Biography
Stefanie Heinzmann was born on 10th March 1989 in Visp, Switzerland.
She began her musical career as a singer at the age of 16. She sang with the band BigFisch from 2005 to 2008. At the same time, she visited the Commercial Secondary School for Artists and Athletes in Brig, where talented young people are free to participate in special projects that encourage their artistic or athletic development.
In 2007, at the urging of her brother Claudio, Stefanie Heinzmann auditioned for Stefan Raab’s casting show, SDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, and in early 2008 was more surprised than anyone else when she won the final round with a rendition of ‘My Man Is a Mean Man’. Her song, ‘My Man Is a Mean Man’, stayed on the German charts for nearly half a year (ranking third at its peak); the single went gold.
Her debut album, entitled ‘Masterplan’, was released in March 2008. Ranking among the top ten albums for several weeks running, the album also went platinum. In all, the album was among the top 100 for more than a year. The Stefanie Heinzmann singles, ‘Like a Bullet’ (released in April) and ‘Revolution’ also placed well in the charts and are frequently heard on the radio. The Metallica cover, ‘The Unforgiven’, was released in October (top 10).
Stefanie Heinzmann has since received numerous music awards. The honours received in 2008 include the Swiss Prix Walo and the EinsLive Krone, and in 2009 she was presented with the Swiss Music Award, the Echo and the Comet.
Stefanie Heinzmann tours both domestically and abroad as a festival act. In the studio and on stage, she has already worked with some of the greats of the music industry, such as Lionel Richie, Ronan Keating and Gentleman.
The album "Roots ToGrow" was released for sale in September 2009; the single ‘No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)’ was released in late August 2009 and in 2010 Stefanie Heinzmann embarked on an album tour of Germany and Switzerland.
Awards:
2008:
Prix Walo: ‘Best Newcomer’
Goldener Musikagent: ‘Most Popular Artist’
Radio Galaxy Award
EinsLive Krone ‘Best Newcomer’
2009:
Swiss Music Award: ‘Best Newcomer, National’, ‘Best Song, National’
Echo: ‘Best Female Artist, National, Rock/Pop’
Radio Regenbogen Award: ‘Listeners’ Award’
Comet: ‘Best Live Act’
Nominations & Awards
| 2009 | | Echo as "Best female artist national rock/pop" | |
| Comet as "Best live act" | ||
| Swiss Music Award as "Best national newcomer" and for "Best national song" | ||
| Radio Regenbogen Award "Listener award" | ||
| 2008 | | EinsLive Krone as "Best newcomer" | |
| Radio Galaxy Award | ||
| Prix Walo as "Best newcomer" | ||
| Golden Musicagent | ||
Nominations & Awards
| 2009 | | Echo as "Best female artist national rock/pop" | |
| Comet as "Best live act" | ||
| Swiss Music Award as "Best national newcomer" and for "Best national song" | ||
