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Sopot (German: Zoppot; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000.

Sopot is a city with powiat (county) status, in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Until 1999 it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship. It lies between the larger cities of Gdańsk (to the south-east) and Gdynia (to the north), the three towns together making up the metropolitan agglomeration called Trójmiasto (Tri-City).

Sopot is a major health-spa and tourist resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 515.5 metres, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. The city is also famous for its Sopot International Song Festival, the largest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest. Among its other attractions is a fountain of bromide spring water, known as the "inhalation mushroom".

Etymology

The name is thought to derive from an old Slavic word sopot meaning "stream" or "spring". The same root occurs in a number of other Slavic toponyms; it is probably onomatopeic, imitating the sound of running water. (Today several streams run into the sea in the area of the town.)

The name is first recorded as Sopoth in 1283 and Sopot in 1291. The German Zoppot is a Germanization of the original Slavic name. In the 19th century and in the interwar years the German name was Polonized as Sopoty (a plural form) or Copoty (another plural form, closer to the German pronunciation). "Sopot" was made the official Polish name when the town came again under Polish rule in 1945.

History

Early history

The area of today's Sopot contains the site of a 7th-century Slavonic (Pomeranian) stronghold. Initially it was a commercial trade outpost for commerce extending both up the Vistula river and to cities north across the Baltic Sea. With time the significance of the stronghold diminished and by the 10th century it was reduced to a fishing village, eventually abandoned. However, a century later the area was settled again and two villages were founded within the borders of today's' city: Stawowie and Gręzowo. They were first mentioned in 1186 as being granted to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa. Another of the villages that constitute today's Sopot, Świemirowo, was first mentioned in 1212 in a document by Mestwin I, who granted it to the Premonstratensian (Norbertine) monastery in nearby Żukowo.

The village of Sopot, which later became the namesake for the whole city, was first mentioned in 1283 when it was granted to the Cistercians. By 1316 the abbey had bought all villages in the area and became the owners of all the area of the city. After the Second Peace of Thorn (1466) the area was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Poland.

The spa for the citizens of Gdańsk has been active since the 16th century. Until the end of that century most noble and magnate families from Gdańsk built their manor housees in Sopot. During the negotiations of the Treaty of Oliva King John II Casimir lived in one of them, while Swedish negotiator Magnus de la Gardie resided in another — it has been known as the Swedish Manor ever since.

During the 1733 War of the Polish Succession Imperial Russian troops besieged the nearby city of Gdańsk and a year later looted and burned the village of Sopot to the ground. Much of Sopot would remain abandoned during and after the conflict. In 1757 and 1758 most of the ruined manors were bought by the Pomeranian magnate family of Przebendowski. General Józef Przebendowski bought nine of these palaces and in 1786 his widow, Bernardyna Przebendowska (née von Kleist), bought the remaining two.

Kingdom of Prussia

Sopot was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1772 in the First Partition of Poland. Following the new laws imposed by King Frederick the Great, church property was confiscated by the state. The village was reconstructed and in 1806 the area was sold to the Gdańsk merchant Carl Christoph Wegner.

In 1819 Wegner opened the first public bath in Sopot and tried to promote the newly-established spa among the inhabitants of Danzig, but the undertaking was a financial failure. However, in 1823 Dr. Jean Georg Haffner, a former medic of the French army, financed a new bath complex that gained significant popularity. In the following years Haffner erected more facilities. By 1824 a sanatorium was opened to the public, as well as a 63-metre pier, cloakrooms, and a park. Haffner died in 1830, but his enterprise was continued by his stepson, Ernst Adolf Böttcher. The latter continued to develop the area and in 1842 opened a new theatre and sanatorium. By then the number of tourists coming to Sopot every year had risen to almost 1,200.

In 1870 Sopot saw the opening of its first rail line: the new Danzig-Kolberg rail road that was later extended to Berlin. Good rail connections added to the popularity of the area and by 1900 the number of tourists had reached almost 12,500 a year.

In 1873 the village of Sopot became an administrative centre of the Gemeinde. Soon other villages were incorporated into it and in 1874 the number of inhabitants of the village rose to over 2,800. At the beginning of the 20th century it was a favourite spa of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. The city again became a holiday resort for the inhabitants of nearby Danzig, as well as wealthy aristocrats from Berlin, Warsaw, and Königsberg. Soon after World War I a casino was opened in the Grand Hotel as the primary source of money for the treasury of the Free City of Danzig.

