Pepe Lienhard, (birth name: Peter Rudolf Lienhard) (born March 23, 1939 in Lenzburg) is a Swiss bandleader and musician.

Already in school, Lienhard had begun a band with the name "The College Stompers". In university, he studied law, but broke off his studies in 1969 and founded a professional sextet with which he released numerous albums. Their first success came with "Sheila Baby". In 1977, the group won sixth place at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Swiss Lady".

In 1980 he formed a big band, the Pepe-Lienhard-Band, which accompanied Udo Jürgens in his tours after 1982. They had several appearances with other stars like Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.

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