Marco Kunz | |
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 Kunz in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 August 1985 (age 37) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Other names | Kunz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2006- |
| Website | https://www.kunzmusik.ch/ |
Marco Kunz (born 14 August 1985 in Mauensee), better known as simply Kunz, is a Swiss singer from Lucerne. [1]
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.
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