Alice Merton et le Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Alice Merton und die hr-Bigband

Alice Merton & Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Alice Merton & hr-Big Band

Singer-songwriter Alice Merton released her second studio album, S.I.D.E.S., in 2022. In tracks that areboth catchy and melancholy, the internationally successful artist reflects on times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her doubts and feelings of vulnerability. In this performance, she is accompanied by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band.

German-Canadian singer-songwriter Alice Merton performs from her new studio album S.I.D.E.S, accompanied by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band.

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