Sina – Emma (album download)
Sina releases her new album, Emma. Sina is generally classified as a Mundartrocksängerin, signifying that she sings in a dialect distinctly different from standard German.
While this no doubt affected her crossover potential in Germany and Austria, where her music goes mostly unheard, it helped endear her to Swiss listeners — particularly those from her region of the country, the canton of Valais — who could relate to her culturally. Sina’s popular breakthrough came in 1994 with an adaptation of “Son of a Preacher Man,” and though she never scored many national hit singles, her albums regularly sold well in Switzerland, often charting in the Top Five. In fact, her second album, Wiiblich (1995), was a number one hit, earning her a Prix Walo in 1995. Over the years, Sina frequently collaborated with other Swiss artists, most notably Polo Hofer, Erika Stucky, and the Swiss Jazz Orchestra.
Born Ursula Bellwald on May 28, 1966, in Visp in the canton of Valais in the south of Switzerland, Sina grew up in the town of Gampel and worked in Geneva as a Bankkauffrau (i.e., bank employee) for a few years upon the completion of her schooling. At age 17 she won first place in the Oberwalliser Schlagerfestival with her rendition of the song “The House of the Rising Sun.” From 1983 to 1993 she studied various styles of music — classical, jazz, pop/rock, improvisation — and performed in the musicals Annie Get Your Gun and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Singing in dialect, Sina made her full-length recording debut in 1994 with a self-titled album featuring her breakthrough hit interpretation of “Son of a Preacher Man” (i.e., “Där Sohn vom Pfarrär,” adapted by Polo Hofer), originally popularized by Dusty Springfield on Dusty in Memphis (1969). Sina proved popular in Switzerland, charting for 23 weeks and peaking at number seven. Her follow-up album, Wiiblich (1995), went all the way to number one. This chart-topping success earned her a 1995 Prix Walo in the Pop category.
Tracklist:
01. Wa nix meh fehlt (feat. Ritschi & Micha Dettwyler) (3:54)
02. Ich süächu Dich (3:33)
03. Easy Rider (3:44)
04. Emma (6:20)
05. Gitarru Ma (5:46)
06. Numu ä Zahl (3:41)
07. Wiär sii schön (feat. Anna Känzig & Gigi Moto) (3:45)
08. Dä geisch (3:45)
09. Värflüächu där Mond (4:36)
10. Xundheit (5:16)
11. Zeppelin (4:08)
12. Stärnschnuppä ubär dich (4:42)
13. So Eifach (feat. Adrian Stern) (3:38)
Stream and download Emma by Sina below.
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