An essentially self-taught artist from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, elie zoé has been writing, composing, and performing songs on stage for over 15 years. Their four solo albums have been released on the independent label Humus Records based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, along with several collaborative projects, including /A\ with Franz Treichler (The Young Gods) (2021) and Autisti with Louis Jucker (2017).
Through their voice and magnetic presence, elie zoé has built a strong reputation as a live performer, earning awards such as 'Best Act Romandie' at the Swiss Music Awards in 2019, a national 'Swiss Music Prize' in 2020, and won 'Best Live Act' award from Swiss Live Talents in 2022. Their latest album, Hello Future Me, released in two parts in 2022, was named 'Album of the Year 2022' by Indiesuisse.
The Hello Future Tour across Europe gave elie zoé the opportunity to perform on prestigious stages, including at the Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon (FR) with Kae Tempest, at the Haldern Pop Festival and Maifeld Derby Festival (DE), opening for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the Auditorium Stravinsky at the Montreux Jazz Festival (CH) in 2022, and opening for Muse in Bern (CH) in 2023.
Their interest in collective work and exploring new forms of concerts has led them to participate in collaborative projects such as Berceuses, a horizontal collective of eight artists (including Laure Betris, Sara Oswald and Melissa Kassab), to compose for theater productions or live cine-concerts, and to regularly organize special shows by inviting choirs or guest artists to expand their music on stage. Their next album is set to be released in the fall of 2025.
