Moulin Rouge (band)
| Moulin Rouge | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Slovenia (part of Yugoslavia when band was founded) |
| Genres | Hi-NRG, synthpop |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels |
ZKP RTVLJ ZKP RTVS Hit Factory |
| Members | Matjaž Kosi, keyboards, writer, producer, vocal / Karmen Plazar, vocal |
Moulin Rouge (named after the French cabaret) is a Slovenian popular music group consisting of vocalist Alenka Šmid-Čena and songwriter, keyboardist, and producer Matjaž Kosi.
Keyboardist Matjaž Kosi founded Moulin Rouge after leaving Slovenian (then Yugoslav) synthpop band Videosex in 1985. Initially, Moulin Rouge consisted of three men, after reorganizing, Matjaž Kosi made audition for female vocalist. Alenka Šmid-Čena was chosen as lead vocalist. The band took its 1980s membership of Matjaž Kosi and Alenka Šmid-Čena in 1987. They were active primarily from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, and their work combines elements of 1980s Eurodance, Italo disco, Hi-NRG, and trance. Moulin Rouge entered Jugovizija, the Yugoslav national pre-selection for the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, and finished in fifth place with the song "Johnny je moj".In 2000 Matjaž Kosi released a trully solo album (2010 - title was inspired by the follow up of Stanley Cubrick movie - Space Odyssey 2010 - meaning long absence from the music scene). He wrote, played,produced and sang all the vocal parts. The album was for Slovenian territory only, no English version was done so far. After working with man other artists, he met Karmen Plazar, a young female singer with one solo album already released. Kosi made a cover version of Moulin Rouge classic hit - Prvi tvoj poljub (Your First Kiss) - where she was introduced as Lady C. After promising feedback from listeners, Kosi invited her to join Moulin Rouge as a vocalist in 2002. The result was the album The Best Of 2002, a remake album of Moulin Rouge 1980s hits. After that they returned to international audience with the single Just A Start, which received very good reviews, but due to lack of promotion and distribution the success of it was moderate. The follow up was My Heart Is Beating Boom- The song went viral after the introduction of YouTube media platform. It was widely accepted by Japanese anime cartoon lovers, which made their own video version based on clips form anime cartoons.
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