Mani Matter was born on August 4, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland as Hans-Peter Matter. He was a writer and composer, known for Die Hose (2013), Mani Matter - Warum syt dir so truurig? (2002) and Züri West - Am Blues vorus (2002). He was married to Joy Matter. He died on November 24, 1972 in Kilchberg, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.