Boris Blank
Blank at TEDx Hamburg in 2013
Background information
Born (1952-01-15) 15 January 1952
Bern, Switzerland
GenresElectronic
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
Years active1979–present
Labels
Websitewww.borisblank.com

Boris Blank (born 15 January 1952) is a Swiss artist and musician. He is known for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.[1][2]

Career

Blank was born on 15 January 1952 in Bern, Switzerland. He is the musical part of Yello. He composes the songs and is responsible for the characteristic sound, having the reputation of a perfectionist.[3] Blank considers himself as a constructor of music, starting composing with manipulation of self-recorded samples and finishing the tracks with the participation of invited professional musicians.

Prior to his musical career, Blank worked as a truck driver.[1] As a child he was very interested in music, but had no formal training. He never learned to read musical notation but always was interested in producing new sounds and samples. Blank began experimenting with tape loops and echo effects as a teenager. He recorded water sounds from a bucket of water and played sounds on a homemade bamboo flute. It was in this period he met Carlos Perón. Later, they formed Yello, with Dieter Meier as a conceptualist, vocalist and lyricist.

He also composes and produces solo music, under the name Avant Garden, which is strictly intended for licensing to the film and TV production industry. This music is handled by Extreme Music.

Personal life

Blank is married to Italian-Swiss restaurateur Patrizia Fontana. They have one daughter, Olivia.[4]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
AUT
[5]		 FR
[6]		 GER SWI
[7]
2014 Convergence
(credited to Malia / Boris Blank)		 39 107 24 12
2014 Electrified - - - -

References

  1. 1 2 Entertainment Weekly, "Essential Yello" Reviewed by Marisa Fox. 30 April 1993.
  2. ↑ "News Züritipp". Tagesanzeiger.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Yello Site". Theyellosite.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ravioli mit musik". emotion.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Boris Blank discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Boris Blank discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Boris Blank discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.


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