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Birth name
  
Katalin Kovacs

Years active
  
1962 - present

Origin
  
Name
  
Kati Kovacs


Genres
  
Jazz, Rock, Pop

Role
  
Singer

Occupation(s)
  
Singer

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Born
  
25 October 1944 (age 79) Verpelet, Hungary (
1944-10-25
)

Labels
  
Hungaroton, Amiga, Eurovoice

Movies
  
The Confrontation, The Girl, The Two of Them

Spouse
  
Istvan Lerch (m. 1975–1986), Koncz Tibor (m. 1966–1975)

Parents
  
Kalman Kovacs, Margit Baungartner

Similar People
  
Zsuzsa Koncz, Sarolta Zalatnay, Zoran Sztevanovity, Pal Szecsi, Janos Koos

Siblings
  
Eva Kovacs, Kalman Kovacs

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Kati Kovács (born 25 October 1944), is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop-rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.

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Probably the most famous singer of Hungary, with dozens of recorded albums, awards and presentations indoor/abroad, international recognition and a very active career until today.

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Kovacs is known for her raspy and very strong mezzo-soprano singing voice which received wide praise from Hungarian music critics who have called her: "The Best Female Voice of Hungary". She can sing opera, rock, jazz, pop, dance, blues and rock and roll.

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Career

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She appeared first time on stage in 1962. She became the first famous nationally in 1965 when she won the seminal TV talent show in Hungary "Ki mit tud?". A year later, she achieved some even greater successes with her performance of the song I Won’t Be Your Plaything (Nem leszek a játékszered) which won the TV Dance Song Festivals in Hungary in 1966.

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In 1968 she played the leading roles in some films, for example The Girl.

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The psychedelic spiritual Lord Send Us Rain (Add már, uram, az esőt!) won the Hungarian Dance Song Festival and the German Song Contest in 1972.

She worked with the Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT on three albums (Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT, Közel a naphoz and Kati) and a compilation (Rock and Roller).

In 1974 she won the Castlebar Song Contest in Ireland with the song Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue (Nálad lenni újra jó lenne).

She appeared as a singer in the 1977 Hungarian film Ök ketten (Women), which was directed by Márta Mészáros.

Since 1979 she sang the covers of several disco and hit songs in Hungary originally performed by Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Laura Branigan, Madonna, Tanita Tikaram, Sam Brown, Anastacia etc.

Besides singing, Kati Kovács also writes lyrics. One of her best known works which she also performed is the lyrics to Vangelis’ composition 1492: The Conquest of Paradise.

Since 23 October 2009 she works with the psychedelic soul-beat band The Qualitons. They had a very successful concert in Budapest with the singer's rare beat and funk songs. It is said to be Kati's big comeback. In 2010 they are on tour around the country. They were planning a new album together but their connection is lost.

Christina Aguilera's 2010 single "Woohoo" contains a sample from the song Add már, uram, az esőt!.

She remains popular in Hungary.

Awards

  • Music Week Star of the Year Award (England) in 1974
  • Liszt Prize in 1986
  • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross in 1994
  • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross in 2011
  • Kossuth Prize in 2014
  • Songs

    Úgy szeretném meghálálniHosszú az a nap · 2013
    Ha legközelebb látlakCsendszóró · 1977
    Most kéne abbahagyniSuttogva és kiabálva · 1970

    References

    Kati Kovács Wikipedia