm and quietly dramatic vocals, somehow […]
LyOsun Has Found a „Room With a View“
Newly released on Soulbeats Records is a new EP from Genevan “electro-mélodique project” LyOsun. Containing five pieces that bring together house beats with musical elements collected during LyOsun’s travels across the world, including an eerie vocal by Kenyan singer Sofiya Nzau and his own jazzy sax interventions. LyOsun is the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist Raphael […]
„A Big Old Fire“ in The Company of Men
Out now via Irascible is “A Big Old Fire”, a new album from Lausanne-based four-piece The Company of Men. Song titles like “These American Chords” or “Mama Cass”, not to mention the album title itself, give a pretty accurate indication of what to expect from the eleven lovingly crafted and elegantly executed tracks on this, […]
Enjoy Europe’s Best Showcase Festivals in the Company of Swiss Music Export
There are many showcase festivals to choose from, and Swiss Music Export chooses only the best! Throughout the year, we present showcases all over Europe, we host networking events, and we serve up apéros and brunches, all in the service of music made in Switzerland. Better still, delegate passes and tickets are often a lot […]
Dino Brandão Includes Himself
At long last, Dino Brandão’s debut solo album! Entitled “Self Inclusion”, it was released via Two Gentlemen on 19 April (digital) and 3 May (vinyl, cd). When multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer/songwriter Brandão followed up the successful album “Ich liebe dich” recorded with Sophie Hunger and Faber with an EP that was supposed to be an […]
