Stephan Eicher

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Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song.

Eicher's success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when, as part of the band Script error: No such module "Lang"., he had a hit single, Script error: No such module "Lang".. With hit songs such as Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"., his popularity spread across Europe with albums, tours and chart success in France and Switzerland.

Life

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Eicher performing in 2002

Stephan Eicher was born in the rural municipality of Münchenbuchsee not far from Bern.Template:Citation needed span

Eicher was educated at the Script error: No such module "Lang"., an international boarding school in Switzerland, and musically trained at the academy of art in Zürich, where he learned how to use the computer for composing music.

He released his first single Script error: No such module "Lang"., together with his brother Martin, on the album Script error: No such module "Lang". in 1980. He became interested in French songs by Jacques Dutronc, Georges Brassens and Serge Gainsbourg, and these influences led to the album Script error: No such module "Lang".. This album is also inspired by the American singers he listened to during his youth, such as Patti Smith, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

His two subsequent albums began to establish his reputation. The album, I Tell This Night, and the single Two People in a Room were released in 1985. It peaked on the Swiss charts at number ten and stayed twelve weeks. Two years later, the album Silence reached number three and was in the Swiss Top 10 for fourteen weeks. Both albums were created by Stephan Eicher almost single-handedly.

1989's My Place went in a different direction. The French lyrics were written by his friend, author Philippe Djian. His largest commercial success came in 1991 with the album Script error: No such module "Lang"., which spent five weeks at number one in Switzerland and 46 weeks on the charts in total. The song Script error: No such module "Lang". was also number two in France. It is the beginning of a collaboration with Manu Katché and Pino Palladino which lasted until the release of Script error: No such module "Lang". in 1996. His subsequent albums regularly reached the top five on the Swiss album charts.

Following a world tour, which included concerts in Africa, he produced his first live album in 1994 (Script error: No such module "Lang".).

Since 1989, his song lyrics have been written by Djian.

In 2001, Eicher released his first greatest hits compilation album entitled Hotel*s. For many years, the hotel Hess on the Swiss Engelberg was his second home. Martin Hess, the hotelier couple's son, became his close friend and producer. At the hotel, the albums Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". developed. Eicher selected the title Hotel*s as homage to this grand hotel, which was torn down in the same year. For the title selection for the album, he let the fans co-ordinate with the official homepage.

Cover versions of his songs

  • Singer Sian Charia recorded a cover version of Eicher's Script error: No such module "Lang". (translated into Khmer) in Phnom Penh in 1995.
  • German metal band Vanden Plas covered Script error: No such module "Lang". on their Script error: No such module "Lang". EP in 1996.
  • His song Script error: No such module "Lang". has been remixed by Flood.
  • Experimental electronic music group Cabaret Voltaire recorded a cover version of Eicher's No Escape. Originally written by The Seeds
  • Metal band Script error: No such module "Lang". released a cover version of Script error: No such module "Lang". on their album Script error: No such module "Lang"..
  • On the newer edition of the album Script error: No such module "Lang". by Oomph! a cover version of Script error: No such module "Lang". is included as a bonus track.
  • German rock band Script error: No such module "Lang". included a cover version of Script error: No such module "Lang". in their 2017 album Script error: No such module "Lang"..
  • Australian Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows recorded Script error: No such module "Lang". for their 2014 album Autumn Still.[1]

Other participations

  • Eicher has recorded a cover version of the jazz standard My Funny Valentine.
  • In the past 25 years, Stephan Eicher has collaborated with numerous musicians. He also participates in many large European Festivals. I Muvrini (Corsica), Ismael Lo (Senegal), Axelle Red (Belgium), and Texas (UK) have all been guests on his tours.
  • Eicher also produces Swiss musician Tinu Heiniger.

Discography

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Eicher in 2012
Singles
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1991)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1991)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1992)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1992)
With Script error: No such module "Lang".
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1981)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1980)
Solo

References

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