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Alain Morisod, born in Geneva , 23 June 1949   Is a Swiss pianist and producer of television programs.

From 1958 to 1968, he studied at the Institut Florimont and then, until 1970 , at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. He studied at the Conservatoire de Genève and the Conservatoire Populaire note 1.

He began his musical career as a piano accompanist for, among others, Arlette Zola, Henri Dès (who was still singing for adults) or French comedian Fernand Raynaud.

In 1971, his first album Concerto for a summer , recorded, composed and produced by Alain with small means becomes the hit of the summer, selling more than 2 million copies. He then created in 1977, to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, the group Sweet People. Their song Hey the musician ranked second in the Swiss final in 1978. This orchestra still exists.

In 1979, he saved and revived the Revue Genevoise du Casino - Theater before launching on television. From 1980 to 1985, he produced, along with Christian Morin , La Grande Roue , Studio 4 and Trèfle d'or and, since 1998 , Les coups de coeur by Alain Morisod with Jean-Marc Richard and Lolita Morena.

From 1986 to 1991, he was also president of the football club Urania Geneva Sport, who spent two seasons of the second league in the Ligue Nationale B, with Paul Garbani and Gérard Castella. In 2001 he married Mady Rudaz, singer of the group Sweet People which also includes the singer Jean-Jacques Egli.