In 2016 Veronica Fusaro released her self-produced EP “Lost In Thought” and surprised the Swiss music industry by winning the “Demo of the Year” at the M4Music-Festival. She was then awarded “Best Talent” by the national radio station SRF3 and was nominated for the Swiss Music Awards 2017. She then presented her music at various Swiss festivals (Gurtenfestival, Moon&Stars, Rock Oz’Arènes etc.) and performed at international conferences such as Musexpo in Los Angeles, ILMC in London and Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg.
Lo & Leduc play Baloise Session
Hip Hop has now overtaken all other genres in the pop firmament. Yet this genre also has different facets. We bring acclaimed and particularly appealing wordsmiths to the BALOISE SESSION stage: superstars who rap in dialect. Lo & Leduc from Bern are purveyors of intelligent, astute and absurd texts. Their beats are wittily peppered with funk and jazz. In the 2015 Swiss Music Awards, Lo & Leduc were the performers with the most nominations (Best Group, Best Live Act and Best Talent). They won the award in all three categories, the second group to get all three in one year.
Alina Amuri plays Baloise Session
Alina Amuri is a Swiss raised Singer with Congolese roots. Her music speaks for itself. Passion and Soul with a touch of Funk and Reggae creates a world full of joy.
Marius Bear plays Baloise Session
An evening that leads the audience deep into the hidden workshops of song-craft, opened by a highly talented craftsman from the beautiful Swiss region of Appenzell: Marius Bear. International agents are scrambling to sign him up. And he certainly has all the stature and voice of an icon of the future.
Nicole Bernegger plays Baloise Session
Nicole Bernegger has got soul in her blood, an electrifying voice and she‘s well on her way to becoming one of the big names in soul music. With a first single being released in February 2019 the Swiss singer announces her album that‘s scheduled to appear in autumn 2019. A catchy hookline and captivating grooves leave no doubt that her vintage-soul has got what it takes to make today‘s playlists.
Jazz Morley plays Baloise Session
Jazz Morley is a Bournemouth based singer-songwriter making waves with her beautiful soul-influenced electronica, gaining reference to the likes of Jessie Ware, Lana Del Rey and Sia. Jazz Morley knows how to move the soul with powerful melodies and lyrics. According to Elton John, this singer-songwriter from Bournemouth, on the south coast of England, embodies «the future of music».
Alice Merton plays Baloise Session
Alice Merton is a German-British-Canadian singer and songwriter who shot up the international charts with her autobiographical hit «No Roots». Music that asks questions and delivers answers. No Roots reached number one on the French charts, number two on the German charts, number three in Austria, and number one in the US alternative radio charts.
Brad Paisley plays Baloise Session
Guitar virtuoso Brad Paisley presents country music in step with our times. His talent as a guitarist and songwriter was evident even at high school. His first CD «Who Needs Pictures?» (1999) was an early hit. His technically outstanding guitar-playing turned him into a star. Today, eleven albums later, he is among the elite of modern country artists – consistently brilliant, innovative and inspired.
Ward Thomas play Baloise Session
The twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas are among the elite of modern country artists – consistently brilliant, innovative and inspired. Dubbed Britain’s first country stars, they skilfully marry country and pop. Ward Thomas didn’t have to come up with a theme for their third album. As 24 year old females who have fought their own way to success and as sharp-eyed songwriters who have long looked outwards for inspiration, they tapped in to the zeitgeist without even trying. Restless Minds, the follow-up to 2016’s chart-topping No.1 album Cartwheels, finds the Hampshire sisters on scorching form. Observational and opinionated, it documents their coming of age in an era of anxiety and the impact of social media on a generation for which ‘the truth’ has become a tenuous term.
Michael Patrick Kelly plays Baloise Session
Michael Patrick “Paddy” Kelly is an Irish-American singer, musician and composer. Kelly was born in Dublin. He came to fame as the third-youngest member of the pop- and folk band The Kelly Family, who with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s, belonged to the most commercially successful acts in Europe. After years in the public eye Kelly released his debut solo album “In Exile” and shortly thereafter retired to a monastery in France. After six years he returned to the music business in 2011 and today he is a successful solo artist.