Chère Françoise or how to write a classy song about a cat.
Enter the world of Chère Françoise and be enchanted. Armed only with a few instruments and her alluring voice, this charming Swiss chanteuse knows how to fascinate an audience. The songstress, calling Toronto her home for more than two years now, creates a unique English, French & German cocktail, mixing traditional song writing with a touch of jazz. Educated as a jazz singer, twenty-seven year old Chère Françoise possesses an extraordinary powerful and captivating voice.
Since Franziska Beeler – Chère Françoise’s given name – was a little girl, she has stood on different stages, performing and singing for several bands and projects. In Switzerland, she has released two albums with her former band, whereof their first album has received an award of excellence of the cultural foundation of the province of St. Gallen.
In Canada, she has performed twice at Toronto’s Canadian Music Week and this summer Chère Françoise has returned home to tour Switzerland and Germany to promote her debut solo EP. On her tour she has played gigs in Berlin, Hamburg, Bern and Zurich, sharing the stage with acts such as Portugal.The Man, The Howling Bells, Anne Clark or Sophie Hunger.
Her new EP “Departures” tells little stories of exploring unknown worlds. Where irony meets unpredictability and melancholy says hello to happiness, Chère Françoise’s music comes alive.
Chère Françoise concert list
- March 12, 2009: Canadian Music Week, Toronto (Canada)
- March 14, 2009: Canadian Music Week, Toronto (Canada)
- May 28, 2009: Daily Apple Farmer's Market, Toronto (Canada)
- June 6, 2009: Seeds of Hope Fundraiser, Toronto (Canada)
- June 19, 2009: The Great Hall, Toronto (Canada)
- July 15, 2009: ONO, Bern (Switzerland)
- July 20, 2009: Intersoup, Berlin (Germany)
- July 22, 2009: Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (Germany)
- July 23, 2009: Pony Bar, Hamburg (Germany)
- July 25, 2009: Stone Hill Festival, Alterswil (Switzerland)
- July 30, 2009: Restaurant Bären, Rapperswil SG (Switzerland)
- August 1, 2009: Out In The Gurin Festival, Vilters SG (Switzerland)
- August 2, 2009: Bardentreffen, Nürnberg (Germany)
- August 12, 2009: Kulturbeiz Chappelehof, Wohlen AG (Switzerland)
- August 19, 2009: Rivoli, Toronto (Canada)
- August 22, 2009: Tranzac, Toronto (Canada)
- August 27, 2009: Squiggfest at Bread and Circus, Toronto (Canada)
- October 3, 2009: Chère Françoise CD Release Party at Bread and Circus, Toronto (Canada)
- October 21, 2009: Freedom Clothing Collective, Toronto (Canada)
- October 27, 2009: Creative Places and Spaces @ Carlu, Toronto (Canada)
- November 2, 2009: The Trane Studio, Toronto (Canada)
- November 14, 2009: The Great Hall, Toronto (Canada)
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