Marco Pfeuti (born 7 June 1968 in
Oberdiessbach
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), better known by his stage name Gölä, is a popular
Swiss
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rock musician
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performing mainly in
Bernese German
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, but also in English. He grew up in
Oppligen near
Thun
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.
Career
The debut album of Gölä's eponymous band ''Uf u dervo'' (1998; meaning "up and leave") sold 250,000 copies, acquiring quintuple
platinum status as one of Switzerland's most successful
Swiss German
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music albums. Up until their disbandment in 2002, Gölä and his band produced four more albums, selling over half a million CDs and playing to sold-out concert halls.
A 2004 relaunch of the band as ''Burn'' with English-language songs was less successful.
Discography
* ''Uf u dervo'' (1998)
* ''Wildi Ross'' (1999)
* ''Volksmusig'' (2 CD, 2000)
* ''Gölä III'' (2001)
* ''Gölä III – Live02'' (2002)
* ''Burn'' (2004)
* ''Gimme a Band'' (2005)
* ''Rock & Roll'' (2007)
* ''Tättoo – Best of Bärndütsch / So Damn Sexy'' (2 CD, 2008)
* ''Z'Läbe fägt'' (2008)
* ''Z'Läbe fägt – Platinum Tour Edition 09'' (2 CD, 2009)
* ''The Greatest Hits Sessions'' (feat.
The Bellamy Brothers
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, 2010)
* ''BB&G Platinum'' (The Bellamy Brothers feat. Gölä, 2011)
* ''100% Mundart Stadion Thun'' (CD + DVD, 2011)
* ''Ängu u Dämone 1 / 2'' (2 CD, 2012)
* ''Die schönsten Mundart-Balladen – Nashville-Aufnahmen'' (2014)
* ''Mermaid Cowgirl'' (The Bellamy Brothers feat. Gölä, 2014)
* ''Stärne'' (2016)
* ''Urchig'' (2017)
* ''20 Jahre Bühnenjubiläum – Hallenstadion 2018'' (2 CD + DVD 2018)
* ''Büetzer Buebe'' (feat. Trauffer, 2019)
* ''Hour of the Thief'' (Gölä & the Deed, 2020)
* ''Handwärch'' (feat. Trauffer, 2021)
* ''U.F.O.'' (2023)
External links
Official website
References
1968 births
Living people
People from the canton of Bern
Swiss rock musicians
World Music Awards winners
20th-century Swiss musicians
21st-century Swiss musicians
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