Marco Kunz was born in Mauensee in Canton Lucerne in 1985. At the age of 20, he joined the successful a-cappella group “a-live” and worked as its music director for three years. The first album by the band KUNZ, “Eifach so”, was released in 2014 and went gold. His second album was entitled “Mundart Folk” and entered the Swiss hit parade at number 1. In 2016, KUNZ won the Prix Walo Newcomer’s Award. Their latest album, “Förschi”, in which the band is joined by brass and piano, was released in 2019 and offers an optimistic look into the future.