Kati Kovács

Kati Kovács born Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács 25 October 1944 is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Awardwinning Hungarian poprock singer performer lyricist and actress She is one of the most famous singers of Hungary with dozens of recorded albums awards and presentations in Hungary and abroad and with international recognition and a very active career until today Kovacs is known for her raspy and very strong mezzosoprano 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 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 Wont Be Your Plaything Nem leszek a játékszered which won the TV Dance Song Festivals in Hungary in 1966 In 1968 she played the leading roles in some films for example The Girl 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 soulbeat band The Qualitons They had a very successful concert in Budapest with the singers rare beat and funk songs It is said to be Katis big comeback In 2010 they are on tour around the country They were planning a new album together but their connection is lost Christina Aguileras 2010 single Woohoo contains a sample from the song Add már uram az esőt Source Article Kati Kovács from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30