Kunz (singer)

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Marco Kunz
Kunz in 2019
Born14 August 1985 (1985-08-14) (age 38)
Mauensee
NationalitySwiss
Other namesKunz
OccupationSinger
Years active2006-
Websitehttps://www.kunzmusik.ch/

Marco Kunz (born 14 August 1985 in Mauensee), better known as simply Kunz, is a Swiss singer from Lucerne.[1]

Biography[edit]

Marco Kunz was born in Mauensee, Switzerland into a musical family. His father was a yodeller, and the family commonly sang together. He discovered his personal passion for music after secretly practicing on his sister's guitar.[2] His first musical award was winning the junior yodel prize at 10 years old. He then became a member of the Surseer youth choir, and also performed in a rock band. In 2006, he became a member of the Swiss a cappella group a-live, who performed internationally. From 2007, he was the conductor of b-live choir in Küsnacht, then became the musical director of a-live.[3] In 2010, he made solo appearances with his own music and left a-live in 2012 after signing a contract with Universal. Also in 2012, he recorded a mini album Chopf, Härz, Hand with six songs. In December 2012, he won the young talent award for best singer at the Small Prix Walo.[4]

In May 2014, Kunz released his first full album Eifach so. It entered the Swiss Hitparade at number 21, and continued to stay in the top 100 for over a year. It reached a high of number 13, following an appearance by Kunz at a Bern radio station, Energy Air. This also helped Lüüt so wie mer to 3rd place in the single charts. Eifach so was then awarded a gold record for 10,000 units sold.[5]

His second album, Mundart Folk (also how Kunz describes his genre), was released in 2015. It entered the charts at number one, and spent almost a year in the charts. In spring 2016, he received Newcomer of the Year 2015 at the Prix Walo. He also contributed the song Chliini Händ to the film Schellen-Ursli.[6] In 2017, his third album No Hunger was released, and it reached number one in the Swiss charts.

In 2021, he took part in the second season of Sing meinen Song – Das Schweizer Tauschkonzert, a Swiss remake of the German reality show Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert.

In March 2021, Kunz released his fifth album, Mai.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Eifach so (2014)
  • Mundart Folk (2015)
  • No Hunger (2017)
  • Förschi (2019)
  • Mai (2021)
  • Weisch no (Live Unplugged) (2023)

EPs[edit]

  • Chopf, Härz, Hand (2012)

Singles[edit]

  • Lüüt so wie mer (2014)
  • Olten (2015)
  • Chliini Händ (2015)
  • Schlof nome ii (Live) 2017
  • L.I.E.B.I (2018)
  • S Gröschte (2019)
  • Üses Lied (2019)
  • Möuchstross (2020)
  • mitenand (2022)
  • Us de Region (2022)
  • Sing Sing (2023)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • 2015: Prix Walo - Category: "Newcomer"[7]
  • 2017: Prix Walo - Category: "Pop / Rock"[8]

Nominations[edit]

  • 2018: Swiss Music Awards - Category: "Best Male Solo Act"[9]
  • 2020: Swiss Music Awards - Category: "Best Male Solo Act"[10]
  • 2020: Swiss Music Awards - Category: "Best Album" (for Förschi)[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Infos". kunzmusik1s Webseite! (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ "Luzerner Frauenschwarm erobert die Charts". zentralplus (in Swiss High German). 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ In den Startlöchern zum Star (PDF), Corinne Vogel, Anzeiger Luzern, Nr. 13 vom 3. April 2013, Seite 5
  4. ^ "Marco Kunz". PlanetSarah.ch (in German). 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  6. ^ ""Chliini Händ": Alpen-Gosling macht gemeinsame Sache mit Schellen-Ursli". Blick (in Swiss High German). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  7. ^ "Spartensieger-PRIX WALO seit 1994 – PRIX WALO". www.prixwalo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. ^ "Spartensieger-PRIX WALO seit 1994 – PRIX WALO". www.prixwalo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  9. ^ Imhof, Michel (2018-01-19). "Swiss Music Awards 2018: Das sind die Nominierten!". Ticketcorner Blog (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  10. ^ a b "«Swiss Music Awards» 2020 - «Swiss Music Awards»: Das sind die Nominierten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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