Stephan Eicher is Swiss singer-songwriter who was born in Münchenbuchsee in
1960. He studied music and modern composing methods at the Academy of Art in
Zurich, skills which served him well in his chosen career. Eicher cites a wide
range of influences acquired through listening to music during his teenage years
and these include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Serge Gainsbourg. He
sings in numerous languages and is equally comfortable with French, German,
English, Italian and Swiss German, sometimes combining different languages
within the same song.
He briefly joine...