Marco Kunz (born 14 August 1985 in Mauensee), better known as simply Kunz, is a Swiss singer from Lucerne.[1]
Marco Kunz | |
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 Kunz in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 August 1985 (age 39) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Other names | Kunz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2006- |
| Website | https://www.kunzmusik.ch/ |
Biography
editMarco 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
editAlbums
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
editAwards
editNominations
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- ^ "Infos". kunzmusik1s Webseite! (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Luzerner Frauenschwarm erobert die Charts". zentralplus (in Swiss High German). 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ In den Startlöchern zum Star (PDF), Corinne Vogel, Anzeiger Luzern, Nr. 13 vom 3. April 2013, Seite 5
- ^ "Marco Kunz". PlanetSarah.ch (in German). 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ ""Chliini Händ": Alpen-Gosling macht gemeinsame Sache mit Schellen-Ursli". Blick (in Swiss High German). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Spartensieger-PRIX WALO seit 1994 – PRIX WALO". www.prixwalo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Spartensieger-PRIX WALO seit 1994 – PRIX WALO". www.prixwalo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Imhof, Michel (2018-01-19). "Swiss Music Awards 2018: Das sind die Nominierten!". Ticketcorner Blog (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ 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.