Philipp Fankhauser

{{short description|Swiss blues musician and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{mfn|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Philipp Fankhauser

| birth_name = Philipp Manuel Fankhauser

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thun, Switzerland

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Blues
• rhythm and blues

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• guitarist
• songwriter
• record producer

}}

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Guitar
• vocals

}}

| years_active = 1987-present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Sony Music
• Funk House Blues Productions

}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Johnny Copeland
• Margie Evans
• Shemekia Copeland
• The Memphis Horns

}}

| website = {{URL|philippfankhauser.com}}

}}

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Philipp Manuel Fankhauser (born 20 February 1964 in Thun, Switzerland) is a Swiss blues musician and songwriter. Several of his albums have charted in the top ten of the Swiss Hitparade, such as Love Man Riding, which peaked at No. 7,{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - Love Man Riding|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Love-Man-Riding-87007|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=31 August 2016}} Home, which peaked at No. 2,{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - Home|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Home-252731|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}}

Try My Love, which peaked at No. 3,{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser - Try My Love|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser/Try-My-Love-146533|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}} and the collaborative live album Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken with Margie Evans, which peaked at No. 4.{{cite web|title=Philipp Fankhauser & Margie Evans - Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Philipp-Fankhauser-&-Margie-Evans/Unplugged-Live-At-Muehle-Hunziken-293446|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=30 August 2016}} His album Heebie Jeebies - The Early Songs Of Johnny Copeland jumped straight to number one at the end of 2022.{{cite web|title=Swiss Albums Top 100|url=https://acharts.co/swiss_albums_top_100/2022/51|website=Acharts.co|accessdate=13 January 2023}}