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Magdi Rúzsa
Magdolna "Magdi" Rúzsa (; ; born 28 November 1985) is a Hungarian singer who won the 2006 title of ''Megasztár'' (''"Megastar"''), Hungary's nationwide talent search, that resembles, but is not based on, ''Pop Idol''. As the winner of the category "Newcomer of the Year" at the Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards in 2007, she represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland with the song "Unsubstantial Blues". She finished ninth and won a Marcel Bezençon Award in the Best Composer category. She often performs songs by her favorite singer, Janis Joplin. Biography Born in Vrbas into the Hungarian ethnic minority in Serbia, Rúzsa studied in Subotica as an obstetric nurse. She was discovered in 2005, after winning the third season of ''Megasztár'' (''Megastar'') in Hungary. After winning the competition, Rúzsa's album, featuring the songs she performed during the show's finals, went triple platinum and to date has sold around 80,000 copies. Her first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrbas (town)
Vrbas ( sr-Cyrl, Врбас) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has a population of 20,892, while the municipality has 36,601 inhabitants. Name Its name stems from the word for 'willow' in Serbian. During the SFRY period, the town was renamed ''Titov Vrbas'' (meaning 'Tito's Vrbas'), after Josip Broz Tito. Like all other towns in communist Yugoslavia named after Tito, the first part was dropped once the new states were formed during the early 1990s. In Rusyn, the town is known as ''Вербас'', in Hungarian as ''Verbász'', in Croatian as ''Vrbas'', in German as ''Werbass'', and in Turkish as ''Verbas''. History Vrbas was mentioned first in 1213 during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary. According to other sources, it was mentioned first in 1387. In the 16th century it became a part of the Ottoman Empire. During Ottoman administration it was populated by ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got My Mind Set On You
"Got My Mind Set on You" (also written as "(Got My Mind) Set on You") is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962, under the title "I've Got My Mind Set on You". An edited version of the song was released later in the year as a single on Dynamic Sound Records credited to Ray with Hutch Davie Orchestra & Chorus. The song features a variety of instruments, including a Chinese lute, but it is uncertain whether Ray or the orchestra played the lute. In 1987, George Harrison released a cover version of the song on his eleventh studio album '' Cloud Nine'', which he had recorded on his Dark Horse Records label. George Harrison version The first time Harrison heard the song was during a visit to his sister in the United States in 1963—five months before the Beatles first appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. His sister lived in the countryside of Illinois. While there, Harrison visited record shops and bought a variety of albums. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungária (band)
Hungária was a Hungarian pop-rock band formed by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Miklós Fenyő in 1967. Despite periodic suppression by the Hungarian Communist regime, by the early 1980s Hungária was one of the country's most popular bands. History Miklós Fenyő had lived in the United States for a time. He entered the Hungarian music scene in 1962 and started his own band Syconor in 1964. In 1967 he formed a songwriting partnership with lyricist István S. Nagy, and formed Hungária as an outlet for his songs. The earliest Hungária songs were in the style of beat music. In 1968 the band won the televised talent competition '' Ki mit tud?''. In the following years, the band moved toward psychedelic rock and hard rock. Their first album ''Koncert a marson'' (''Concert on Mars'') was released in 1970. The band then experienced many lineup changes, with Fenyő as the only consistent member. Due to pressure from Hungary's Communist regime, which considered rock music to be subvers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprócska Blues
Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Unsubstantial Blues", composed by Magdi Rúzsa, with lyrics by Imre Mózsik, and performed by Rúzsa herself. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, (MTV), internally selected its entry, after having previously selected the performer through the "Discovery of the Year" category of the ''Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards 2007''. In December 2006, MTV announced that it would be returning to the contest after a one-year absence following its withdrawal in due to financial reasons. Six artists competed in the "Discovery of the Year" category of the awards and Magdi Rúzsa was selected as the winner based entirely on a public televote. MTV internally selected the song, "Unsubstantial Blues", that was presented on 12 March 2007. Hungary competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 22, "Unsubstantial Blues" was announced among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and have sold over 200 million records worldwide, making them List of best-selling music artists , one of the best-selling artists of all time. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus Young, Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), with Colin Burgess (musician), Colin Burgess (drums), Larry Van Kriedt (bass guitar) and Dave Evans (singer), Dave Evans (lead vocals). They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their debut Australasian-only album, ''High Voltage (1975 album), High Voltage'' (1975). Membership stabilised after the release of ''Let There Be Rock'' (1977), with the Young brothers, Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway To Hell (song)
"Highway to Hell" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the opening track of their 1979 album '' Highway to Hell'', initially released as a single on 27 July 1979, the same day the album was released. The song was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, with Angus Young credited for writing the guitar riff. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell, hence the name. Background The song is in the key of A Major. The title and lyrics reflect the arduous nature of touring constantly and life on the road. The highway that inspired the title, Canning Highway, connects the Perth Kwinana freeway to its port Fremantle and was home to many of Bon Scott's favourite pubs and hotels, including the Raffles Hotel. "There were hundreds of riffs going down every day," recalled Malcolm Young. "But this one, we thought, 'That's good.' It just st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song " Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (YLE), the contest was held at the Hartwall Areena and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May and a final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were presented by Finnish television presenter Jaana Pelkonen and musician and TV-host Mikko Leppilampi. In addition, Krisse Salminen acted as guest host in the green room and reported from the crowds at the Senate Square. Forty-two countries participated in the contest—three more than the previous record of thirty-nine that took part in . The EBU decided to put aside its limit of 40 countries, which would have meant excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme. The and participated for the first time this year, with and taking part as independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ördögi Angyal
''Ördögi angyal'' is the debut studio album by Hungarian singer Magdi Rúzsa, released on November 20, 2006, by CLS Records. The translated title reads ''Devilish Angel''. It debuted at number one on Mahasz album chart and has been certified double-platinum in Hungary. Its first single was "Aprócska blues". Track listing # Aprócska blues Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Unsubstantial Blues", composed by Magdi Rúzsa, with lyrics by Imre Mózsik, and performed by Rúzsa herself. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, (MTV), internally ... - 2:59 # Csak a zene - 4:55 # Hip-hop - 3:43 # Nem vagyok jó neked - 2:56 # Új nap - 3:07 # Eltévedt idegen - 4:22 # Ciki ez a helyzet - 3:22 # Álomangyal - 3:45 # Szembejövő sáv - 2:57 # Nem baj - 2:40 # Nekem nem szabad - 3:33 # Még egy dal - 3:44 # A sors a neved - 4:13 # Vigyázz a madárra - 4:38 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ordogi Angyal 2006 albums Magdi Rúzsa albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
