The «Showcase Selection» is the list of Swiss artists who have currently been selected by international showcase festivals. At the moment this is the selection of Eurosonic, Trans Musicales and Linecheck.
NNAVY
Blessed with an effortlessly flexible soul voice and an un-showy but deeply emotional singing style, the Burundi-born NNAVY quotes Jacob Collier, Yebba, Daniel Caesar and Yussuf Dayes as influences.
Ele A
Signed to Universal Italia, rapper Ele A professes to be creatively fuelled by Rick Rubin’s book “The Creative Act: a Way of Being”. Preferring her beats to be slow and atmospheric, Ele A shows that Italian might well be the most beautiful rapping language there is.
Sami Galbi
Setting out to explore the music of his childhood in Morocco, multi-instrumentalist and singer Sami Galbi has arrived at an intoxicating blend of contemporary raï and chaabi styles.
Sirens Of Lesbos
The Bernese collective fronted by the Serag sisters, Jasmina and Nabyla, have combined their impossibly wide-ranging palette of influences to create a joyful melange of Nu Soul, Fleetwood Mac, Lee Perry, Disco and – as featured on their latest single, “Call Me Back” – African-style gospel.
Soft Loft
The five-piece was formed to perform the irresistibly catchy and fleetfooted indie songs of 25-year-old singer/songwriter Jorina Stamm. Thanks to a diary packed with live dates, the band has gone from strength since the release of their debut album in spring 2024.
Paula Dalla Corte
Mightily voiced Paula Dalla Corte used the money from her Voice of Germany win to gain invaluable song-writing and studio experience in Los Angeles. Now residing in Berlin, she has developed a riveting blend of styles, ranging from electroclash to Cramps, Lana del Ray and, yes, Elton John.
Valentino Vivace
The proud possessor of a surreally tailored and coloured mullet, Valentino Vivace serves up a joyously nostalgic and yet totally contemporary new version of Italo-disco. His new album, the second, will be released right in time for Eurosonic. It’s called “Discoteca Vivace”.
Benjamin Amaru
Indie singer-songwriter Amaru had amassed more than 30 million streams in 2023 alone before signing to Warner Music Germany for the release of his first album proper. Blessed with a warm and expressive voice, he combines dreamy, electronica- and guitar-based backing tracks with a knack for super- catchy melodies served up in a satisfyingly varied palette of styles.
— Swiss Acts that played at Trans Musicales 2024 —
Roshâni
The sonic palette of this trio from Geneva – Roxane Dumont (vocals), Inès Mouzone (bass/keyboards), Yavor Lilov (drums) – is pretty well described by the range of languages used in their lyrics: Farsi, Spanish and French, with added electro beats, cumbia and a touch of global psychedelia.
Alice
Consisting of mother/daughter/visual artists Lisa and Yvonne Harder and their friend, Sarah André, the three form a mini-choir taking French and Occitan folk songs as a starting point for their riveting vocal harmonies, bizarre stories and witty thrift shop synth beats.
— Swiss Act that played at Linecheck Festival 2024 —
Camilla Sparksss
Sassy, ironic, sharp, volatile, vulnerable, in turns hard and tender, old-fashioned and futuristic – nobody makes their synths bubble, squeak and rumble quite like Camilla Sparksss does.
