Boystyle
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BoyStyle is a Swiss Boy Band which has the distinction of both being the first Boy Band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 has ever had (under 18 year olds), as well as being formed from current Swiss Champions in Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

, Dance and Singing. Their first CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

 were Heartbreaker and Hand to Switzerland http://www.mx3.ch/artist/boystyle.

BoyStyle Biography

Boystyle was founded in 2009 by the trio Big G from Blue Visual Media, Marc Colin audio engineer who was responsible for Stephanie Berger's Albums an Ex Miss Switzerland
Miss Switzerland
Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland...

 Miss Switzerland and Sarah Angelsberger of the Tanz Fabrik in Urdorf. The band consists of 4 members - Mika, Flavio, Max and Vincent who are between 12–13 years old. BoyStyle is the first BOYBAND that Switzerland has ever known. There have of course been bands that have been made of boys, but never all under 15 and to achieved such recognition so quickly.

Mika - was Swiss National Champion in Gymnastics The Results in 2007 for his age category.

Flavio - was Swiss National Dance Champion for his age group 2007 The Results

Max - Has appeared in commercials and is an accomplished guitarist.

Vincent - Has recorded his own songs and brings an amazing voice to BoyStyle



On Sept 14th 2009 they released their debut singles "Hand to Switzerland" and "Heartbreaker", which within a day reached the number one played song on the Swiss Music Portal MX3.ch http://www.mx3.ch/playlist/show/67741

BoyStyle in the Press

The newspaper 20 Minutes had this to say about BoyStyle: the article

Die Schweiz hat eine neue Boyband: Die süsse Truppe mit dem Namen Boystyle will mit poppigen Sommerklängen und Tanzeinlagen die Charts erobern – am liebsten auch im Ausland.

Irgendwo zwischen Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...

 und Tokio Hotel: Flavio, Vincent Mika und Max als neue Schweizer Teenie-Band Boystyle. (Gerald Farrell)
Sie heissen Mika, Flavio, Vincent und Max, sind zwischen 12 und 14 Jahre alt und dürften so manches Mädchenherz erobern. Das Ziel ist klar: Die Teenie-Truppe Boystyle soll die nächste Schweizer Musiksensation werden. Nach mehreren Castings stehen vier von fünf Mitgliedern fest, der letzte Nachwuchs-Entertainer wird am Samstag im Zürcher Club Acqua gekürt.

Im Juli erscheint die erste Single «Girlfriend», Ende Jahr folgt das Album. Bei den Liedern handelt es sich ausschliesslich um englische Songs – so könnte auch eine internationale Karriere lanciert werden. Der 12-jährige Mika freut sich: «Schliesslich stehe ich gern im Mittelpunkt.» Soundtechnisch bewegt sich Boystyle «zwischen den Backstreet Boys und Tokio Hotel», meint Tanz-Choreographin Sarah Angelsberger. Ob das bei den Mädchen von heute ankommt? Mika fände es jedenfalls «schon noch cool, wenn sich ein paar Mädchen in mich verlieben würden».


The Boystyle Interview on Energy Zurich

On Sunday the 14th of June, Energy Zurich conducting an interview with Max and Boystyle. Listen Here

The Limmattaler Zeitung had this to say

"Kein Wunder, denn die beiden sind keine Neulinge im Rampenlicht: Mika ist Schweizer Meister im Kunstturnen, Flavio ist Schweizer Meister im Latintanz. Zuvor war er kantonaler Meister im Karate. An Publikum sind sie sich also durchaus gewöhnt. «Vor einer grossen Menschenmenge aufzutreten, ist kein Problem für mich», sagt denn auch Flavio. Auch Mika steht gerne im Mittelpunkt, obwohl er zugibt, dass er vor Kunstturnwettkämpfen doch jedes Mal ein bisschen nervös ist."

BoyStyle appeared on page 3 of Freundin Magazine http://www.boystyle.ch/BoyStyle/PRESS_files/F18_Schweiz.pdf on the 18th of August 2009

Boystyle Music

Their first music single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 will be Heartbreaker, followed up by "Hand to Switzerland". Each song will have a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

that will appear on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njtZn_W-bU

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