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Michèle Anne Bachmann

born in in Bern, BE, Switzerland
Anshelle
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Anshelle are a Swiss Adult Contemporary Pop/Rock band from Bern, Switzerland founded in 2001.
History
In 2002 Anshelle released the first album Part of the Game as a producer team.
After major changes Anshelle was reborn as a band and released the sophomore record Rewind Please in 2007 with co-producer Gert Stäuble (Züri West). The album entered the Swiss album charts at #74[1] and the single "Little Mountain" the Swiss single charts at #65.[2] Anshelle was awarded "Swiss Top Band" of the month September 7[3] and won 2 awards at the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Award 07 for "Best International Pop Song" (Rewind Please) und "Best International Pop Band".[4] After an extensive club- and festival tour through Switzerland the band also released their album in the UK through Urban Angel Music and went on a promotion tour through Northern Ireland in February 2008.
In 2009 the band produced the record Betty's Garden with co-producer Steve Lyon and Gert Stäuble (Züri West). The album entered the Swiss album charts at #31[5] and the singles "Crossroads" and "Secret Garden" were released in the same year. The band again went on a big club- and festivaltour through Switzerland playing major festivals at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Hoch-Ybrig Openair and Gampel Open Air. In 2010 the EP Good Days with 2 remixes by Monsieur Morphologue and producer team DICK&klein as well as 2 remixes of the songs "Crossroads" (Beatblaster S. remix) and "Slightly Underdressed" (DICK&klein) plus a special mix of the song "Little Mountain" was released. The band won the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Award in 2010 for "Best International Rock Album".[6]
After a break in 2011 the band produced its fourth album All In again without a label. The songs were mixed at Final Mix, Los Angeles by Rob Chiarelli and mastered at 360 Mastering, London by Dick Beetham. The first single I Can See Your Beauty was released with a videoclip on January 28, 2012.
Current line-up
The current line up consists of:
- Michèle Bachmann (vocals)
- Sandro Marretta (keys)
- Phil Küffer (bass)
- Martin Kissling (drums)
- Marc Hügli (guitars)
Discography
Albums
- All In (2012)
- Betty's Garden (2009) (CH #31)
- Rewind Please (2007) (CH #74)
- Part of the Game (2002) (BMG)
EPs
- Good Days (2010)
Radio Singles
- 2012 "I Can See Your Beauty"
- 2010 "Good Days"
- 2009 "Secret Garden"
- 2009 "Crossroads"
- 2008 "I'm Alright"
- 2007 "Hayfield (Bring Me Back)"
- 2007 "Rewind Please"
- 2002 "Bangkok Smiling"
- 2002 "Think of Me"
- 2002 "Go-Girl"
External links
References
- http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anshelle&titel=Rewind+Please&cat=a
- http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anshelle&titel=Little+Mountain&cat=s
- http://www.drs3.ch/www/de/drs3/sendungen/ch-special/2626.sh10004430.html
- http://www.torontoexclusive.com/awards2007/internationalnominees.html
- http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anshelle&titel=Betty%27s+Garden&cat=a
- http://www.torontoexclusive.com/awards/2010.html
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