Sophie hungry

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Sophie Hunger Rocken am Brocken 2016
Sophie Hunger Rocken am Brocken 2016
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Monday's ghost
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
platinum
platinum
10/26/2008 (46 weeks)
1983
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
04/11/2010 (25 weeks)
  DE 62 05/03/2010 (1 week)
The Danger of Light
  CH 2 10/14/2012 (14 weeks)
  DE 50 October 19, 2012 (2 weeks)
  AT 57 October 19, 2012 (1 week)
The Rules of Fire
  CH 21st 12/22/2013 (3 weeks)
  DE 89 December 20, 2013 (1 week)
Supermoon
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 05/03/2015 (25 weeks)
  DE 6th 05/05/2015 (4 weeks)
  AT 17th 05/08/2015 (3 weeks)
Molecules
  DE 16 07.09.2018 (3 weeks)
  AT 21st 14.09.2018 (3 weeks)
  CH 2 09.09.2018 (12 weeks)
Singles
Strangers (with Max Herre )
  DE 32 04/10/2013 (3 weeks)
Waltz for nobody
  DE 94 December 20, 2013 (1 week)

Sophie Hunger (born March 31, 1983 in Bern ; actually Emilie Jeanne-Sophie Welti ) is a Swiss singer , musician , songwriter and film composer . She plays guitar , blues harp and piano .

Life

Sophie Hunger is the daughter of Philippe Welti and Myrtha Welti , b. Hunger, as well as Arthur Welti's granddaughter . As a child, Sophie Hunger took piano lessons for a while. Her father listened to a lot of jazz and punk, so that she came into contact with these types of music at an early age. Through her mother she got to know various folk songs . Hunger had changing preferences, was enthusiastic about hip-hop and rhythm and blues as a teenager , later rock music and discovered country , bluegrass and folk as young adults .

The diplomat's daughter grew up with two older siblings in Bern , London , Bonn and Zurich . In autumn 2002 she passed the Matura at the literary school in Rämibühl and began studying German and English . Sophie Hunger gained her first stage experience at the Helsinki Club in Zurich .

Hunger has lived in Berlin-Kreuzberg since 2014 . She also has an apartment in Paris.

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Sophie Hunger Heimatsound Festival 2015

Between 2002 and 2006 Hunger was a guest singer on the project “Superterz”; she can also be heard on the 2006 album Standards . From 2004 Hunger was also a member of the indie rock band Fisher , which broke up in 2007.

In September 2006, published Sophie Hunger in self-distributed their first CD Sketches on Sea , she had even taken home. For this publication, she chose the stage name Sophie Hunger for the first time , which is composed of her middle name and her mother's maiden name. The recording soon attracted a lot of attention, as early as May 2007 Hunger played as the opening act for Stephan Eicher at the Bataclan in Paris and in July appeared at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival as a guest with Raphelson and John Parish . International concert tours with the Erik Truffaz Quartet and the band The Young Gods followed in August and September . She was accompanied by Michael Flury ( trombone ), Christian Prader ( flute , piano, guitar) and Evelinn Trouble ( choir ).

In 2007, the director Micha Lewinsky offered Sophie Hunger a role in his film Der Freund . She initially declined, but offered to compose the film music. Hunger then wrote the soundtrack together with Marcel Vaid (Superterz) and in return took on the supporting role suggested by Lewinsky. The friend was released in January 2008.

In 2008 Sophie Hunger had her musical breakthrough with her first studio album Monday's Ghost . In the same year she won the Prix ​​Walo in the Newcomer category and the SwissAward 2010 in the Show category . In 2010 she was the first ever Swiss artist to be invited to the famous Glastonbury Music Festival . In 2011 she received the Prix de la Création Musicale de France for her cover version Le vent nous portera ( Noir Désir ). In 2016 Sophie Hunger received the Artist Award (SwissMusicAwards2016) as part of the Swiss Music Awards as well as a LEA-Live Entertainment Award for the best club tour in Germany in 2015. As part of the Zurich Festival 2016, Hunger was awarded the Zurich Festival Prize. Sophie Hunger also received the Swiss Music Prize in 2016. She was awarded the prize for the best feature film music in France in September 2016 by the Des Notes et des Toiles film music festival for the film music for Ma vie de courgette . Further nominations for this film music: Prix Lumières 2017, César 2017 and the Swiss Film Prize 2017. On October 2, 2019, Sophie Hunger received the Prize for Pop Culture Germany.

