Kati Kovács
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Katalin Kovács |
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25 October 1944 Verpelét, Hungary |
| Origin | Hungary |
| Genres | Jazz, Rock, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1962 - present |
| Labels | Hungaroton, Amiga, Eurovoice |
| Website | http://www.kovacskati.hu |
Kati Kovács (born 25 October 1944), is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop-rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.
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.
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.
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 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 (, and ) and a compilation ().
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.
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