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Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever.[2] With two million albums sold, they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. The band takes its name from the Saint-Gotthard Massif.

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Gotthard
Gotthard performing in 2016
Background information
Origin	Lugano, Switzerland
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal[1]
Years active	1992–present
Labels	BMG, Nuclear Blast
Members	Leo Leoni Marc Lynn Freddy Scherer Nic Maeder Flavio Mezzodi
Past members	Steve Lee Mandy Meyer Hena Habegger
Website	gotthard.com

Singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 5 October 2010.[3][4] In November 2011, Gotthard announced a new singer, Nic Maeder, through their official Facebook page and their website with a new song, "Remember It's Me", downloadable for free.[5]

Influences

Influences include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee was especially fond of Whitesnake.

Gotthard also performed "Immigrant Song" (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by Classic Rock (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). "Hush" was also performed live and can be found on the Made In Switzerland and "D frosted" albums.

They have also covered songs from Bob Dylan, The Hollies, Manfred Mann and The Move.

In 2008, Gotthard was supporting act for one of their favourite bands Deep Purple, during Deep Purple's German Tour. They also played at the Magic Circle Music Festival alongside bands such as Manowar, Alice Cooper, Doro and W.A.S.P. in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Gotthard also opened up for US rock band Bon Jovi in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and for Canadian rock star Bryan Adams.

After forging a friendship during a Rock Meets Classic tour, Francis Rossi of Status Quo has collaborated with Gotthard by co-writing and featuring on multiple tracks: first, on the 2018 single "Bye Bye Caroline" from the album Defrosted 2 and then on the track "Missteria" from the 2020 album #13. "Bye Bye Caroline" was inspired by Status Quo's hit single Caroline from 1973.[6][7]

Members

Discography

References

External links

• Official website
• Gotthard discography on jugi3.ch

На других языках

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[de] Gotthard (Band)

Gotthard ist eine Schweizer Hard-Rock-Band aus Lugano im Kanton Tessin. Jedes Studioalbum nach dem Debüt erreichte Platz 1 der Schweizer Charts.

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- [en] Gotthard (band)

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[es] Gotthard

Gotthard es una banda suiza de hard rock fundada en Lugano en 1992 por Steve Lee y Leo Leoni. Sus canciones están interpretadas en inglés. El grupo recibe su nombre del Paso de San Gotardo ("Gotthardpass" en alemán). Sus últimos once álbumes han alcanzado el número uno en Suiza, convirtiendo a la banda en una de las más exitosas del país, juntas a otras como Blue CoId Ice Creams y Krokus.[1] Con dos millones de copias vendidas, consiguieron discos de platino en diferentes partes del mundo.

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[ru] Gotthard

Gotthard — швейцарская рок-группа, основанная Стивом Ли и Лео Леони. Все их последние 12 альбомов поднимались до первой строчки швейцарского хит парада, что делает их одной из самых успешных групп Швейцарии.

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