{{short description|Swiss blues musician and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{mfn|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Philipp Fankhauser | birth_name = Philipp Manuel Fankhauser | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Thun, Switzerland | genre = {{flatlist| * Blues * rhythm and blues }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * guitarist * songwriter * record producer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Guitar * vocals }} | years_active = 1987-present | label = {{flatlist| * Sony Music * Funk House Blues Productions }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * Johnny Copeland * Margie Evans * Shemekia Copeland * The Memphis Horns }} | website = {{URL|philippfankhauser.com}} }} thumb|Philipp Fankhauser '''Philipp Manuel Fankhauser''' (born 20 February 1964 in Thun, Switzerland) is a Swiss blues musician and songwriter. Several of his albums have charted in the top ten of the Swiss Hitparade, such as ''Love Man Riding'', which peaked at No. 7,<ref name="SC-Love Man Riding">{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - ''Love Man Riding''|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Love-Man-Riding-87007|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> ''Home'', which peaked at No. 2,<ref name="SC-Home">{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - ''Home''|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Home-252731|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> ''Try My Love'', which peaked at No. 3,<ref name="SC-Try">{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - ''Try My Love''|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Try-My-Love-146533|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> and the collaborative live album ''Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken'' with Margie Evans, which peaked at No. 4.<ref name="SC-Unplugged">{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser & Margie Evans - Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser-&-Margie-Evans/Unplugged-Live-At-Muehle-Hunziken-293446|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> His album ''Heebie Jeebies - The Early Songs Of Johnny Copeland'' jumped straight to number one at the end of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swiss Albums Top 100|url=https://acharts.co/swiss_albums_top_100/2022/51|website=Acharts.co|accessdate=13 January 2023}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year || Title || Record label || Producer || Notes |- | 1989 || ''Blues For The Lady'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Philipp Fankhauser || with Margie Evans |- | 1991 || ''With A Feeling'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Philippe Cornu and Hans Raymondaz || |- | 1992 || ''Dedicated'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Hans Raymondaz || with Walter Liniger |- | 1994 || ''Thun - San Francisco'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Philipp Fankhauser || with Margie Evans |- | 1995 || ''On Broadway'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Dennis Walker || with The Memphis Horns and Phillip Walker |- | 1996 || ''His Kind Of Blues'' || Swiss Radio Int'l / Musica Helvetica || Patrick Linder || |- | 2000 || ''Welcome To The Real World'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Bobby Kyle || |- | 2003 || ''Live - So Damn Cool'' || Funk House Blues Productions || Philipp Fankhauser || |- | 2004 || ''Talk To Me'' || Memphis International Records || Dennis Walker and David Less || |- | 2006 || ''Watching From The Safe Side'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Dennis Walker || with The Sweet Inspirations |- | 2008 || ''Love Man Riding'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Dennis Walker || with Stephan Eicher |- | 2010 || ''Try My Love'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Dennis Walker and Alan Mirikitani || |- | 2013 || ''Plays Montreux Jazz Festival'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / MJF Prod. || Claude Nobs and Mathieu Jaton for MJF || |- | 2014 || ''Home'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Marco Jencarelli || |- | 2016 || ''Unplugged - Live at Mühle Hunziken'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Marco Jencarelli || with Margie Evans |- | 2017 || ''I'll Be Around'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Dennis Walker and Wolf Stephenson || |- | 2019 || ''Let Life Flow'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music || Kent Bruce || with Kenny Neal |- | 2025 || ''Ain’t That Something'' || Funk House Blues Prod. / Phonag Records || Kent Bruce || Suisa |}
==References== {{Reflist}} *[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/philipp-fankhauser-mn0000772441#biography Philipp Fankhauser Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio...] *[https://kofmehl.net/programm/philipp-fankhauser-13/ Philipp Fankhauser] *[https://www.plattformj.ch/artikel/141181/ Aus der Essenz des Blues - Plattform J] *[https://www.plattformj.ch/artikel/160628/ Rückkehr nach einem Vierteljahrhundert - Plattform J] *[https://www.tagblatt.ch/schweiz/uebler-blues-in-der-muehle-hunziken-ld.709707 Übler Blues in der Mühle Hunziken] *[https://swiss-music-export.com/2025/03/31/philipp-fankhauser-back-on-the-blues-track/ Swiss Music Export » Philipp Fankhauser Back on the Blues Track] *[https://stadtkeller.ch/de/philipp-fankhauser Philipp Fankhauser]
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