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Züri West
Züri West
	Züri West at the «Stars of Sounds» concert in Aarberg, 1 June 2012.
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Origin	Switzerland
Genres	Rock
Years active	1984–present
Members	Kuno Lauener; Markus Fehlmann; Gert Stäuble; Manuel Häfliger; Wolfgang Zwieauer;
Past members	Peter Schmid (until 1986); Sam Mumenthaler (until 1986); Martin S. Silfverberg (until 1992); Peter von Siebenthal (until 2000); Martin Gerber (until 2000); Oliver Kuster (until 2004); Jürg Schmidhauser (until 2012); Tom Etter (until 2017);
Website	www.zueriwest.ch

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Züri West (Swiss German for Zürich West) is a Swiss rock band. Most of their songs are written in Bernese German.^{[citation needed]}

The band's name is an ironic reference to Bern, the capital of Switzerland, as merely a place west of Zürich, the largest city in Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Line-up

Current members

Kuno Lauener (vocals): since 1984
Markus Fehlmann (guitar): since 1984
Gert Stäuble (drums): since 1993
Manuel Häfliger (guitar): since 2017
Wolfgang Zwieauer (bass): since 2017

Former members

Peter Schmid (bass): 1984-1986
Sam Mumenthaler (drums): 1984-1986
Martin S. Silfverberg (drums): 1986–1992
Peter von Siebenthal (guitar): 1984-2000
Martin Gerber (bass): 1986–2000
Oli Kuster (keyboards): 2000-2004
Jürg Schmidhauser (bass): 2000-2012
Tom Etter (guitar): 2000-2017

Discography

Splendid EP (13 December 1985) - Black Cat at Bebop
Kirchberg EP (November, 1986) - Black Cat at Sound Service
Sport und Musik (15 November 1987) - Black Cat at Sound Service
Bümpliz - Casablanca (13 May 1989) - Black Cat at Sound Service
Elvis (15 June 1990) - Black Cat at Sound Service
Arturo Bandini (15 November 1991) - Sound Service
Wintertour (21 November 1992) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Züri West (10 May 1994) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Hoover Jam (11 May 1996) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Super 8 (6 March 1999) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Radio zum Glück (25 August 2001) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Retour - Best of (15 November 2003) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Aloha from Züri West (12 June 2004) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Haubi Songs (12 January 2008) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
HomeRekords (23 April 2010) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
Göteborg (23 March 2012) - Sound Service
Love (24 March 2017) - Sound Service
Loch dür Zyt (8 December 2023) - Sound Service

Videography

Am Blues vorus (28 March 2003)

