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1 Career  



1.1  20192022: The Voice of Switzerland and I Can See Your Voice  





1.2  2023: Eurovision Song Contest  







2 Personal life  





3 Discography  



3.1  Extended plays  





3.2  Singles  







4 References  














Remo Forrer






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Remo Forrer
Forrer in 2023
Forrer in 2023
Background information
Born (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22)
Hemberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2020–present

Remo Forrer (born 5 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

[edit]

2019–2022: The Voice of Switzerland and I Can See Your Voice

[edit]

In November 2019, Forrer auditioned for the third seasonofThe 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.

The Voice of Switzerland performances
Round Song Original artist(s) Notes
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

Extended plays

[edit]
List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Favorite Kind of Lonely
  • Released: 31 May 2024
  • Label: Manifester

Singles

[edit]
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
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 Favorite Kind of Lonely
"Not Okay"
"Long Year" Non-album single
"Heaven or Hell" 2024 Favorite Kind of Lonely
"Full 180"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Helgeson, Justina (7 March 2023). "Switzerland: Remo Forrer's Eurovision 2023 song "Watergun" is out now". Eurosvisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  • ^ "Remo Forrer: «Ich wäre bei der Finalshow durch die Luft geflogen»". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  • ^ "Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2023". eurovision.tv. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  • ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (17 February 2023). "Switzerland: Eurovision 2023 Entry to be Revealed on March 7". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  • ^ Morris, Lauren (14 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023 results: Full scoreboard and points". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  • ^ "Remo Forrer | Sänger und Musiker aus der Ostschweiz". remoforrer.ch. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  • ^ "Discographie Remo Forrer". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  • ^ "Remo Forrer – Watergun" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  • ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  • ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  • Awards and achievements
    Preceded by

    Tiziana Gulino

    The Voice of Switzerland winner
    2020
    Succeeded by

    TBD

    Preceded by

    Marius Bear
    with "Boys Do Cry"

    Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
    2023
    Succeeded by

    Nemo
    with "The Code"


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