Kati Kovács
Hungarian recording artist; actress and singer
Kati Kovács (born Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács 25 October 1944) is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop and rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.
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 has sung opera, rock, jazz, pop, dance, blues and rock and roll.
Career
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.
In 1968 she played the leading roles in some films, for example The Girl.
The psychedelic and spiritual song "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 studio albums (Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT, Közel a naphoz and Kati) and a compilation album (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").
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