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Amanda Lear

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Description

''Stryx'' thematically referred to

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s and

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. The scenography featured elements resembling

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-like gloomy castles and caves. The show featured acting as well as musical performances from such artists as Amanda Lear, Asha Puthli, Gal Costa,

. The musical part was divided into a number of smaller parts, with each part featuring a performance from one specific artist, for example Asha Puthli in "Indian Stryx", Amanda Lear in ''Sexy Stryx'' or Grace Jones in ''Rumstryx''. The show was produced in the

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era, therefore this genre dominates the musical background of ''Stryx''. The show caused many controversies in more conservative societies, mainly because of its

ish theme and referring to

as well as exposing

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. Due to numerous protests the show was taken off the broadcast and the production of following episodes was cancelled. Apart from six known episodes there exists also the seventh one, which has never been officially aired on television.

Personnel

Cast

* Amanda Lear - ''Sexy Stryx'' * Anna Oxa - ''Stereo Stryx'' * Asha Puthli- ''Indian Stryx'' * Corrado Lojacono * Gal Costa - ''Stryx do Brasil'' * Gianni Cajfa *

- ''Rumstryx'' * Hal Yamanduchi *

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- ''Subliminal Stryx'' * Tony Renis - Piloconduttore * Walter Valdi

Production

* Enzo Trapani - director * Ennio di Majo - script * Gianna Sgarbossa - costumes * Tony De Vita - music * Renato Greco - choreography * Enzo Torroni - light Italian fantasy television series Musical television series 1978 Italian television series debuts 1970s Italian television series 1978 in Italian television