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Very Rickenbacher
“I have definitely never composed music for monetary reasons”
The “Golden Violin Clef” award goes to Very Rickenbacher this year. This is due to the fact that the musician …
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Swiss Music Awards 2024
The composers behind the best hits
Every performer knows how important good songs are for success. And good compositions don’t just happen like that. You need …
“Songs must have a lyrical depth for me”
On 25 May 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined by public voting at the Swiss …
“Music puts the lyrics into context”
On 25 May 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined via audience voting at the Swiss …
“If everything was easy to understand, the lyrics would be boring”
On 25 May, 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined by public voting at the Swiss …
“Us composers, we are like surgeons for peopleʼs souls”
Romanian composer Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi attracted international attention at a young age. He moved to Switzerland in 2019 and recently joined …
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Loco Escrito
“Adiós”: Caribbean-style summer hit with a cembalo
At the “Swiss Music Awards” 2019, together with four co-composers Loco Escrito can hope for the sought-after concrete blocks in …
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“Us Mänsch”: Last minute hit with loads of energy
“Us Mänsch” by Bligg and Marc Sway was one of the most successful Swiss songs last year. This despite the …
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“079”: A tragicomic hit story
Lo & Leduc and their co-composer Maurice “Dr Mo” Könz have made history with “079”: Last year, the song stayed …
New Jersey, just south of Berne
Polo Hofer receives the FONDATION SUISA Prize 2017 in the category “lyrics author”. about the factors distinguishing the works of …
Lyrics for a song: “Anything goes - if it has success”
The FONDATION SUISA dedicates its CHF 25,000 recognition award to lyricists of musical works this year. But what makes a …
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Award for songwriters at the Swiss Music Awards
The newcomer Nickless and the renowned producer Thomas Fessler won the first award for songwriters at the Swiss Music Awards …
Mediate between melody, harmony and rhythm
FONDATION SUISA grants Heiri Känzig its Jazz Award 2016. The musician from Zurich is regarded as one of the most …
“Nothing, nothing at all beats a well-written song”
The international success with Bonaparte is the current highlight of the long-term songwriter career of Tobias Jundt. He penned several …
Label Suisse 2016: 70 Künstler, 7 Bühnen und 100 000 Zuschauer
Rock, Pop, Folk, elektronische Musik, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Chanson, Chorgesang und klassische Musik: Schweizer Musik so weit das Ohr reicht. Gleichzeitig …
Traditional folk music as a basis for more complex compositions
The composer and accordion player Franz «Fränggi» Gehrig receives the FONDATION SUISA Award 2016. The annual recognition award granted by …
Lionel Friedli, ein vielseitiger Impulsgeber
Die FONDATION SUISA hat Lionel Friedli mit dem diesjährigen Jazzpreis ausgezeichnet. Der Bieler Schlagzeuger kombiniert in seinem dynamischen Spiel die …
“The FONDATION SUISA Award 2015 gives us a push for the future!”
The Duo Aliose receives this year’s FONDATION SUISA Award for its outstanding performances in the musical genre ‘variété’. Since the …
Mit der SUISA an die Swiss Music Awards: 3x 2 VIP-Tickets zu gewinnen
Ihr wolltet schon immer mal mit den Stars über den roten Teppich laufen? An einer Afterparty mit Euren Lieblingen aus …
Trompeterin Hilaria Kramer erhält den Jazzpreis 2014 der FONDATION SUISA
Der Jazzpreis der FONDATION SUISA wird für innovatives und kreatives Schaffen im Schweizer Jazz verliehen. 2014 geht der mit 15 …
