Members 31.01.2019 Michel Legrand, a life for music Michel Legrand died on January 26th 2019. He was 86. The composer leaves behind a prestigious career spanning 60 years … Film musicComposerObituarySoundtrackSUISA member
SUISA 25.11.2018 SUISA membership in numbers More than 38,000 authors and publishers have instructed SUISA with the management of their rights. Where are they from, how … Associate membersLegal successorCooperative societyMembershipSUISA memberAuthorPublisher
plus video Members 23.10.2018 Marc Sway “You write more songs than fit on an album” When we visited him in his studio in January 2018, the long-term SUISA member Marc Sway allowed us a peek … Professional musicianArtistSongwriterSUISA Music StoriesSUISA memberSwiss pop
Members 05.10.2018 Charles Aznavour’s songs are part of our collective identity Charles Aznavour joined SUISA in 1976 and was one of our best-known members. The countless tributes on TV, radio and … ChansonComposerObituarySUISA memberLyricist
Members 13.09.2018 “A Cello talks like a human” Apart from his activities as a paediatrician, Dr. Beat Richner has been a musician all of his life. From 1972 … ArtistComposerDialectObituarySUISA memberLyricist
Music world 11.05.2018 “I composed all of my pieces based on gut instinct” Martin Nauer is one of the three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the category folk music. The accordion … Recognition awardLändlerSUISA memberFolk music
Music world 09.05.2018 “Each of us comes up with a piece of music or a melody once in a while” One of the three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the folk music category is the formation Ils Fränzlis … Recognition awardSponsoringSUISA memberFolk music
Music world 04.05.2018 “A lot of what we have in our folk music comes from classical music” Dani Häusler is one of three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the category folk music. Häusler started playing … Recognition awardLändlerSponsoringSUISA memberFolk music
Music world 09.03.2018 Schedler Music Summit 2018 with Romina Kalsi The sixth recurrence of the Schedler Music Summit, an annual international songwriting camp which is organised by music publishing house … SongwriterSongwriting campSponsoringSUISA memberTicinoPublishing company
Members 06.02.2018 The shadow man of dialect rock He composed many of the hits which made Polo Hofer, in particular, famous. Hanery Amman has passed away at the … DialectObituaryPop cultureSongwriterSUISA memberSwiss pop
plus video Members 04.02.2018 “The inspiration for my songs often comes from a single word” As a composer and lyricist, Alejandro Reyes from Lausanne has two songs in the Swiss final for the Eurovision Song … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
plus video Members 03.02.2018 “You have three minutes to impress the whole of Europe” Ticino-based musician Chiara Dubey has a good chance of representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on 12 … Eurovision Song ContestCompositionComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
plus video Members 02.02.2018 “We wanted to write a song that suits us” Siblings Co and Stee Gfeller, better known as ZiBBZ, are battling it out for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA memberSwiss pop
plus video Members 01.02.2018 “You always want to write the best song you can” Songwriter Kate Northrop is primarily a lyricist, a creative role that doesn’t often land her in the spotlight. Together with … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSong lyricsSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA memberLyricist
plus video Members 31.01.2018 Lars Christen “Taking part in the songwriting camp was a big win” “Compass” is one of the final six Swiss songs competing for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. It is … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionMusic producerSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
Members 14.11.2017 “I think it’s particularly exciting when I don’t know which direction a song is going to take” James Gruntz recently released his new album “Waves”. An important role in the creation of this album is the composer … Foundation for music promotionMusic promotionSongwriterSUISA memberSwiss pop
Members 11.11.2017 Julien-François Zbinden: 100 years’ old! Julien-François Zbinden is a pianist, composer, writer and ... 100 years’ old. On 11 November 2017, the honorary member of … JazzClassical musicComposerSwiss composerSUISA memberBoard
Members 13.08.2017 Toni Vescoli: A year full of vitality and anniversaries Toni Vescoli was born on 18th July, 75 years ago. 55 years ago, on 19th September, the musician from Zurich … Pop cultureSwiss musicSUISA memberSwiss popLyricist
Members 30.03.2017 “As a songwriter, you’re some sort of a lone wolf” Debrah Scarlett already enjoyed international fame before releasing her début EP “DYS(U)TOPIA” in mid-March. Prior to that, the Norwegian-Swiss musician … MembershipNew at SUISANewcomerSUISA member
Members 16.03.2017 Marco Zappa: 50 anni di musica A story of 50 years’ success: The only sustained career in Switzerland in relation to the “canzone italiana” – in … Swiss musicSongwriterSUISA memberTicinoLyricist
Members 28.02.2017 “New York forced me to be original” Basel-based musician Manuel Gagneux has caused quite an international stir with his utterly unusual style mix of his project Zeal … MembershipNew at SUISANewcomerSUISA member