Myron is a

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pop-rock duo based singing in

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and made up of lead singer Emanuel "Manu" Gut (also widely known by his

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Manu-L) and songwriter, guitarist and bass player Chris Haffner. The two met while working as studio musicians and they formed the band in 2003, in

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, Switzerland. The band signed with

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in 2007, and has released four albums and a number of singles that charted in Switzerland, with the single "One Step Closer" being their biggest hit. The duo's sound is primarily soft contemporary rock with a definite melodic twist, and soul and pop/country influences. The duo that performs its concerts with a full live band including drummer, guitarist and keyboardist is signed to the

label, part of

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. The band's vocalist has also developed a successful solo singing career in collaboration with a number of producers, primarily with Swiss record producer

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(in German) with whom he has a number of charting hits internationally.

Career

Their first single release was "Say You Want Me" in 2007 available through downloads on

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cracking the Swiss charts at number 68 and eventually reaching number 40. They released their debut album ''On Air'' on 25 January 2008. It is available both as a download and in stores. On 20 February 2009, the duo released their sophomore album ''One Step Closer'' with the title track becoming their biggest charting hit ever in Switzerland reaching number 9 in the

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, the official Swiss Singles Chart. Their third album was released on 11 February 2011 titled ''Never Regret'' with a fourth album scheduled for 2013 called ''Butterfly'' with "Every Little" is the pre-release single.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Myron Official websiteSony Music Switzerland website - Myron page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myron Swiss musical duos Musicians from Basel-Stadt English-language singers from Switzerland