Friede Merz

»Friede Merz has mastered the art of being in several places at the same time. «
– Wolf Kampmann, Jazz thing

This applies to Friede the musician, a »skilled guitarist with an extraordinary voice«, as super world indie tunes wrote. But it also describes Friede’s music, which oscillates somewhere between lyrically brilliant chamber folk and catchy indie pop, and yet is so much more.

»It started with choral singing and counterpoint. And I have never abandoned this way of establishing a relationship through music. With myself, my instruments, the lyrics, my fellow musicians, with the people in the audience and somehow also with space and time. It’s crazy, right? This is something that is only possible with music.« Friede’s approach remains radical in its complexity, while her lyrics are concise. Every song is a little world all of its own. Each as indescribably beautiful as the next.

In 2024, Friede Merz receives a scholarship of 5,000 euros for various releases and promotional activities.

Portrait von Friede Merz
Friede Merz (photo: Friede Merz)