Polo Hofer
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- 2
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- Polo Hofer
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Film & TV
Interlaken, Switzerland
Known for
- Das Ächzen der Asche2018
- Polo Hofer und die Band - Gurtenfestival — Polo Hofer2015
- Die Nagelprobe — Rolf Abschwangen2010
- St. Francis Birds Tour2005
- G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten — Self2005
- Abxang — Himself2003
- Polo Hofer und die Schmetterband Usklang2003
- Mani Matter - Warum syt dir so truurig? — Self2002
- Aeschbacher — Self2001
- Das Schweigen der Männer — Polo1997
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Mundartswissrockpopmundartrock
Polo Hofer (16 March 1945 – 22 July 2017[2]) was a Swiss musician known for his work in the field of Swiss-German language pop and rock music. Hofer composed and sung in Swiss-German, and was one of the most popular protagonists of Swiss-German rock and pop music, so-called Mundartrock. Co-founding the then popular Swiss rock groups Rumpelstilz and Polo Hofer & die SchmetterBand, Hofer published 18 music albums and composed about 350 songs. Polo Hofer also published poems <a href="https://www.l
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hofer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Interlaken
- Place of death
- Oberhofen am Thunersee
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Swiss High German
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Official website
- www.polohofer.ch
- Image
- Polo Hofer 2011.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1945-03-16
- date of death
- 2017-07-22
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- Commons category
- Polo Hofer
- birth name
- Urs Hofer
- art name
- Polo Hofer
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