Sina

Swiss pop/rock singer Sina is normally classified like a Mundartrocksängerin, signifying that she sings inside a dialect distinctly not the same as regular German. While this without doubt affected her crossover potential in Germany and Austria, where her music will go mainly unheard, it helped endear her to Swiss listeners — especially those from her area of the united states, the canton of Valais — who could relate with her culturally. Sina’s well-known breakthrough arrived in 1994 with an version of “Child of the Preacher Guy,” and even though she by no means scored many nationwide strike singles, her albums frequently offered well in Switzerland, frequently charting in the very best Five. Actually, her second recording, Wiiblich (1995), was lots one hit, generating her a Prix Walo in 1995. Over time, Sina regularly collaborated with additional Swiss artists, especially Polo Hofer, Erika Stucky, as well as the Swiss Jazz Orchestra. Given birth to Ursula Bellwald on, may 28, 1966, in Visp within the canton of Valais within the south of Switzerland, Sina was raised in the city of Gampel and worked well in Geneva like a Bankkauffrau (i.e., loan provider employee) for a couple years upon the conclusion of her schooling. At age group 17 she gained first place within the Oberwalliser Schlagerfestival with her rendition from the melody “THE HOME of the Increasing Sunlight.” From 1983 to 1993 she examined various varieties of music — traditional, jazz, pop/rock and roll, improvisation — and performed within the musicals Annie MAKE YOUR Weapon and Jesus Christ Superstar. Performing in dialect, Sina produced her full-length documenting debut in 1994 using a self-titled record featuring her discovery strike interpretation of “Kid of the Preacher Guy” (i.e., “Där Sohn vom Pfarrär,” modified by Polo Hofer), originally popularized by Dusty Springfield on Dusty in Memphis (1969). Sina demonstrated well-known in Switzerland, charting for 23 weeks and peaking at amount seven. Her follow-up record, Wiiblich (1995), proceeded to go completely to number 1. This chart-topping achievement gained her a 1995 Prix Walo within the Pop category. Sina’s third record, Häx Odär Heilig (1997), a high Ten strike, spawned her initial nationally charting one, “Immär und Ewig” (amount 43). Her following record, 4 (1999), performed likewise, charting Best Five and spawning another Best 50 strike, “Nix Värbii.” Also released as an individual from 4 was “Där Papa Isch äs Chorbi Gsi,” a interpretation of “Papa Was a Rollin’ Rock,” originally popularized with the Temptations in 1972; the solo was billed being a duet with Polo (i.e., Polo Hofer), who modified the melody and who previously acquired modified “Son of the Preacher Man” aswell. Another duet with Hofer, “Wenn ha sido Nötig Wär,” was highlighted on his 2000 record with Die Schmetterband, Härzbluet. In 2001, after some collaborative and performing work, Sina came back with a fresh record, Marzipan. Offering her third Best 50 hit one up to now, “Propäller,” the record charted at number 2 and gained her another Prix Walo, that one in the group of Vocalist/Songwriter. In 2002 her label, Muve, released a greatest-hits collection, Bescht of Sina; also that calendar year she toured thoroughly, including a vacation to China, and participated within the starting ceremony from the Swiss Country wide Exhibition in Biel, Expo.02. In 2003 Sina started touring with jazz vocalist and fellow Valais indigenous Erika Stucky in advertising of the ongoing Toluheischis Vorläbu overall performance task. In 2005 Sina released her 1st recording of new materials in four years, All:Label. Though the recording didn’t spawn a charting solitary, All:Label itself was lots two hit within the albums graph. Sina’s next strike single arrived in 2007 with “Alperose,” a high 20 cooperation with Polo Hofer, Sandee (i.e., Sandra Moser), and Kandlbauer (we.e., Daniel Kandlbauer) presented on Hofer’s Duette 1977-2007 collection. Also in 2007 she collaborated using the Swiss Jazz Orchestra for any couple tunes (“Däheimu,” “Aber Zärtlech Bisch du Nid”) on the recording Buebetröim. In 2008 she released her 1st recording of new materials in a couple of years, In Wolkä Fische. Among her most widely used albums up to now, In Wolkä Fische spawned the very best 25 solitary “Wänn Nit Jetzt Wänn Dä” and was itself lots two hit.