Ted Robert

Ted Robert
Born
Robert Gurtner

(1943-10-11)11 October 1943
Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Died3 September 2025(2025-09-03) (aged 81)
Orbe, Switzerland
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Robert Gurtner (11 October 1943 – 3 September 2025), better known by the stage name Ted Robert, was a Swiss singer-songwriter.[1]

Often seen singing and songwriting alongside the likes of Michel Drucker and Alain Morisod,[2] he was also active in politics, unsuccessfully pursuing candidacy for the Council of State of Vaud and the National Council as a member of the Swiss Democrats.[3]

Robert died on 3 September 2025, at the age of 81.[4]

Discography

  • Adieu la mer (1976)
  • La vie au soleil (1978)[5]

Filmography

  • Garde mon souvenir (1981)
  • American Sosie (1986)
  • Ted Robert, le rêve américain (1996)

References

  1. ^ "Décès de Ted Robert, le chansonnier vaudois qui voulait devenir conseiller d'Etat". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Le chansonnier vaudois Ted Robert est décédé". Blick (in French). 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ^ Chuard, Patrick (2 February 2016). "Le candidat Ted Robert interdit d'auberge". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Ted Robert, chanteur vaudois plusieurs fois candidat extrême au Conseil d'Etat, est décédé". Le Temps (in French). 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Ted Robert". Bide et Musique (in French).