Artist's albums
Xangischxung
2001 · album
Härzbluet
2000 · album
Über alli Bärge
1997 · album
Weitere 15 starke Songs plus 2, 1987-1994
1994 · album
Welcome i dr Sonderbar
1994 · album
Polo Hofer und die Schmetterband: Live
1993 · album
Travailler c'est trop dur
1992 · album
Eden
1990 · album
Rütmus, Bluus und Schnälli Schue!
1988 · album
Im wilde Weste
1986 · album
Giggerig
1985 · album
Polovinyl
1984 · album
Kiosk (Hoch Deutsch)
2022 · single
Kiosk (Schweizer Deutsch)
2022 · single
15 Starke Songs plus 3, 1984-1991
2020 · album
Rocks & Pops
2018 · album
Klassiker
2017 · album
Balladen (Die besten Balladen von 1976–2016)
2016 · album
Ändspurt
2016 · album
100% Schweizer Musik
2015 · album
Polo Hofer Singt Bob Dylan
2011 · album
Rimix
2010 · album
Prototyp
2009 · album
Duette 1977-2007
2007 · album
Silber, Gold und Perle
2004 · album
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Biography
Polo Hofer was a Swiss rock singer whose popularity spanned several decades, beginning in the 1970s and carrying on well into the next century. Born on March 16, 1945, in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland, he began his recording career in the Swiss rock band Rumpelstilz. Founded in 1971 and comprising Hanery Amman (keyboard), Jürg Werren (guitar), Sämi Jungen (bass), and Hans Jungen (drums) in addition to Hofer (vocals), Rumpelstilz made their full-length debut in 1975 with Vogelfueter, followed by the albums Füüf Narre im Charre (1976), La Dolce Vita (1977), and Fätze u Bitze vo Geschter u Jitze (1978). The band scored a few Top Ten hits with "Teddybär" (1976), "Kiosk" (1976), and "Nadisna" (1977). In 1978, Hofer split from Rumpelstilz and founded Polo's Schmetterding. They made their eponymous full-length debut that same year, followed by the albums Tip-Topi-Type (1979), Enorm in Form (1981), and Papper-la-Papp (1982). The band scored a number three smash hit in 1980 with "Radio 24." Hofer next embarked on a solo career, making his full-length album debut in 1984 with Polovinyl. His second album, Giggerig (1985), which introduced Polo Hofer & die SchmetterBand, was a major success, reaching number two on the Swiss charts. Although Hofer & die SchmetterBand's next album, Im Wilde Weste (1986), was a bit less successful, peaking at number ten, Hofer and company topped the albums chart for the first of several times to come with their next album, Rütmus, Bluus + Schnälli Schue! (1988). Practically all of Polo Hofer & die SchmetterBand's subsequent albums were chart-toppers, including Eden (1990), Travailler C'Est Trop Dur (1992), and Welcome i Dr Sonderbar (1994), among many others. Hofer's greatest hits were compiled on a series of compilations including 1984-1991: 15 Starke Songs (1991), 1987-1994: Weitere 15 Starke Songs (1995), and Silber, Gold & Perle (2004). Polo Hofer died on July 22, 2017 at the age of 72. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi