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Sophie Hunger (born Emilie Jeanne-Sophie Welti, March 31, 1983 in Bern) is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter based in Zürich, Switzerland. Her independently released second album Monday’s Ghost (2008) stayed at the top of the swiss charts for several weeks and caught the attention of critics abroad. The Guardian described her as „Laura Marling, Beth Orton and Björk in one folk-rocking package“.
Hunger began her recording career as a member of the band Fisher, where she billed herself as Emilie Welti. The band released one album, Fisher (2005), before she embarked on a solo career as a singer/songwriter, changing her performance name to Sophie Hunger.
The swiss singer spent parts of her youth abroad, living in England and Germany. Her cosmopolitan biography is reflected in her multilingual songwriting. While most songs are in english or german language, each album contains one song in a swiss german dialect. Her most recent album 1983 (2010) also includes a cover version of Noir Désir’sLe Vent Nous Portera in french language.
Totally unknown a few years ago Sophie Hunger has been on the road ever since, sharing stages with some of the country’s most successful artists, like Erik Truffaz, The Young Gods, Kutti MC or Stephan Eicher and appearing at locations such as Olympia in Paris, Miles Davis Hall at the Montreux Jazz Festival or the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
Hunger began her recording career as a member of the band Fisher, where she billed herself as Emilie Welti. The band released one album, Fisher (2005), before she embarked on a solo career as a singer/songwriter, changing her performance name to Sophie Hunger.
The swiss singer spent parts of her youth abroad, living in England and Germany. Her cosmopolitan biography is reflected in her multilingual songwriting. While most songs are in english or german language, each album contains one song in a swiss german dialect. Her most recent album 1983 (2010) also includes a cover version of Noir Désir’s
Le Vent Nous Portera in french language.Totally unknown a few years ago Sophie Hunger has been on the road ever since, sharing stages with some of the country’s most successful artists, like Erik Truffaz, The Young Gods, Kutti MC or Stephan Eicher and appearing at locations such as Olympia in Paris, Miles Davis Hall at the Montreux Jazz Festival or the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
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hiyome wrote:
nice
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TheHeaviestPop wrote:
I just discovered her, and I'm loving all of "Monday's Ghost" so far!
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doctorbagr wrote:
My latest blog post, containing Sophie. http://thievesintheknight.blogspot.com/2011/06/qqq1-quidos-quintessential-quarterly.html
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HankMulder wrote:
I find it sad music labels can't release the same overseas albums here in the USA. Some people are missing out on some songs. Oh well I love all 3 albums.
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wurzelburzel wrote:
@doctorbagr: that's really pretty cool....!!
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doctorbagr wrote:
OH GOD!!! My friends got to play with her backstage!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3z8q_Ylv-c
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doctorbagr wrote:
It does seem like a greatest hits thing, and just a little fake because of that. But yeah, it's meant for americans, because she has no american release. I hope it works out for her. [Btw, wednesday's concert was literally the best experience in my life.]
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wurzelburzel wrote:
it's no rip off. It's a US release and it's a fusion of her last two albums that weren't released in the US......so the people in the states can, sort of, catch up on her music.
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wodkaflamingo wrote:
love her
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HankMulder wrote:
Her self title is a rip off. I think it's a greatest hits or something.
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Fr0sT1k wrote:
Amazing concert in london!
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TaikiFouLung wrote:
D'Red, Lovesong to Everyone & 1983 <3
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Karina-mania wrote:
Quiero verla en vivo!!!! :(:(:(
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chenque65 wrote:
Love Sophie´s music, diverse and original. Beautiful voice too. Regards from Argentina!
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afromme wrote:
You can easily get "Sketches on sea" here http://www.amazon.de/Sketches-on-the-Sea/dp/B003NKMLJW/ The self-titled "Fisher" album by Sophie's ex band is still available here: http://www.kuenschtli.ch/ http://de.7digital.com/artists/fisher/fisher/ I know, terribly boring options because you'll be charged for two albums that you're desperately looking for.
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cocoscandle wrote:
wundervolle Frau!
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Molko_93 wrote:
Niemand, Niemand kennt mich wie du Unbedingt, ich geb alles zu Keine Enttäuschung, kein einziges Mal, aber dir ist eh alles egal. Oh Gott, ich liebe ihre Stimme...
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Ramoncastorp wrote:
Linda, te amo tanto. Te vejo em Paris, meu amor.
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Anitnemelc wrote:
Sophie Hunger AUF TOUR 1.483.331 Mal gespielt (27.511 Hörer) 738 gespielte Titel in deiner Musiksammlung <3
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cgrpeach wrote:
love
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Bob Dylan - Be a part of my dream
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BOB DYLAN - BE PART OF MY DREAM
Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
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From Marseille via OneShotNot to Holland
21 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/sophiehunger
From Marseille via OneShotNot to Holland„Many people don’t
realize that when you are remembering you are in
fact imagining” Sigrid NunezFacing Africa from the other side
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