Gimma

Gimma is a Swiss rapper of regional dialect who broke through to mainstream success in 2006 with the Top Ten single "Hymna" from his fourth album, I Gega d'Schwiiz. In addition to his solo output, he is a member of the group OBK and affiliated with the Bauers collective, which also includes the groups Luut & Tüütli, X-Chaibä, Breitbild, and Sektion Kuchikäschtli. Born Gian-Marco Schmid in Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland, he overcame a number of psychological issues while growing up, among them drug addiction and the divorce of his parents. These issues and others characterize th...