Bligg

Marco Bliggensdorfer (born 30 September 1976, in Zurich),Mike Gadient
''Liebes SRF, da klafft eine Lücke im Lebenslauf von Bligg.''
In: zueriost.ch vom 27. Juli 2018. professionally known as Bligg, is a Swiss rapper. His albums ''0816'' and ''Bart Aber Herzlich'' reached the spot on the Swiss charts; four of his other albums have peaked the Top 20. In 1999 and 2000, he was part of the duo Bligg'n'Lexx with rapper and producer Lexx, releasing one album together.

Career

Beginnings

At the age of 16, Bligg began freestyling. In 1995, he released a limited EP, ''Zürislang Freistiil'', which was the first opportunity to really hear him rapping.

Bligg'n'Lexx

Three years later, Bliggensdorfer met Alex Storrer, a producer and rapper known as Lexx. Forming a hip hop duo, the two worked together on ''Chocolate, Cheese and Sounds.'' In 1999, they released their first single, called ''Schnitzeljagd'' under the name Bligg'n'Lexx. The single was remixed by DJ Cutmando, whom the pair met while touring. Ever since then, DJ Cutmando has worked with Bligg multiple times.

In 2000, Bligg'n'Lexx collaborated with Pete Penicka to release the single ''Du & Ich'' from the Bligg'n'Lexx debut and only studio album ''Nahdisnah.'' The album received positive reviews and increased the group's popularity.

Solo career

Bligg also started working on additional songs and was signed as a separate act to Universal Switzerland. In 2001, Bligg released his first solo album, entitled ''Normal,'' which reached #20 on the Swiss charts. He worked with hip-hop artists Spooman, Lexx (his partner in Bligg'n'Lexx) and with Stress, as well as the American rap group The Alkaholiks. In Another song, the soul musician Emel was included, whom Bligg had known for a while.

The songs ''Alles scho mal ghört'' and ''Relaxtra'' reached the Swiss Singles Chart Top 20. ''Alles scho mal ghört'' remained on the charts for 16 weeks, eventually reaching #7. In 2002, ''Relaxtra'' was released as an EP for a second time.

After the release of ''Normal,'' Bligg ended his relationship with Universal and signed with Nation Music. In 2004, he released his second album, entitled ''Odyssey.'' On this album, he worked with many Swiss producers. ''Odyssey'' stayed on the Swiss charts for 9 weeks and reached #19. Featured guests on this album includes Emel, Stress, Stephanie, and Berlin rapper Kool Savas. The single ''King Size'' became very popular, and after the release of this album, Bligg went on tour for a second time with DJ Cutmando and other musicians.

In 2005, Bligg released an album called ''Okey Dokey'' via the Musikvertrieb-Label. The album was the first Dualdisc that was ever released on the Swiss market. Emel and Kool Savas were included on this album. The single ''Gang Nöd'' is Bligg's contribution for Swiss suicide prevention campaign featured on television. In 2006, Bligg released the album ''Mit Liib & Seel.'' This was the first time that Bligg sang on one of his albums, as well as the first time that he used English lyrics. After the album's release, Bligg went on tour, accompanied by a seven-person band.

In 2007, Bligg released his fourth album, called ''Yves Spink.'' He worked on this album with DJ Cutmando, in their own well-furnished recording studio. The album reached the Top 10 Swiss charts. The album, which is named after a Swiss party organizer, features a song called ''Suzanne''. This song is dedicated to Susanne Wille, the moderator of the Swiss news show 10vor10.

In October 2007, the song ''Volksmusigg'' was used for the TV show ''Die grössten Schweizer Hits''. It was performed by the folk group Streichmusik Alder. This version was successful and was released as a single, then stayed on the Swiss charts for 20 weeks. Bligg went then on tour with Streichmusik Alder.

After successfully working with the group, Bligg decided to incorporate traditional folk elements into his songs, especially using the Hammered dulcimer in his beats. In October 2008, Bligg released his fifth album called ''0816''. After eight weeks, Bligg reached #1 on the Swiss charts and stayed there for weeks. The first single off the album was the song ''Rosalie'', which was about a woman who falls in love with a florist. The song reached #5 on the Hitparade Single charts. From 8 January to 18 April 2009, Bligg went on tour. In order to reproduce the recorded album's style elements while touring, the band included accordion player Nicolas Senn, who played the Hammered dulcimer on-stage.

Between 2010 and 2020, Bligg released 6 further albums called ''Bart aber herzlich'', ''Service publigg'', ''Instinkt'', ''KombiNation'', ''Unplugged'' and ''Okey Dokey II''. All six albums reached the Top 5 on the Official Swiss Charts.

Bligg'n'Lexx discography

with ''Lexx'' as ''Bligg'n'Lexx''

Bligg discography

Albums

Other solo album releases
* 2009: ''0816 Nackt'' (Deluxe edition of ''0816'')
* 2011: ''Brass aber herzlich'' (Deluxe edition of ''Bart aber herzlich'')
*2014: ''Service Publigg - Live im Volkshaus'' (Deluxe edition of ''Service Publigg'')

EPs

* 2001: ''Relaxtra''
* 2004: ''Odyssey Club''

Mixtapes

Singles

Featured in
* 1999: Bruch e Waag (Gleiszwei featuring Bligg)
*2001: De Schwierig (Gleiszwei featuring Bligg)
*2002: S'tut Ma Laid (Spooman with Bligg, TZA)
*2002: Olmapeople (Stress featuring Bligg)
*2012: ''Irgendwenn'' (Slädu featuring Bligg)
*2012: One At The Time (Stress featuring Bligg)
*2020: Narbe (SMA Kids with Bligg)

Others
* 1995: ''Zürisläng Freischtiil'' (Vinyl) (with Lügner, Tiisär & DJ Cutmando)

Awards and nominations

Results

References

External links

Website of Bligg

Bligg
on Internet Movie Database

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1976 births
Living people
Swiss male rappers