Chris Rea Montreux Jazz Festival

This English singer and guitarist is quite familiar with Montreux having come four times but never in the past twelve years After a decade of recording it was the late 1980s that saw him earn popularity across Europe He had been touring with a local group Magdalene replacing David Coverdale Then he also quit Magdalene to record the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini in 1978 Fool If You Think Its Over was a huge hit nominated for the Grammy for song of the year Reas European success was confirmed by Auberge and then Gods Great Banana Skin in 1992 In 2009 Rea had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide His return to Montreux is a major event and will of course take place at the Stravinski