Q:Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.gotthard.com/ gotthard.com -rsb- - years active: 1992 -- present - past members: steve lee mandy meyer - origin: lugano , switzerland - genre: hard rock - name: gotthard - background: group_or_band - label: bmg nuclear blast - current members: leo maeder leoni freddy scherer marc lynn hena habegger nic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gotthard -lrb- band -rrb- .
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gotthard is a swiss hard rock/heavy metal band founded in lugano by steve lee and leo leoni .their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the swiss album charts , making them one of the most successful swiss acts ever .with 2 million albums sold , they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world .the band takes its name from the saint-gotthard massif .singer steve lee died in a motorcycle accident on october 5 , 2010 .on november 11 , 2011 , gotthard announced a new singer , nic maeder , through their official facebook page and their website with their new song '' remember it 's me '' , downloadable for free .