In 2013 she and Max Herre took part in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2013 for the state of Baden-Württemberg . With the title strangers they reached the 8th place. In 2015 Sophie Hunger had an appearance in the Philharmonie de Paris in WIEBO (a spectacle about the different facets of the David Bowie myth) by Philippe Decouflé and the Compagnie DCA.

Sophie Hunger and her band can now be described as improvising musicians who are close to jazz , as shown not only by the invitation to the 36th Leipzig Jazz Days, but also by the band's cast with a sound-defining trombonist.

"Monday's Ghost"

Sophie Hunger on the album cover Monday's Ghost

Between January and May 2008 Sophie Hunger recorded her first studio album Monday's Ghost in the ICP studios in Brussels and in the Studio du Flon in Lausanne. This album was produced by Marcello Giuliani (among others Erik Truffaz Quartet), who also took over the bass part. Trombonist Michael Flury, multi-instrumentalist Christian Prader and drummer Alberto Malo also played a key role. In June 2008 the French division of Universal Music Jazz signed Sophie Hunger.

With her band, which, with the exception of Balz Bachmann , who replaced Giuliani on bass, corresponded to the studio line-up, Hunger played at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival in the sold-out Miles Davis Hall on July 6, 2008 .

On October 10, 2008, Monday's Ghost was published in Switzerland via the small distributor Irascible , which immediately stormed number 1 on the Swiss charts. The album later went platinum . In February 2009 the album was released through Universal Jazz in France, Germany and Austria.

In autumn 2008, drummer Albert Malo left the band and was replaced by Julian Sartorius , who left the band in 2010 to devote himself to his own projects. In 2010 the musician Dominik Chansorn was part of the band, but only for a few concerts. In 2011 Albert Malo returned to the Sophie Hunger Band.

1983

In August 2009 Hunger began working in Paris on her second studio album in 1983 , which she produced herself with the help of sound engineer Stéphane Alf Briat ( Phoenix , Air, among others ). One of the highlights of the 1983 tour in 2010 was the invitation to the Glastonbury Festival , where Hunger appeared as the first Swiss band in festival history. The invitation to the Montreal Jazz Festival is also important . Hunger's performance in front of a full house at the Cigale in Paris and another sold-out concert in the Miles Davis Hall at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival . Also in 1983 it was immediately at number 1 in the charts in Switzerland - in Germany and Austria the album was in the lower midfield of the Top 100. The release Le vent nous portera (cover of the French band Noir Désir ) was featured in the 2011 movie Terraferma and two Used as the soundtrack years later in the French drama Les Beaux Jours with Fanny Ardant .

Sophie Hunger at the Haldern Pop Festival 2019.

"The Danger of Light"

With the album The Danger of Light from 2012, the Hunger Band toured extensively in Germany, France and Great Britain at festivals and in large halls, for example at the Hamburg factory . She was also frequently invited to television, for example at 3 to 9 , Harald Schmidt's Late Night Show, and at WDR Anke has time . Her song Das Neue , which was extremely astounding in terms of the text, was presented everywhere, and in a playful way about the inconsistency of the terms, as she herself explained in 3 to 9 . The album was recorded in the United States, Montreal and Switzerland.

"The Rules of Fire"

Under the name The Rules of Fire , Hunger released a double album with live recordings in December 2013 - including three new titles - and a 60-minute documentary by French director Jeremiah , who accompanied Hunger and her band on their European tour for a year. The title “The Rules of Fire” refers to the “Ten Rules of Fire”, Hunger's ten rules of art, such as “Never try to please” or “Never explain yourself or your work”.

"Supermoon"

After four albums and long touring, Sophie Hunger took a break and went to California. She didn't feel at home in California, but that wasn't her goal, said Sophie Hunger. There she again wrote songs that appeared on her album Supermoon in April 2015. It's again their stubborn mix of folk, jazz and electronics in English, German, French and Swiss German.

"Molecules"

Sophie Hunger's sixth studio album Molecules was released on August 31, 2018.
The single She makes President has been online since May 2, 2018. Intro.de rated the new album as follows: "With her new album Molecules , the Swiss musician is moving away from her folk and jazz-influenced sound and turning to electronic elements." Hunger described the style itself as "minimalist electronic folk."

As an author

In addition to her musical activity, Hunger also appears in writing. She wrote columns for Die Zeit in 2009 , among others , in which she transformed into Christian Seraphin Jenny, who is in the newspaper and looked at the world from there. For up some stir her fictional report on the provided Salzburg Festival in 2010, she in the form of a letter to the late Thomas Bernhard designed and has been commented controversial and subsequently discussed. In the time online , Sophie Hunger reported on her American tour, which she started at the end of October 2011.

