Vocal quartet Dezibelles honored
Andrea Fischer, Rebekka Bräm, Mélanie Lacroix and Anna Liechti were awarded 1st prize at the final of the Jugend kulturell "A Capella" prize.
The final of the competition organized by HypoVereinsbank took place on November 2 on the big stage of Hamburg's Mehr! in front of 1500 spectators. The jury awarded two first prizes: one to the vocal quartet Dezibelles and the other to the six singers of the Leipzig ensemble Sjaella. While Sjaella represented the classical genre, Dezibelles impressed, according to the jury, "with folkloristic sounds, classical singing and pop elements as well as their refreshing choreography". Other finalists were the vocal ensembles HörBänd from Hanover, [SYʼZAN] from Mannheim and Blended from Berlin/Dresden/Stuttgart/Hamburg.
At the preliminary round in Berlin on September 29, Dezibelles won both the jury and the audience award. The four singers Andrea Fischer, Rebekka Bräm, Mélanie Lacroix and Anna Liechti met in the Zurich Youth Choir and have been pursuing a solo career since 2009.
HypoVereinsbank's Jugend kulturell program has been in existence since 1981, and the Jugend kulturell sponsorship award, which is endowed with 20,000 euros, has been awarded annually in the categories "Musical", "A Cappella", "Cabaret & Co." or "Pop Music" since 1994.
