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Zibbz (sometimes stylized as ZiBBZ) is a Swiss duo made of siblings Corinne and Stefan Gfeller. They represented Switzerland in the
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with the song "
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, but are based in
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Biography

Zibbz was founded in 2008 by siblings Corinne "Coco" Gfeller (vocals) and Stefan "Stee" Gfeller (drums, keyboard). The name "zibbz" is a modification of the English word "siblings". Since 2011, Coco and Stee have split their time between Switzerland and
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. Between 2011 and 2015, the band had their own weekly reality show about their lives in Los Angeles and the road to success in the music industry on the Swiss television channel Joiz. Their first studio album ''Ready? Go!'' was released in 2013 and peaked at number-14 on the official Swiss album charts. In 2017, their second studio album ''It Takes a Village,'' which was self-produced, peaked at number-11 on the official Swiss album charts. They have created songs used in commercials for
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, and wrote the official theme song for the
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. In February 2018, Zibbz was chosen to represent Switzerland with their song "
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" at the
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in
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, however, they failed to advance from the first semi-final, finishing in 13th place.


Members


Corinne Gfeller

Corinne "Coco" Gfeller, born , is the duo's lead vocalist. She trained at
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. Gfeller has also recorded vocals for numerous artists such as
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. She also worked on radio jingles for
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, FFN, SAW, Radio Munot, Radio Fribourg and has been an integral part of Swiss singer
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's band for more than ten years. Gfeller has performed with multiple high-profile musicians, including
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, and was the lead singer for ''
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2010'' and ''2017'', ''Art on Ice'', and the European leg of the '' We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour'' by
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. On 18 May 2019, she gave birth to her son Bowie Leon.


Stefan Gfeller

Stefan "Stee" Gfeller, born , is the duo's drummer, keyboardist, and producer. From 2003 to 2007, he studied music in
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where he completed his SMPV Diploma. Outside of Zibbz, Gfeller also worked as a drummer and producer for a range of different artists, including
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and
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. Furthermore, Gfeller is a member of the punk drum collective
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Discography


Albums


Singles


References


External links

* {{Authority control 2008 establishments in Switzerland Musical groups established in 2008 Swiss musical duos Swiss pop music groups Sibling musical duos Male–female musical duos English-language musical groups from Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest entrants