Elie Zoé

elie zoé’s rugged guitar playing and melodic artistry immediately stand out. At times soft, at times bold, it has been compared to that of PJ Harvey or Cat Power. elie zoé envisions desirable futures through music as a powerful tool for collective reflection and shared experiences. Inspired by transdisciplinary research (physics, sociology, anthropology, biology), their work reimagines humanity's place within Earth's ecosystem, promoting collaboration, mutual aid, and deeper connections to the living world. They has gained a reputation for highly dynamic and soaring live performances and received several prices such as "Best Act Romandie" at the Swiss Music Awards 2019, "Swiss Music Prize" 2020. Their latest record Hello Future Me from which the single Roses on Fire was taken, published on Humus Records was acclaimed "Album of the Year 2022" by Indiesuisse. With more than 700 shows to their credit, they notably played at key European venues and festivals, such as The Great Escape Brighton (UK), Fusion Festival (DE), Bad Bonn Kilbi (CH), Paléo Festival Nyon (CH), Winterthurer Musikfestwochen (CH), Eurosonic festival (NL). They opened for artists such as Shannon Wright and Jay-Jay Johanson, Kae Tempest at Les Nuits de Fourvière (FR), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (CH) and Muse in Bern (CH) in 2023.