Remo Forrer
Remo Forrer | |
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Background information | |
Born | Hemberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 8 September 2001
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2020–present |
Remo Forrer (born 8 September 2001)[1] is a Swiss singer.[2] He won the third season of the TV talent show The Voice of Switzerland in April 2020, and also participated in the German television talent show I Can See Your Voice. He represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Watergun", which peaked at number two in his home country.[3][4]
Career
2019–2022: The Voice of Switzerland and I Can See Your Voice
In November 2019, Forrer auditioned for the third season of The Voice of Switzerland with the song "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi. He received chair turns from all four coaches and joined Noah Veraguth's team. Forrer won the season on 6 April 2020.
Round | Song | Original artist(s) | Notes |
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Blind auditions | "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | Four-chair turn, joined Team Noah |
Battle | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | Won against Desirée Rodenas Vazquez |
Sing offs | "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | |
Final | "Sign of the Times" | Harry Styles |
2023: Eurovision Song Contest
On 20 February 2023, Remo Forrer was announced as the Swiss representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 by Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR.[3] His competing song, "Watergun", was released on 7 March.[5]
He performed in the first semi-final and qualified for the final, where he placed 20th with 92 points.[6]
Personal life
Forrer lives in Hemberg, in the canton of St. Gallen. He has had an interest in music since his early childhood, which led to him learning to play the flute, the accordion and eventually the piano, which he taught himself to play by ear.[7] He completed an internship as a retail specialist in a sporting goods store.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||
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SWI [8] |
FIN [9] |
LTU [10] |
SWE Heat. [11] | |||
"Home" | 2020 | 93 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Let Go" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sweet Lies" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Out Loud" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | |
"Watergun" | 2023 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 1 | |
"Not Okay" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Long Year" | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ Helgeson, Justina (7 March 2023). "Switzerland: Remo Forrer's Eurovision 2023 song "Watergun" is out now". Eurosvisionworld. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Remo Forrer: «Ich wäre bei der Finalshow durch die Luft geflogen»". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "«The Voice»-Gewinner - Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Remo Forrer singt für die Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2023". eurovision.tv. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (17 February 2023). "Switzerland: Eurovision 2023 Entry to be Revealed on March 7". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Morris, Lauren (14 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023 results: Full scoreboard and points". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Remo Forrer | Sänger und Musiker aus der Ostschweiz". remoforrer.ch. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Remo Forrer". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Remo Forrer – Watergun" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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