Born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1982, Veronika started playing the violin at the age of 6. In 2001 she won Basel’s „Battle of the Bands“ competition with „Twice“, a singer-songwriter folk-duo with her twin sister Patrizia. That prize allowed her to record her first CD „Twice Impossible“, including 12 original songs.
After graduation from music college Veronika began her studies at the Hochschule Luzern- Music, focusing on jazz vocals and received her honor’s degree in 2008.
Her interest in Irish folk music brought her to Ireland where she performed with Irish folk and jazz musicians many times.
In 2006 Veronika was invited by the Sligo Jazz Project to teach their vocal master class as part of the faculty of international jazz musicians like Rufus Reid (acoustic bass), Michael Buckley (sax), Greg Burk (piano).
With Zurich based pianist Chris Wiesendanger she formed the band „Ndiigo“, joined by Toni Schiavano on bass and Fabian Bürgi on drums. They play but Veronika’s original material which was released on their first CD „Veronika's Ndiigo- The Topography Of My Heart“ in September 2009.
Besides contributing her talent in Bands with Shirley Grimes and Mich Gerber, she recorded her newest album with originals: "Veronika's Ndiigo- Feel It All" (with Oli Hartung, Moussa Cissokho, Toni Schiavano, Samuel Baur).
2014 she won the Armenian Song Contest Tsovits Tsov with the band Authentic Light Orchestra, as well as the Russian World Music Award 2016.
Most important CD-Productions:
2002: Twice: ‚Impossible’
2008: Veronika’s Ndiigo: ‚The Topography Of My Heart’
2009: Lukas Mantels : ‚Quetzal- 5.45’
2009: Franz Hellmüller: ‚Ayé’
2010: Shirley Grimes: ‚The Long Road Home’
2011: Authentic Light Orchestra: ‚Beyond The House’
2012: Faruk Muslijevic’s Balkan Flavours: ‚Elephant Steps’
2014: Veronika’s Ndiigo: ‚Feel It All’
2014: Stimmorchester: ‚Room’
2015: Authentic Light Orchestra: ‚Forgotten Runes’
2018: Veronika's Ndiigo: "Fly"
Guest-/studio singer:
2002: Sapphire: In Motion
2009: Samuel Blatter’s ‚Roamer Extended’
2010: Tratosphäre: ‚Teatime’
2011: Niki Reiser: Filmmusik ‚Das Leben ist zu lang’ (Dani Levy)
2013: Karin Streule: Törig
2015: Serj Tankjan (System of a Down): Songproduktion AURORA
2016: Serj Tankian (System of a Down): Filmmusik „The Promise“ (ab August 2017 in den Kinos)
2017: Anton Davidyants: Song/videoaufnahmen ,Delusion’, ‚Scar of the Soul’
Most important concerts:
2006: Dozentin der Gesangsmasterclass und Konzerte (mit u.a. Rufus Reid, Steve Davis) am Sligo Jazzfestival, Irland
2007: Auftritt mit Kenny Wollesens Big Band The Himalayas, Jazzfestial Willisau
2006- 2011: Mehrere Tourneen mit VERONIKA’S NDIIGO, u.a. Off Beat Jazz Festival am Vocal Evening mit Stacey Kent
2010-2013: Mehrere Konzerte mit den ‚Balkan Flavours’, CD-Taufe im Moods
2010: Tournee mit Shirley Grimes& Joe McHugh Quartett
2011-2013: Zwei Tourneen mit Shirley Grimes ‚The Long Road Home’
2007-2012: Mehrere Konzerte mit Quetzal, u.a. am Suisse Diagonales 2011
2011-2015: Regelmässige Konzerte und Tour mit dem Stimmorchester
2012/2013: Gastauftritte als Geigerin und Sängerin bei Luka Bloom
2014-2016: Konzerte mit Mich Gerber – Japan/DE
2012-2017: Russland/Armenien/DE/USA/Schweiz Tourneen mit Valeri Tolstov’s Authentic Light Orchestra
2014-2017: „Feel it all“ Tour VERONIKA’S NDIIGO
