77 Bombay Street

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77 Bombay Street
77 Bombay Street
77 Bombay Street
General information
Genre (s) Indie rock , folk rock
founding 2007
Website www.77bombaystreet.com
Current occupation
Matt Buchli
Lead vocals on electric guitar
Joe Buchli
Ezra Buchli
Lead vocals electric bass
Zimri-Ramon Buchli

The band 77 Bombay Street was founded in 2007 by the four brothers Matt, Joe, Esra and Simri-Ramon in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . The band plays characteristic folk and indie rock .

Band history

The four brothers Matt (* 1982), Joe (* 1984), Esra (* 1986) and Simri-Ramon Buchli (* 1990) grew up in a family of nine in Basel . As children, they played in hospitals, old people's homes and at private events. In 2001 the family moved to Australia to Adelaide at 77 Bombay Street.

When the four brothers came back to Switzerland two years later, they moved to their grandparents' chalet in Scharans im Domleschg , where they founded their band in 2007. Just one year after the band was founded, 77 Bombay Street won the MyCokemusic Soundcheck, the small Prix Walo in the "Band" category and a record deal.

With the songs 47 Millionaires , Long Way , I Love Lady Gaga and Up in the Sky they gained national fame through the radio. 77 Bombay Street completed over 150 live performances in the four years from 2007 to 2011. In spring 2011, 17 of their 21 club shows were sold out and in summer they performed at a total of 20 festivals. Her debut album Up in the Sky consists of twelve folk rock songs. The title song became a top 10 hit and stayed in the Swiss charts for 82 weeks . The album reached number 3 on the album charts and was in the charts for over two years. It has been certified platinum for more than 30,000 copies sold .

The second album Oko Town was released in October of the following year . It rose to number 1 on the charts and also reached platinum status.

Three years passed before the next album. Seven Mountains was released in September 2015 and took the band to number one for the second time.

Awards

In 2009 the band won the small Prix ​​Walo and the MyCokemusic Contest, and in 2011 the Prix Walo in the Pop / Rock category .

On January 12, 2013, the band received the SwissAward 2012 in the “Show” category.

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Up in the sky
  CH 3 
platinum
platinum
02/27/2011 (115 weeks)
Oko Town
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
platinum
platinum
10/21/2012 (41 weeks)
Seven Mountains
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
09/27/2015 (27 weeks)
Singles
Long way
  CH 55 03/13/2011 (10 weeks)
Up in the sky
  CH 7th 04/24/2011 (82 weeks)
I love Lady Gaga
  CH 19th 09/25/2011 (25 weeks)
Low on air
  CH 19th 02.09.2012 (18 weeks)
Follow the Rain
  CH 66 01/19/2014 (2 weeks)
Empire
  CH 11 11/27/2016 (15 weeks)

Discography

Albums

  • Up in the Sky (2011)
  • Oko Town (2012)
  • Seven Mountains (2015)

Singles

  • 47 millionaires (2010)
  • Long Way (2011)
  • Up in the Sky (2011)
  • I Love Lady Gaga (2011)
  • Waiting for Tomorrow (2012)
  • Forgotten Your Name (2011)
  • In the War (2011)
  • It's Now (2011)
  • Miss You Girl (2011)
  • Number2 (2011)
  • Hero (2011)
  • Money Back (2011)
  • Get Away (2011)
  • Low on Air (2012)
  • Rainbow (2012)
  • Indian (2012)
  • Angel (2012)
  • Garden (2012)
  • Follow the Rain (2012)
  • Seeker (2012)
  • Wake Me Up (2012)
  • Gladiator (2012)
  • Johnny (2012)
  • Planet Earth (2012)
  • Oko Town (2012)
  • Clown (2012)
  • Follow the Rain (2014)
  • Empire (2016)

Other publications

  • Dead Bird (2008) EP - now out of print
  • Say Love (2009) - Sampler contribution Bock auf Rock Vol. 2

Web links

Commons : 77 Bombay Street  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b timeline. (No longer available online.) MyCokemusic Soundcheck, archived from the original on May 14, 2018 ; accessed on May 13, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mycokemusic.ch
  2. ^ Joëlle Weil: Renewed nomination for 77 Bombay Street. In: Schweizer Illustrierte . February 15, 2012, accessed May 13, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Precious metal awards from 77 Bombay Street in Switzerland (database query)
  4. ^ Prix ​​Walo for «Der Verdingbub», Bastian Baker and 77 Bombay Street. Blick , May 13, 2012, accessed May 13, 2018 .
  5. ↑ 77 Bombay Street wins in the “Show” category. SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, January 11, 2013, accessed on May 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b 77 Bombay Street in the Swiss hit parade .