Christian Oliver Ivan Glanzmann (born 26 May 1975) is a Swiss musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the male lead vocalist of Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. He also plays mandola, whistles, and bagpipes in Branâ Keternâ.
Early life Glanzmann was born on 26 May 1975 in Basel, Switzerland.
Equipment Throat/Shure SM58 Mandola (Koch) Tin & low whistles (Karavev & Burkes) Electric bagpipes (Redpipes) Gaita Acoustic guitar Bodhrán Audix Microphones
Discography With Eluveitie
Studio albums Spirit (2006) Slania (2008) Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion (2009) Everything Remains (As It Never Was) (2010) Helvetios (2012) Origins (2014) Evocation II: Pantheon (2017) Ategnatos (2019) Ànv (2025)
With Branâ Keternâ vJod
With Môr Cylch Craic
Guest appearances Folkearth – I Roy – Anthems Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud Amorphis – Queen of Time Illumishade – Tales of Time Ad Infinitum – "Legends" from the album Chapter III: Downfall (2023)
External links Interview with Eluveitie mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann Eluveitie interview - a conversation with guitarist Chrigel Glanzmann