External links

The band's website

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+| caption          = Züri West at the «Stars of Sounds» concert in Aarberg, 1 June 2012.
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+| origin           = Switzerland
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+| genre            = [[Rock music|Rock]]
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+| years_active     = 1984–present
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+| associated_acts  =
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+| website          = [https://www.zueriwest.ch/ www.zueriwest.ch]
-| current_members = {{unbulleted list| [[Kuno Lauener]] | [[Markus Fehlmann]] | [[Tom Etter]] | [[Jürg Schmidhauser]] | [[Gert Stäuble]] | [[Oli Kuster]]}}
+| current_members  = {{unbulleted list| [[Kuno Lauener]] | [[Markus Fehlmann]] | [[Gert Stäuble]] | [[Manuel Häfliger]] | [[Wolfgang Zwieauer]]}}
-| past_members    = {{unbulleted list| [[Peter Schmid (bassist)|Peter Schmid]] | [[Sam Mumenthaler]] | [[Peter von Siebenthal]] | [[Martin Gerber (bassist)|Martin Gerber]] | [[Martin S. Silfverberg]]}}
+| past_members     = {{unbulleted list| [[Peter Schmid (bass)|Peter Schmid]] <small>(until 1986)</small> | [[Sam Mumenthaler (drums)|Sam Mumenthaler]] <small>(until 1986)</small> | [[Martin S. Silfverberg(drums)|Martin S. Silfverberg]] <small>(until 1992)</small> | [[Peter von Siebenthal (guitar)|Peter von Siebenthal]] <small>(until 2000)</small> | [[Martin Gerber (bass)|Martin Gerber]] <small>(until 2000)</small> | [[Oliver Kuster (piano)|Oliver Kuster]] <small>(until 2004)</small> | [[Jürg Schmidhauser (bass)|Jürg Schmidhauser]] <small>(until 2012)</small> | [[Tom Etter (guitar)|Tom Etter]] <small>(until 2017)</small>}}
 }}
-'''Züri West''' ([[Swiss German]] for West Zurich) is a [[Swiss]] [[Rock music|rock]] band. Most of their songs are written in [[Bernese German]].
+'''Züri West''' ([[Swiss German]] for ''[[Zürich]] West'') is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Rock music|rock]] band. Most of their songs are written in [[Bernese German]].{{fact|date=March 2024}}
-The band's name is an ironic reference to [[Bern]], as merely a place west of [[Zürich]], the largest city in Switzerland.
+The band's name is an ironic reference to [[Bern]], the capital of Switzerland, as merely a place west of [[Zürich]], the largest city in Switzerland.{{fact|date=March 2024}}
 ==Line-up==
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 * [[Kuno Lauener]] ([[Singing|vocals]]): since 1984
 * [[Markus Fehlmann]] ([[guitar]]): since 1984
-* [[Tom Etter]] ([[guitar]]): since 2000
+*[[Gert Stäuble]] ([[Drum kit|drums]]): since 1993
-* [[Jürg Schmidhauser]] ([[Bass guitar|bass]]): since 2000
+*Manuel Häfliger ([[guitar]]): since 2017
-* [[Gert Stäuble]] ([[Drum kit|drums]]): since 1993
+*Wolfgang Zwieauer ([[Bass guitar|bass]]): since 2017
-* [[Oli Kuster]] ([[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]): since 2000
 ===Former members===
-* [[Peter Schmid (bassist)|Peter Schmid]] (bass): 1984-1986
+* [[Peter Schmid (bassist)|Peter Schmid]] ([[Bass guitar|bass]]): 1984-1986
 * [[Sam Mumenthaler]] (drums): 1984-1986
+*[[Martin S. Silfverberg]] (drums): 1986–1992
 * [[Peter von Siebenthal]] (guitar): 1984-2000
-* [[Martin Gerber (bassist)|Martin Gerber]] (bass): 1986–2000
+* [[Martin Gerber (bassist)|Martin Gerber]] ([[Bass guitar|bass]]): 1986–2000
+*[[Oli Kuster]] ([[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]): 2000-2004
-* [[Martin S. Silfverberg]] (drums): 1986–1992
+*[[Jürg Schmidhauser]] ([[Bass guitar|bass]]): 2000-2012
+*[[Tom Etter]] ([[guitar]]): 2000-2017
 ==Discography==
-* ''Splendid EP'' (December 13, 1985) - Black Cat at Bebop
+* ''Splendid EP'' (13 December 1985) - Black Cat at Bebop
 * ''Kirchberg EP''  (November, 1986) - Black Cat at Sound Service
-* ''Sport und Musik'' (November 15, 1987) - Black Cat at Sound Service
+* ''Sport und Musik'' (15 November 1987) - Black Cat at Sound Service
-* ''Bümpliz - Casablanca'' (May 13, 1989) - Black Cat at Sound Service
+* ''Bümpliz - Casablanca'' (13 May 1989) - Black Cat at Sound Service
-* ''Elvis'' (June 15, 1990) - Black Cat at Sound Service
+* ''Elvis'' (15 June 1990) - Black Cat at Sound Service
-* ''Arturo Bandini'' (November 15, 1991) - Sound Service
+* ''Arturo Bandini'' (15 November 1991) - Sound Service
-* ''Wintertour'' (November 21, 1992) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Wintertour'' (21 November 1992) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Züri West'' (May 10, 1994) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Züri West'' (10 May 1994) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Hoover Jam''  (May 11, 1996) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Hoover Jam''  (11 May 1996) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Super 8'' (March 6, 1999) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Super 8'' (6 March 1999) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Radio zum Glück'' (August 25, 2001) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Radio zum Glück'' (25 August 2001) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Retour - Best of'' (November 15, 2003) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Retour - Best of'' (15 November 2003) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Aloha from Züri West'' (June 12, 2004) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Aloha from Züri West'' (12 June 2004) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Haubi Songs'' (January 12, 2008) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''Haubi Songs'' (12 January 2008) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''HomeRekords'' (April 23, 2010) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
+* ''HomeRekords'' (23 April 2010) - Weltrekords at Sound Service
-* ''Göteborg'' (March 23, 2012) - Sound Service
+* ''Göteborg'' (23 March 2012) - Sound Service
-* ''Love'' (March 24, 2017) - Sound Service
+* ''Love'' (24 March 2017) - Sound Service
+* ''Loch dür Zyt'' (8 December 2023) - Sound Service
 ==Videography==
-* ''Am Blues vorus'' (March 28, 2003)
+* ''Am Blues vorus'' (28 March 2003)
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Swiss rock music groups]]
+[[Category:1985 establishments in Switzerland]]
+[[Category:German-language musical groups from Switzerland]]
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