Hecht (band)
Hecht is a pop rock band hailing from Lucerne, Switzerland. One of their albums and one of their singles have been awarded gold status in Switzerland and all their full-length albums were in the national charts for multiple weeks. They perform in the band's native Swiss German language. History Together with Rolf Furrer, Stefan Buck and Cristoph Schröter founded the Band Seng, that would later be renamed to Hecht, in the year 2000 in Lucerne. Buck and Schröter were already acquainted with each other from growing up in the same village. In the band's early years their music was performed in English. From 2010 onward they started experimenting with music in the Swiss German language. In 2011 Philipp Morscher and Daniel Gisler became part of the band. This is also the year in which they changed their name to Hecht and they released their first songs in Swiss German called Tänzer and 24 Bilder as well as the EP Revier Songs. As support group for Baschi and 77 Bombay Street Hecht got introduced to a broader audience. In May 2012 the band released their first full-length album called Wer zerscht s'Meer gsehd. It peaked at number 72 in the Swiss