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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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. In February 2018, Zibbz was chosen to represent Switzerland with their song "
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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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's band for more than ten years. Gfeller has performed with multiple high-profile musicians, including
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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
Bastian Baker Bastien Kaltenbacher (born 20 May 1991 in Lausanne), better known as Bastian Baker, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, performer and ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with HCV Martigny of the MySports League. He was coach in the thi ...
. Furthermore, Gfeller is a member of the punk drum collective
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Discography


Albums


Singles


References


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* {{Authority control 2008 establishments in Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018 Musical groups established in 2008 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland Swiss musical duos Swiss pop music groups Sibling musical duos Male–female musical duos