website years_active article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.stephaneicher.com/ official website -rsb- 1978 -- present stephan eicher
 stephan eicher solo_singer 17 august 1960 pop music stephan-eicher-11-2002 . jpg münchenbuchsee , switzerland stephan eicher singer , songwriter
stephan eicher

stephan eicher -lrb- born 17 august 1960 -rrb- is a swiss singer .
he is of alsatian mother and yeniche father , also a musician .
his songs are sung in a variety of languages , including french , german , english , italian , swiss-german , and romanche .
sometimes he even uses different languages in the same piece .
his success started in german-speaking countries in the 1980s when as part of the band grauzone he had a hit single `` eisbär '' .
with hit songs such as `` combien de temps '' and `` oh ironie '' , his popularity spread europe-wide with various albums , tours , and chart success in france and switzerland .
