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Biography
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Pepe Lienhard Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 1982
Members: Steve Trop, Hector Ceravolo, Billy Prosper, Pino Gasparini, Bill von Arx, Pepe Lienhard, Thomas Tscheschner
Swiss band founded in 1969 as a professional big band sextet.Their first success came with "Sheila Baby". The group came sixth place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Swiss Lady".
The band accompanied Udo Jürgens on his tours from 1982 and made several appearances with other stars such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.