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Eliane Amherd
Swiss born, NYC based singer, guitarist, composer Eliane Amherd performs her funky mix of Jazz, Latin and Brazilian grooves all over the world.
About Me
Eliane is a genre-busting singer, guitarist and songwriter. Born in Switzerland and based in NYC, she
has performed in clubs and festivals from Buenos Aires to Berlin, Bangkok to Beijing, and everywhere in
between. Combining Jazz, Latin, African and Brazilian rhythms with funky grooves and retro pop, she
creates a sophisticated sound all her own. You can find her original music on Netflix, in several award-
winning series, and on international broadcasts. Her melodies and lyrics are as fresh as the Swiss Alps
where she was raised, taking you on a voyage from the stunning vineyards of Switzerland to New York
City’s canyons of steel.
BIOGRAPHY
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Eliane Amherd is a true cosmopolitan artist: Born in Switzerland, she
lives in New York, and it is that city’s savvy multicultural energy that most influences the unique sound
of her original compositions: jazzy, groovy and rooted in African, Brazilian and Latin music. Inventive,
enchanted yet earthy. Amherd is an equally talented composer/lyricist whose words and music are as
refreshing as the air of the Swiss Alps where she was raised.
A graduate from The New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she performs as a leader
or a featured artist in New York’s premiere clubs like SOB's, Blue Note, Nublu, BAM, BBKing and tours
in North- and South America, Canada, Europe and Asia, where she appeared in international Festivals in
China, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mongolia, e.g., International
Festival in Hong Kong, Beijing Nine Gate Jazz Festival, Shenzhen OCT Loft Festival, Beishan
International Festival in Zhuhai, Jazzmandu Festival in Kathmandu, Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival in
Mongolia, Yangon World Music Festival in Myanmar, Unplugged Festival in Zermatt. Montreux Jazz
Festival and Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Mondo.NYC Festival with Swiss Live Talents.
In 2023 Eliane had the honor to compose a song “Viola” for the reception of the Swiss Bundespresident
2024 Viola Amherd. The live performance was featured in the Swiss National news. Her albums La
Dégustation - a musical wine tasting, “Now and from Now on” and Skylines which are broadcast
internationally, continue to receive great press reviews and have topped the play list of several US
Radio Stations. Eliane also arranged and produced the Swiss Miss Sampler “heimweh”, featuring
reknown Swiss artists like Eliana Burki, Nubya, Gigi Moto, Corin Curschellas, Mia Aegerter etc. This
recording has earned her many great press reviews, interviews on Swiss national radio stations and an
appearance on the popular Swiss talk show Aeschbacher.
In 2013 she was a candidate of the first edition of the Voice of Switzerland on Swiss National TV and
in 2017 she was the runner up for best Singer Songwriter in Switzerland at the Montreux Jazz
Festival. From 2010 to 2020 she was the musical director of the Frauenstimmen Festival in her home
town Brig, Switzerland and in 2015 she was the musical director of the OrchExtra Gottardo at the
Expo Milano, Italy. In 2010 she was the first recipient of the MUSIK PRO award from the Kulturrat
Kanton Wallis.
Eliane's original songs can be heard on the Netflix series An astrological guide to broken hearts, on
the award winning web series Constance Cooks and the award winning movie “Approaching Union
Square” by filmmaker Marc Meyers. She plays guitar in the Pacha Massive video “don’t let go“ on MTV,
appears on the Swiss National TV SRF production “A Night at the Apollo” and her voice is featured on
Jeremy Mage's song Slippery Light which aired on the NBC hit TV series Lipstick Jungle.
Eliane plays at Embassies around the globe and entertained companies like Bvlgari, Time Warner
Cable, C.F. Bucherer, Baloise, MySwitzerland Tourism and major events, e.g., the World Expo 2015 in
Milan, the Soiree Suisse at the Swiss Embassy in Washington DC, the reopening of the Silverstein
Building at the World Trade Center (alongside Lou Reed, Susan Vega, and the Brazilian Girls), the
opening of the Swiss Business Hub in Hong Kong, the 20th anniversary of Switzerland in the United
Nations, the reception of Swiss Bundespresident and many more.
Eliane plays guitar in different NYC bands and has worked with greats such as Randy Brecker, Marcus
Strickland, Bashiri Johnson, Bill Ware, Hagar Ben Ari, appears on many albums of fellow musicians and
DJ’s as a featured singer or guitarist, and performs with the best musicians NYC has to offer.