LIVE: Eileen Alister, Support: Kings Elliot

Young, authentic, and fearless in expressing herself through music – that’s Eileen Alister. With a steadily growing fanbase, the 22-year-old singer and songwriter, born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, is becoming one of the most promising new names in the emerging music scene. Eileen first gained attention with the house collaboration "Voices" – now surpassing 3 million streams – and the collab "I Want..." with Benjamin Amaru. However, it was the release of her song Lifetime Lover in January 2024 that truly defined her artistic style and marked a significant breakthrough. Since then, the young artist’s career has been on a steep upward trajectory. “She has been singing since she could talk,” say those close to Alister. At just 13, she started posting covers on social media, and her passion for songwriting emerged early – she wrote her first original song at the age of eight. A cover of Billie Eilish caught the attention of Ddp, label owner of Physical Shock, who signed her shortly after. In 2023, she began working with producer ZID and has since been releasing music independently, without the support of a label. Often written in the solitude of her childhood bedroom, her songs intimately reflect her own experiences and emotions. Since mid-2023, Eileen has expanded her creative repertoire by writing and co-writing songs for other artists. Her first festival season in 2024 was a remarkable success. In June, she opened the ZOA Festival for Hozier, captivating an audience of around 5,000 people. Another highlight of her festival summer was her performance at the Gurtenfestival, where she not only played on the Campfire stage but also spontaneously stepped in for another artist on the larger Waldbühne stage, making her the only artist to perform twice that day. In her intensive first festival season, Eileen Alister was able to gain valuable experience - on both large and small stages. From the renowned Zurich Openair to Seaside Spiez, a total of 18 a