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Bernie Constantin
Born18 June 1947
Ayent, Switzerland
DiedJanuary 2, 2025(2025-01-02) (aged 77)
Anzère, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Songwriter
Radio show host

Bernie Constantin (18 June 1947 – 2 January 2025) was a Swiss songwriter and radio show host.

Biography

Born in Ayent on 18 June 1947, Constantin joined his first band, Les Anges Blancs, in the 1960s. The band was named after the wrester L'Ange Blanc. After a performance at the Swiss National Exhibition [fr] in Lausanne, he abandoned his studies in the graphic arts in 1964. He then met musician Brian Jones and took part in a BBC show in Montreux. He then traveled to the United States, where he met Frank Zappa. In the late 1970s, he returned to Switzerland, where he opened a bistro called Funky Pétard. In the 1980s, he became more well-known, releasing the songs "Switzerland Reggae" and "Lola Berlingot", which sold 275,000 and 250,000 discs, respectively.

Every Thursday from 2005 to 2012, Constantin hosted the radio show Les Jeudis de Bernie, broadcast on RTS Couleur 3. He was often nicknamed the "Alpine Iguana" due to his resemblance to Iggy Pop and a young Mick Jagger. His son, Jessie Kobel, was a comedian and hosted Get Up, Stand Up, which prompted an invitation to the Festival Morges Sous-rire in 2016. In the summer of 2024, Constantin joined his son on the radio show Mon bel été en Suisse, broadcast on RTS Première.

Bernie Constantin died in Anzère on 2 January 2025, at the age of 77.

Publications

  • Ma vie en rock au pays du rhododendron (2022)
  • Preface of Nouvelleaks : les chroniques du nouvelliste : 2010-2013 by Slobodan Despot [fr] (2014)

References

  1. "Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. Barras, François (3 July 2008). "Bernie Constantin, l'iguane rock de Switzerland". 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. Cerutti, Joël (18 June 2011). "L'Iguane des Alpes". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. "Bernie Constantin en son jardin". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Ayent. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. Flückiger, Laurent (1 August 2015). "«Après mon AVC, ça a été difficile de chanter»". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. Seppey, Agathe (19 September 2016). "Bernie Constantin et Jessie Kobel: la scène dans le sang". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. Genier, Myriam (15 December 2020). "«Je suis le roi des sauces»" (PDF). Coopération (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. "Jessie Kobel & Bernie Constantin". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French).
  9. Siebenmann, Laurent (2 January 2025). "Le chanteur suisse Bernie Constantin est décédé". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  10. "MA VIE EN ROCK AU PAYS DU RHODODENDRON - Autobiographie". Les Libraires (in French).