Jimmy Flitz

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Jimmy Flitz is a children's book and radio play character . The Swiss mouse is the trademark of author and musician Roland Zoss .

History of origin

Jimmy Flitz had his first appearance in 1994 in the picture book Das Kind vom Turm vom Berner Münster . The mouse became known throughout Switzerland in 2001 with the Jimmy Flitz rock song in the multicultural world music album Muku-Tiki-Mu and in the book and radio play series Jimmy Flitz , ChinderWiehnacht and Güschi , from Gurten near Bern. It became known worldwide as of 2010 as a postage stamp and in the game book on Swiss flights.

The radio play series Jimmy Flitz e Reis dür d Schwyz started in 2007 under the direction of Roland Zoss. It ends in Part 6 in the Federal Palace in Bern. In the main role Dajana Wetzel as mouse and Swiss dialect stars like Büne Huber , Marco Rima , Corin Curschellas , Christine Lauterburg , Hanery Amman , Steff la Cheffe ; Anna Murphy, singer with Eluveitie ; Tinu Heiniger , Knackeboul , Pedro Lenz , Barbara Burren and other originals. A small herd of wild animals travels through the Alpine country in search of ancient cultures, legends and magical places. The JimmyFlitz radio play series and the JimmyFlitz rock band became cult and received various awards for their ambience and dialect music . In 2010 Jimmy Flitz the Swiss mouse appeared as a German reader in the rikiverlag, illustrated by Viviane Dommann ; and the author was honored with a special Jimmy Flitz postage stamp. An app for iOS with the mouse has been available since 2012. The JimmyFlitz ChinderWiehnacht, Part 4 received the award for the best nursery rhyme album in 2015. Here the mouse travels to Bethlehem in search of the Christ Child. Yodelling and rapping accompanied by Swiss artists and children's choirs.

E Reis dür d Schwyz - the cultural series for children in 6 parts

After 2008, the mouse established itself as an identity-creating figure in Switzerland. Loved by children, praised by educators, she strikes the balancing act between folk tones and folk rock and rap in the 6-part music radio play series. It combines styles of contemporary music and creates a dialect home.

Jimmy Flitz Wiehnacht • Musical (part 4)

In the Chinder Wiehnacht, Roland Zoss combines rap, yodel, rock, choir singing and narration to create modern Advent music in dialect. The journey to the baby Jesus is told from the point of view of the animals and the musical is performed every year in different churches. Maus JimmyFlitz is accompanied by important Swiss musicians, rappers, yodellers and storytellers. Including Steff la Cheffe , Christine Lauterburg , Knackeboul , Tinu Heiniger , Res Schmid - Gebr. Marti RSGM . The composition received the highest Swiss award in children's music for its variety of styles and quality: the Golden Chrönli 2015, 1st place. Swiss television SRF first broadcast the program on Christmas Eve 2016.

The Bern Minster with the mouse's nest and the belts have become actual places of pilgrimage for Jimmy Flitz fans. "Jimmy Flitz is known to many children and their parents as a character who explores Swiss geography and history in exciting stories, overcoming space and time."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.post.ch/philatelie/ph-ausgabeprogramm-2010.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.post.ch  
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/jimmy-flitz/id519502116?l=en&mt=8

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2. Swiss Inflight Magazin 2011 [1]
3. Swiss mouse on TV SRF 1 [2]