Anna Rossinelli

Anna Rossinelli at Radio Pilatus (Jan 2019)

Anna Rossinelli (born April 20, 1987 in Basel ) is a Swiss singer-songwriter . She represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf .

Life

Rossinelli made her first stage experience at the age of 13. A year later she founded her first a cappella band, and this was followed by appearances with various other bands. She later took lessons at the Basel Jazz School (Basel Music School), where the curriculum included singing , music theory and ear training as well as piano lessons . In 2010 Rossinelli spent half a year in New York City with Georg Dillier for musical and linguistic training.

In addition to her musical training, Rossinelli completed an apprenticeship as a specialist in care, specializing in disabled care. She also worked as a model for underwear for the Tarzan label and as a waitress and runs the kiosk in a Basel Badi on the Rhine.

Rossinelli was with Georg Dillier, the band's bassist, for twelve years. They split in 2015 but continue to make music together in the band.

In the third season of the program The Voice of Switzerland , which was broadcast from January 27 to April 6, 2020, she was one of the four coaches.

music

In autumn 2008 the pop-soul trio Anne Claire was formed with Anna Rossinelli as singer, guitarist and drummer Manuel Meisel (* 1983 in Basel) and bassist Georg Dillier (* 1982 in Basel). The trio went on a street music tour through Europe and has been called Anna Rossinelli since 2010 .

Eurovision Song Contest

Rossinelli with her band at the Eurovision Song Contest

Rossinelli applied with the ballad In Love for a While (text and music: David Klein ) for the qualification of Swiss television for the starting position of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf . She made it into the decision show on December 11, 2010 in Kreuzlingen , where she prevailed against eleven competitors. Before the show, she was considered an outsider by the experts. During the broadcast, however, it received the best reviews from the jury.

On May 10, 2011 she entered the first semifinals of the Song Contest in Düsseldorf. For the first time since 2006 someone from Switzerland reached the final of the competition. There Rossinelli, who appeared together with her band , landed only on the 25th and last place. The entry received only 19 points: from Great Britain (10), Serbia (5) and Slovakia (4).

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		CH
2011	Bon voyage	CH10 (10 weeks) CH
2013	Marylou	CH1 (9 weeks) CH
2014	Marylou Two	CH7 (8 weeks) CH
2015	Takes Two to Tango	CH7 (9 weeks) CH
2019	White Garden	CH1 (7 weeks) CH

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		CH
2011	In love for a while	CH3 (4 weeks) CH
2013	Let It Go Marylou	CH26 (7 weeks) CH
2014	Shine in the light	CH4 (8 weeks) CH
2019	Hold Your Head Up White Garden	CH88 (1 week) CH

More singles

• 2015: Bang Bang Bang

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		CH
2020	Victoria Line	CH19 (7 weeks) CH	Pegasus feat. Anna Rossinelli

Web links

Commons : Anna Rossinelli  - Collection of Images

• Website of Anna Rossinelli

Individual evidence

1. ^ Philippe Amrein: The vocal cords of the nation . In: Basler Zeitung , May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2019. 
2. ↑ "I live modestly." In: Coop newspaper , July 8, 2019
3. ↑ Anna Rossinelli on her new album: "We had to process the separation." In: Aargauer Zeitung , January 16, 2019
4. ↑ Biographies on Anna Rossinelli's website, accessed January 31, 2020
5. ↑ Anna sings for Switzerland, pbe / sda , December 11, 2010. In: Basler Zeitung .
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: CH