Shem Thomas
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Shem Thomas (* 1978 ; actually Thomas Kühnis ) is a Swiss singer , rapper and songwriter from Rebstein . He became known in 2014 through the talent show The Voice of Switzerland .
biography
Thomas Kühnis grew up in Diepoldsau . In his youth he was already active in bands, during a stay in France in 1999 he discovered his talent for the guitar and songwriting and just a year later he put together his first album Back in France with his own songs. He later changed his stage name Eastern Atlantic to Shem Thomas . In the following years he toured Switzerland as a musician and was active across genres as a live musician and in various projects. It took eight years for his second album Zimmer 291 , which was not officially released. In addition to music, Thomas Kühnis works as a temporary primary teacher .
Only in the 2010s did Thomas devote himself more intensively to music, performed more and more and successfully took part in a regional songwriter competition. He also started planning a third album.
Already 2003 Shem Thomas had in the talent show Musicstar advertised and could take the chance but not perceived. At the beginning of 2014 he took part in the second season of The Voice of Switzerland and was one of 40 candidates who survived the blind auditions . He came to the live shows in Stefanie Heinzmann's team and, thanks to her vote, reached the final, even though he narrowly lost the audience vote in the semifinals against fellow competitor Vanessa Iraci. In the final broadcast he was able to secure second place behind the clear winner Tiziana Gulino . In addition to the current hit Happy by Pharrell Williams and a duet with James Arthur ( Get Down ), he sang the ballad Crossroads in the finale , which was written for him by Toby Gad and Rea Garvey . It was released after the show finale and replaced Pharrells Happy at number one in the Swiss hit parade . In the radio play series of the Swiss mouse Jimmy Flitz part 5 by Roland Zoss he sang the title I am in tree
Discography
Albums
- Back in France (2000)
- Room 291 (2008)
- You're (Not) the Only One (2015)
Songs Songs from the The Voice broadcasts from February 22nd to April 19th, 2014
- Father and Son ( Cat Stevens )
- Give Me Love ( Ed Sheeran - "Battle" with Pascal Muggli)
- Beneath Your Beautiful ( Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé )
- Demons ( Imagine Dragons )
- Say Say Say ( Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - duet with Vanessa Iraci)
- Happy ( Pharrell Williams )
- Get Down (duet with James Arthur )
- Crossroads
Songs based on The Voice
- We just need a little
- Valley
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- ↑ a b Chart discography Switzerland
- ↑ a b “Energy was so strong that I fell out of the text” , René Schneider, Tagblatt Online, March 11, 2014
- ↑ Shem Thomas - Biography ( Memento from May 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Swiss Live Talents, accessed on May 3, 2014
- ↑ So are the chances of Stefanie Heinzmann's team , Natalie Blasi, Schweizer Illustrierte, April 4, 2014
- ↑ # 4 Betula Songwriter Slamery , Betula homepage, March 17, 2014
Web links
- official homepage
- Shem Thomas at The Voice of Switzerland
- Awards for music sales: CH
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SURNAME | Thomas, Shem |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kühnis, Thomas (real name); Eastern Atlantic (stage name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss singer, rapper and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 or 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |