Bastian Baker was not destined to strum his guitar and sing in front of thousands of people his catchy songs in his youth. Son of the Swiss hockey player Bruno Kaltenbacher, the future of the young boy of the time seemed all mapped out but after being part of a team, Bastian Baker wanted to play it solo and especially in music. Spotted by the producer father of a friend, the singer began his career as an artist by unveiling in 2011 his very first single entitled Lucky. The success is resounding and opens wide the doors of the music world to Bastian Baker, only 19 years old. His first album Tomorrow may not be better was unveiled the same year in Switzerland before being exported to France a few months later. The public is at the rendezvous. His first single even appears in the playlist of NRJ France radio.
Thanks to his talent, his charisma and his musical energy, Bastian Baker won over the French public. So much so that the flagship programs of the small screen make him eye. In addition to an acclaimed performance in Taratata, the artist is offered to participate in the third season of Dance with the stars. Bastian Baker is partnered by Katrina Patchett and finishes in seventh place in this edition, won by Emmanuel Moire. At the same time, he unveils on Youtube a cover of the title of Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah. The video was seen by almost 400,000 people and the song so popular that it was featured on one of his albums.
But since this highlight, Bastian Baker has disappeared from the radar, in France in particular. Has the 30-year-old Swiss returned to the shadows by abandoning music? Not really. It’s quite the opposite. On January 14, Bastian Baker released his fifth album, called Stories of the XXI. Ten years after the release of the first opus, the singer has come a long way, in all discretion. Awarded multiple prizes around the world, including that of The Song of the Year in Turkey in 2017, Bastian Baker continues to shine and doesn’t seem to be stopping. Himself announced it recently in an interview for 20 minutes. In ten or twenty years, he sees himself”still a musician“, without putting any pressure on yourself: “I take things as they come, day by day. Even more today with the pandemic. There, my near future is, I hope, to be able to set fire to the Docks in Lausanne on March 12, 2022 during my concert.“