Grégoire Vuilleumier, known professionally as Greis, was born on April 3, 1978, in Lausanne, Switzerland. He began his music career with the Bernese Chlyklass Crew and later became a member of the band PVP. Greis gained prominence with his debut solo album, Eis, released in 2003. He continued to release albums including 2 (2007), and 3 (2009). The latter earned him a nomination for Best European Act at the MTV European Music Awards. Greis is known for his collaborations with various Swiss musicians such as Züri West, TAFS, E.K.R., Big Zis, Sens Unik, and Stress. He also contributed to notable projects like the the album Prestige (2004), which featured Curse, Taz, Claud, and Greis, and the Switzerland-Africa sampler Rogue State of Mind (2006).
