Introduction
Emanuel Gut better known by his stage name Manu-L, is a Swiss singer and musician. The name is derived from his given name stylized in a different fashion. He is the vocalist and guitarist for the Swiss pop band duo Myron, a duo he formed in 2003 in Basel with songwriter, guitarist and bass player Chris Haffner. The band is signed since 2007 with Columbia Records of Sony BMG. The band has four albums and a number of charting singles and is most famous for the single "One Step Closer" that made it to number 9 in Swiss Hitparade, the official Swiss Singles Chart.
He has also developed a solo singing career closely collaborating since 2010 with Swiss music producer Remady. He has had a string of hits where he is featured, very notably with "Single Ladies" with Remady and J-Son reaching number 1 in 2012 in Swiss Singles Chart, going double platinum, "Somebody Dance with Me Remady 2013 Mix", a remake of DJ BoBo hit with Remady reaching number 4 and "Holidays" with Remady also in 2013 reaching number three.
Discography
Albums
- as part of Myron
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | |||
| 2008 | On Air | 10 | |
| 2009 | One Step Closer | 10 | |
| 2011 | Never Regret | 6 | |
| 2013 | Butterfly | 6 |
- as Remady and Manu-L
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | FR | UK | |||
| 2012 | The Original
| 5 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | The Original 2k13
| 3 | — | — | — |
Singles
- as part of Myron
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | GER | |||
| 2007 | "Say You Want Me" | 40 | – | On Air |
| 2008 | "I Don't Care" | – | – | |
| 2009 | "One Step Closer" | 9 | – | One Step Closer |
| "Wonderful to Me" (with Jenniffer Kae) | 54 | 93 | ||
| 2011 | "If It End" | 35 | – | Never Regret |
- Collaborations
| Year | Single | Credited to | Charts | Certification | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | AUT | BEL (Wal) | DEN | FR | GER | UK | |||||
| 2010 | "Give Me a Sign" | Remady feat. Manu-L | 11 | 55 | 46 | — | 11 | 58 | — |
| No Superstar - The Album |
| 2011 | "Save Your Heart" | 41 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |||
| "The Way We Are" | 30 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | ||||
| "If You Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Single Ladies" | Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son | 1 | 45 | — | — | 83 | 41 | — |
| The Original |
| "Doing It Right" | Remady & Manu-L feat. Amanda Wilson | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Higher Ground" | Remady & Manu-L | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Hollywood Ending" | Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Original 2k13 | |
| "It′s So Easy" | Remady & Manu-L | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Somebody Dance with Me Remady 2013 Mix" | DJ BoBo feat. Manu-L (Remady Mix) | 4 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Holidays" | Remady & Manu-L | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "In My Dreams" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waiting For" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1+1=3 | |||
| 2015 | "Livin' la vida" | Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Together We Are One (Bring Back the Energy)" | Remady & Manu-L feat. Culcha Candela | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2016 | "Another Day in Paradise" | Remady & Manu-L | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "L.I.F.E." | Remady & Manu-L | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||