ZiBBZ

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ZiBBZ are a Swiss Indie - Pop - band with electronic influences from Gisikon .

The band is known, among other things, for their own documentary soap on the TV station Joiz and their success in the Swiss preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018: The big decision show on February 4, 2018.

ZiBBZ
The logo of the band ZiBBZ

The logo of the band ZiBBZ
General information
origin Gisikon
Genre (s) Indie , pop , electronic music
founding 2008
Website www.zibbz.com
Founding members
Founding member
 Co Gfeller
Founding member
 Stee Gfeller
Current occupation
Co Gfeller
Stee Gfeller

biography

ZiBBZ was founded in 2008 by the sibling duo Corinne "Co" Gfeller ( vocals ) and Stefan "Stee" Gfeller ( drums / percussion , piano ). The band name is a modification of the English word for siblings: Siblings.

Co and Stee have been commuting between Switzerland and their adopted home Los Angeles since 2011. From 2011 to 2015, the band was accompanied in their own weekly reality TV show by the TV station Joiz . So far, ZiBBZ have released two studio albums. The first album Ready? Go! came onto the market in 2013 and reached number 14 in the official Swiss charts. This was followed in 2017 by the second album It Takes A Village in self-production and reached number 11 in the Swiss charts. In between, several single releases followed, including the song Children of the Digital , the video of which was played on MTV in the USA in rotation.

In 2014, ZiBBZ competed with the Bieranjas in the show Kampf der Orchester and reached the final.

In 2018, ZiBBZ and their Song Stones were selected by an international jury and the Swiss TV audience to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon , but were eliminated in the first semi-final on May 8, 2018.

Members

Corinne "Co" Gfeller

Corinne "Co" Gfeller (born June 6, 1985) is a Swiss singer / songwriter. She lives in Los Angeles and Switzerland. She completed her training as a musical actress at the Laine Theater Arts School in London .

She can be heard on albums by other musicians such as Gölä , Bligg , Carlos Leal , Bastian Baker and Bellamy Brothers as well as in several radio jingles. She has been part of the Gölä Band for over ten years.

Her voice was heard in a duet with Donna Summer on Art on Ice , Basel Tattoo , We Will Rock You (Queen's European tour) and others.

Stefan "Stee" Gfeller

Stefan "Stee" Gfeller (born November 3, 1987) is a Swiss musician / songwriter / producer. He plays rhythm and keyboard instruments and guitar and lives in Los Angeles and Switzerland. From 2003 to 2007 he studied music in Winterthur and completed his SMPV diploma . In addition to his diverse tasks at ZiBBZ, Stee also works as a drummer / music producer (studio / live) for various other musicians such as Gölä or Bastian Baker . Stee is a member of the Punk Drum Collective street drum corps .

Musical creation

Co and Stee also play as studio and live musicians, with Gölä or Bligg, among others. The songs for the Ragusa- Blonde TV commercial, the music in the Subaru commercial with Stan Wawrinka and the official song for the Floorball World Cup 2012 come from Co and Stee. You wrote for musicians like Bastian Baker , Luca Hänni and Carlos Leal . The song Undun was also recorded by Fergie and should get a place on the last solo album of the Black Eyed Peas singer.

Discography

Albums

  • 2013: Ready? Go! (6003 Records, Phonag)
  • 2017: It Takes A Village (6003 Records)

Singles

  • 2011: Www.Aah!
  • 2012: One Shot (official song of the Floorball World Cup 2012 )
  • 2013: Wake Up!
  • 2013: neon lights
  • 2014: Dynamite Blonde
  • 2014: Undone
  • 2016: World Keeps Turning
  • 2016: Children of the Digital
  • 2017: Run
  • 2017: Paperplane
  • 2018: Stones (Switzerland's official contribution to the ESC 2018 )
  • 2018: Rich
  • 2019: You and Me (Against the World)

Chart placements

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
CH CH
2013 Ready? Go! CH14 (4 weeks)
CH
2017 It takes a village CH11 (1 week)
CH
2018 Stones CH62 (1 week)
CH

Awards

  • Winner in the big decision-making show of Switzerland for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
  • Platinum award for "strengths" with Gölä
  • Nominated for the 40th Prix Walo 2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest - The 6 finalists in the "ESC 2018 - Decision Show". Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Roland Meier: Mattschiibe.ch. August 15, 2011, accessed January 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Steffen Hung: ZiBBZ - hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung: ZiBBZ - hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest - Zibbz are the Swiss participants in the “ESC” 2018 in Lisbon. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
  6. ↑ SWISSPERFORM - MyPad - Corinne 'Coco' Gfeller. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
  7. ↑ De Song of the Day - De Song of the Day: Bastian Baker «Everything We Do» . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . ( srf.ch [accessed on February 7, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung: Gölä / Corinne "Coco" Gfeller - We ig alleini bi - hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  9. ↑ SWISSPERFORM - MyPad - Corinne 'Coco' Gfeller. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Zibbz explained in five points. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  11. ^ WIAM, Winterthur Institute for Contemporary Music. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  12. ↑ WI_Startseite. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  13. ^ Radio Swiss Pop - music database - musicians . ( radioswisspop.ch [accessed on February 7, 2018]).
  14. ↑ GEMA - Members - Repertoire Search. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Bastian Baker: Bastian Baker - Everything We Do (Official Video). June 19, 2015, accessed February 7, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Drew Cole: Drew Cole - California Ghosts. February 6, 2017, accessed February 7, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Welcome. Retrieved February 7, 2018 (American English).
  18. ↑ Göläs Göttikinder Coco and Stee Gfeller start with their first album . In: az Aargauer Zeitung . April 5, 2013 ( aargauerzeitung.ch [accessed January 24, 2018]).
  19. ↑ Ragusa: TV spot Ragusa Blond with ZiBBZ and Lara Gut. March 18, 2014, accessed January 24, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Zibbz | dasoffice.ch. Retrieved January 24, 2018 (Swiss Standard German).
  21. ↑ swiss unihockey :: What should the World Cup song be called? Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
  22. ↑ GEMA - Members - Repertoire Search. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Chart sources:
  24. ↑ Platinum award for "strengths" . In: Gölä . July 10, 2017 ( golamusic.com [accessed February 7, 2018]).
  25. ↑ 40th Prix Walo award . In: Tele 1 . May 18, 2014 ( tele1.ch [accessed February 7, 2018]).