Remo Forrer

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 TV talent show I Can See Your Voice. He is set to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Watergun".[3][4]

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

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.

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

On 20 February 2023, Remo Forrer was announced as the Swiss representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 by Swiss broadcaster SRG.[3] His competing song, "Watergun", was released on 7 March.[5]

Personal life

Remo Forrer lives in Hemberg, in the canton of St. Gallen. He has had an interest in music since his early childhood, which lead to him learning to play the flute, the accordion and eventually the piano, which he taught himself to play by ear.[6] He completed an internship as a retail specialist in a sporting goods store.

References
  1. Helgeson, Justina (2023-03-07). "Switzerland: Remo Forrer's Eurovision 2023 song "Watergun" is out now". Eurosvisionworld. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. "Remo Forrer: «Ich wäre bei der Finalshow durch die Luft geflogen»". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. "«The Voice»-Gewinner - Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Remo Forrer singt für die Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. "Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2023". eurovision.tv. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. Bijuvignesh, Darshan (17 February 2023). "Switzerland: Eurovision 2023 Entry to be Revealed on March 7". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. "Remo Forrer | Sänger und Musiker aus der Ostschweiz". remoforrer.ch. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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