I would like to introduce myself after 21 years!

My name is jan SEVEN dettwyler. As a boy, I wanted to create something that I liked and where I could cry and express myself. Over the years I found my way back to myself. As an artist, it's not just about doing what you want to hear and see, but about finding and accepting what and who you are.

22 years ago I gave myself and my music the name SEVEN, my favorite number and my favorite Prince song. Under this blanket and in a foreign language, I was able to pour my heart out. My first 3 albums were all breakup albums and SEVEN was like therapy for me where I could let out all my pain. I never talked about anything other than my music in public. Everything that was private was only heard in my songs. Over the years, I gained more and more self-confidence and Jan took up more and more space: in the lyrics, in interviews and also on stage. When I was invited to Sing Mein Song in 2016, I accepted the challenge and it was to have a significant impact on me. I spoke on that sofa about my childhood, family, losses and fears and there was no artist sitting there who wanted to appear a certain way, but simply Jan. Many protective walls came down on that sofa.

SEVEN and Jan became more and more the same person. Then my rocky journey of writing German lyrics began and it took me 2 years to find that second pen. I finally let my soul out and spoke publicly about my school days, fears and all those years behind the bars of perfection. I was completely open about my vulnerability and insecurity. Then I sat on the sofa of Sing Meinen Song - das Schweizer Tauschkonzert for 4 years as the host. It wasn't a fictional character sitting opposite these guests, but a human being. I never heard this question as often as in the last 7 years: "Should I tell you Jan or Seven?" I always said: "Jan". I don't have a middle name in my passport, but over the past 21 years Seven has become my middle name, so it all comes together now.

Jan