Kati Kovács (born Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács 25 October 1944), is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning

Hungarian pop Hungarian pop is the pop music scene of Hungary. It is often associated with Rezső Seress's song "Gloomy Sunday" which was covered by numerous artists. The most notable artists include Zsuzsa Cserháti, Kati Kovács, Zsuzsa Koncz, Judith Szűcs ...

-rock 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

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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.

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

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" 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

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

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on three

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s ('' Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT'', '' Közel a naphoz'' and ''

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'') and a

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('' Rock and Roller''). Kovács Kati 1

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

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. Since 1979 she sang the covers of several disco and hit songs in Hungary originally performed by

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, Sam Brown,

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etc. Besides singing, Kati Kovács also writes lyrics. One of her best known works which she also performed is the lyrics to

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’ 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.

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

Awards

* Music Week Star of the Year Award (England) in 1974 * Liszt Prize in 1986 *

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the O ...

– Knight's Cross in 1994 * Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross in 2011 * Honorary Citizen of

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in 2011 *

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...

in 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacs, Kati 1944 births Living people Women rock singers 20th-century Hungarian women singers Hungarian pop singers 21st-century Hungarian women singers German-language singers

Career

Awards

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