Discography

Sophie Hunger with band at the Leverkusener Jazz Days 2015

As Emilie Welti :

As Sophie Hunger : Own albums:

  • Sketches on Sea (first self-published, 2006. Re-released in 2008 on Gentlemen Records)
  • Monday's Ghost (Two Gentlemen Records, 2008)
  • 1983 (Two Gentlemen Records, 2010)
  • The Danger of Light (Two Gentlemen Records, 2012)
  • The Rules of Fire (live double album with documentary and book, Two Gentlemen Records, 2013)
  • Supermoon (Two Gentlemen Records, 2015)
  • Molecules (Two Gentleman Records, 2018)

Other publications:

  • Where Has the Love Gone on the album Beauty Queen by Serpentine ( kuenschtli.ch , 2007)
  • Biberräis on the album Und jetz… what does that do with me by Big Zis (Nation Music, 2009)
  • Let Me Go and Dirge on the album In Between by Erik Truffaz ( Blue Note Records , 2010)
  • Berlin - Tel Aviv on the album Hallo Welt! by Max Herre ( Nesola GmbH , Universal Music , 2012)
  • Round Nina - a tribute to Nina Simone , a CD with 10 international singers from jazz, soul and blues (Verve Universal Music Classics and Jazz 2014)
  • Pampa Vol.1 2016 (2 CDs) by DJ Koze; Participation as a guitarist

Film music:

Filmography

As Emilie Welti :

  • The Friend (2008)
  • The Buddy (2012)

As Sophie Hunger :

  • The Rules of Fire (2013)

Web links

Commons : Sophie Hunger  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH
  2. ↑ Awards for music sales: CH
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Sophie Hunger at Laut.de . Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ a b c d Jakob Buhre: “I think the whole thing is a coincidence.” Published on March 3, 2009. Accessed on May 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ a b Martin Fischer: You should slap these people interview for 20 minutes online , published on April 9, 2010. Accessed on September 12, 2010.
  6. ↑ LG Rämibühl: Matura theses school year 2001/02 , accessed on May 23, 2010.
  7. ↑ a b Erik Brandt Hoege: “You need some kind of unconsciousness” Interview for Jetzt.de , published on December 28, 2008, accessed on May 21, 2010.
  8. ↑ Hunger about the Helsinki Club. Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Julia Friese: Find consolation in the city of sin . In: Der Tagesspiegel , September 17, 2018, accessed on November 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ Standards on the homepage of Superterz ( Memento from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Fisher ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. at kuenschtli.ch. Retrieved July 7, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenschtli.ch
  12. ↑ a b c d e Tobi Müller: Sophie's world. Published on December 14, 2007. Published in: Das Magazin , number 50/2007.
  13. ↑ lea-verleihung.de: German Live Entertainment Award 2016, April 4th, Festhalle Frankfurt
  14. ↑ Festival Prize 2016 for Sophie Hunger ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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.zuercher-festspielpreis.ch
  15. ↑ Winner of the Swiss Music Prize 2016
  16. ↑ Awarding of the Pop Culture Prize - Relevant Prize sought. Retrieved on October 3, 2019 (German).
  17. ↑ 36th Jazz Days Leipzig - Sophie Hunger - The New
  18. ↑ Sophie Hunger Song 04 - November 17, 2012 Factory Hamburg
  19. ↑ Monday's Ghost at Discogs . Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  20. ↑ a b Sophie Hunger ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. at Montreuxjazzlive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.montreuxjazzlive.com
  21. ↑ Rabea Weihser: Sophie Hunger: The Cavalier Published on April 29, 2010. The time , issue 18/2010
  22. ↑ Brigitte Kleine: Review: Sophie's voice - The new export hit from Switzerland ( Memento from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Contribution from the show ttt - titel, thesen, temperamente . Published on August 30, 2009.
  23. ^ Sophie Hunger - musician , January 2013
  24. ↑ (Harald Schmidt April 17, 2013)
  25. ↑ Anke Engelke Talk , July 2013
  26. ↑ It's just music , specialist quartet with four music journalists from October 2012
  27. ↑ detektor.fm: Album of the week: Sophie Hunger - Supermoon
  28. ↑ Release announcement for «Molecules», on the Sophie Hunger website
  29. ↑ A short review by Molecules on intro.de.
  30. ^ [1] Intro.de, first single "She Makes President" - Sophie Hunger sees women in responsibility, Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
  31. ^ Sophie Hunger in Salzburg , August 2010
  32. ↑ Room 202 - Info , accessed on May 21, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Hungry, Sophie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Welti, Emilie Jeanne-Sophie (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern , Switzerland