Kati Kovács
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.
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Kati Kovács

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- Name
- Kati Kovács
- Birth Name
- Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács
- Born
- 25 October 1944
- Birthplace
- Verpelét, Hungary
- Occupation
- Singer
- Full name
- Kovács Katalin Anna Sarolta.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Fields
- singing · acting
- Education
- Gárdonyi Géza Cistercian High School, Eger and Hungary
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Franz Liszt Prize · Artisjus Award · SZOT prize · State Youth Award · honorary citizen of Budapest
- Languages
- Hungarian
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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.
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Biography
Biography
Kati Kovács studied at Gárdonyi Géza Cistercian High School, Eger, Hungary. The recorded working language is Hungarian. The field of work recorded is singing and acting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, pop rock and folk rock. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Franz Liszt Prize, Artisjus Award and SZOT prize.

Kovács Kati átveszi a Kossuth-díjat a Parlamentben, 2014. március 14-én!
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kati Kovács • Birth Name — Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács • Born — 25 October 1944 • Birthplace — Verpelét, Hungary • Occupation — Singer • Genre — * Jazz • rock • pop • Years Active — 1962–present • Label — * Hungaroton • Amiga • Eurovoice • Website — kovacskati.hu 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
Career
• Illustration — Kovács, 1960s 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). • Illustration — Kovács, 1970s 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 The Two of Them (Ők ketten), which was directed by Márta Mészáros. Since 1979 she sang cover versions of several disco and hit songs in Hungary originally performed by Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Laura Branigan, Madonna, Tanita Tikaram, Sam Brown, Anastacia etc. Besides singing, Kovács also writes lyrics. One of her best known works which she also performed is the lyrics to Vangelis' composition "1492: 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 Kovács's big comeback. In 2010 they are on tour around the country. They were planning a new album together but they broke up. American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera's 2010 single "Woohoo" contains a sample from the song "Add már, uram, az esőt!". • Illustration — Kovács performing at Sziget Festival in Budapest, 2012
Albums
Albums
• Year — Title — Title — Label — Catalogue — Format — Type — Country — Reissue • 1970 — Suttogva és kiabálva — Whispering and Shouting — Qualiton — SLPX 17411 — LP — Studio — Hungary — 2018 CD • 1972 — Autogram helyett — Instead of Autograph — Pepita — SLPX 17445 — LP — Studio — Hungary — 2018 CD • 1974 — Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT — Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT — Pepita — SLPX 17472 — LP — Studio — Hungary — 1983 Krém LP, MC 1994 Hungaroton CD, MC • 1974 — Kati Kovács — Kati Kovács — Amiga — 8 55 359 — LP — Studio — GDR • 1975 — Intarzia — Inlay — Pepita — SLPX 17495 — LP — Studio — Hungary • 1976 — Közel a naphoz — Close to the Sun — Pepita — SLPX 17496 — LP — Studio — Hungary — 1995 Hungaroton CD, MC • 1976 — Kati — Kati — Amiga — 8 55 452 — LP — Studio — GDR • 1976 — Rock and Roller — Rock and Roller — Pepita — MK 7008 — MC — Compilation — Hungary • 1977 — Csendszóró — Silentophone — Pepita — SLPX 17526 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1978 — Kovács Kati / Szörényi Levente / Adamis Anna: Életem lemeze — The Record of My Life — Pepita — SLPX 17553 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary — 1994 Hungaroton CD, MC • 1979 — Szívemben zengő dal — A Song Resounding in My Heart — Pepita — SLPX 17581 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1980 — Kovács Kati Tíz — Kati Kovács Ten — Pepita — SLPX 17630 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1983 — Érj utol — Catch Me — Favorite — SLPM 17824 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1985 — Szerelmes levél indigóval — Love Letter written by Indigo — Favorite — SLPM 17893 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1985 — Álmodik az állatkert — Dreaming of the zoo — Hungaroton — SLPM 14033 — LP — Studio — Hungary • 1986 — Kívánságműsor — Request Programme — Favorite — SLPM 37030 — LP, MC — Compilation — Hungary • 1989 — Kell néha egy kis csavargás — Must sometimes a little truancy — Hungaroton — SLPM 17715 — LP, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1990 — Szólj rám, ha hangosan énekelek — Tell Me if I am Singing Too Loud — Profil — HCD 37348 — CD — Compilation — Hungary — 1999 CD, MC • 1992 — A Kovács Kati — The Kati Kovács — Hungaroton — SLPM 37578 — LP, CD, MC — Compilation — Hungary • 1992 — Forgószél — Whirlwind — Craft Records — CR 003 — CD, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1992 — Megtalálsz engem — Find me — Hangszó Records — MK 002 — MC — Compilation — Hungary • 1996 — Love Game / Vangelis 1492 — Love Game / Vangelis 1492 — Ka-Ti Bt. — KKCD 001 — CD, MC — Studio — Hungary • 1997 — Különös utakon — Particularly Roads — Eurovoice — KKCD 002 — CD — Studio — Hungary • 1999 — A magyar tánczene csillagai 2. — The Stars of the Hungarian Dance Music — Reader's Digest — RM-CD9905-02 — CD, MC — Compilation — Hungary • 1999 — Édesanyámnak szeretettel — To My Mother with Love — Eurovoice — KKCD 003 — CD, MC — Studio — Hungary • 2000 — Kincses sziget — Treasure Island — Eurovoice — KKCD 004 — CD, MC — Studio — Hungary • 2002 — Gyere, szeress! — Come and Love Me — Eurovoice — KKCD 005 — CD, MC — Studio — Hungary • 2007 — Die großen Erfolge — Greatest Hits — Sony BMG / Amiga — 88697073362 — CD, MC — Compilation — Germany • 2011 — Találkozás egy régi szerelemmel — Greatest Hits 1965–1991 — Reader's Digest — 20229111 — 4 CD — Compilation — Hungary • 2014 — Nem leszek a játékszered — Greatest Hits — Hungaroton — HCD71291 — CD — Compilation — Hungary • 2015 — Napfényes álom — Greatest Hits — Reader's Digest — GB-CD150119-1-3 — 3CD — Compilation — Hungary
Life and career
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Life and career
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1944
Kati Kovács born at Verpelét.
Awards
• Music Week Star of the Year Award (England) in 1974 • Liszt Prize in 1986 • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross in 1994 • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross in 2011 • Honorary Citizen of Budapest in 2011 • Kossuth Prize in 2014
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