In 1877 the self-government of the Gemeinde bought the village from the descendants of Dr. Haffner and started its further development. A second sanatorium was constructed in 1881 and the pier was extended to 85 metres. In 1885 the gas works were built. Two years later tennis courts were built and the following year a horse-racing track was opened to the public. There were also several facilities built for the permanent inhabitants of Sopot, not only for the tourists. Among those were two new churches: Protestant (September 17, 1901) and Catholic (December 21, 1901).

On October 8, 1901, Wilhelm II granted Sopot city rights, spurring further rapid growth. In 1904 a new balneological sanatorium was opened, followed in 1903 by a lighthouse. In 1907 new baths south of the old ones were built in Viking style. In 1909 a new theatre was opened in the nearby forest within the city limits, in the place where today the Sopot Festival is held every year. By 1912 a third complex of baths, sanatoria, hotels, and restaurants was opened, attracting even more tourists. Shortly before World War I the city had 17,400 permanent inhabitants and over 20,000 tourists every year.

The Treaty of Versailles

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Sopot became a part of the Free City of Danzig. Due to the proximity of the Polish and German borders, the economy of the town soon recovered. The new casino became one of the main sources of income of the tiny free-city state. In 1927 the city authorities rebuilt the Kasino-Hotel, one of the most notable landmarks in Sopot today. After World War II it was renamed as the Grand Hotel and continues to be one of the most luxurious hotels in Poland.

A Richard Wagner festival was held in the nearby Forest Opera in 1922. The festival's success caused Sopot to be sometimes referred to as the "Bayreuth of the North". In 1928 the pier was extended to its present length of 512 metres. Since then it has remained the longest wooden pier in Europe and one of the longest in the world. In the early 1930s the city reached its peak of its popularity among foreign tourists — more than 30,000 annually (this number does not include tourists from Danzig/Gdansk itself). However, by the 1930s, tensions on the nearby Polish-German border and the rising popularity of Nazism in Germany saw a decline in foreign tourism; in 1938 local German Nazis burned down Sopot's synagogue.

World War II (1939-1945)

World War II broke out on September 1, 1939. The following day the Free City of Danzig was annexed by Nazi Germany and most of the local Poles, Kashubians, and Jews were arrested and imprisoned or expelled. Due to the war, the city's tourist industry collapsed. The last Wagner Festival was held in 1942.

Sopot remained under German occupation until 1945. All this time Polish resistance was active in the city and the region. On March 23, 1945 the Soviet Army took over the city after several days of street battle, in which Sopot lost approximately 10% of its buildings.

As per the Potsdam Conference, Sopot was incorporated into the post-war Polish state. The authorities of Gdańsk Voivodeship were located in Sopot until the end of 1946. Most of the German inhabitants who had remained in the city after the evacuation before the advancing Red Army were soon to be expelled, and soon eastern settlers from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union would arrive.

People's Republic of Poland(1946-1989)

Sopot recovered rapidly after the war. A tramway line to Gdańsk was opened, as well as the Higher School of Music, the Higher School of Maritime Trade, a library, and an art gallery. During the city presidency of Jan Kapusta) the town opened an annual Arts Festival in 1948. In 1952 the tramways were replaced by a heavy-rail commuter line connecting Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. Although in 1954 the Higher School of Arts was moved to Gdańsk, Sopot remained an important centre of culture, and in 1956 the first Polish jazz festival was held there (until then jazz had been banned by the Communist authorities). This was the forerunner of the continuing yearly Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw.

In 1961 the Sopot International Song Festival was inaugurated, although it was held in Gdańsk in its first three years – it moved to its permanent venue at Sopot's Forest Opera in 1964. In 1963 the main street of Sopot (Bohaterów Monte Cassino, "street of the heroes of Monte Cassino") was turned into a pedestrian-only promenade.

New complexes of baths, sanatoria, and hotels were opened in 1972 and 1975. By 1977 Sopot had approximately 54,500 inhabitants, the highest ever in its history. In 1979 the historical town centre was declared a national heritage centre by the government of Poland.

Third Polish Republic (1989 onwards)

In 1995 the southern bath and sanatoria complex were extended significantly and the Saint Adalbert spring opened two years later, as a result in 1999 Sopot regained its official spa town status.

In 2001 Sopot celebrated the 100th anniversary of its city charter.

Sopot is currently undergoing a period of intense development, including the building of a number of five star hotels and spa resorts on the waterfront. The main pedestrianized street, Monte Cassino, has also been extended by diverting traffic underneath it, meaning the whole street is now pedestrianized. Sopot, aside from Warsaw has the highest property prices in Poland.

Famous people

The following is a list of notable personalities born or living in the city.

Jerzy Afanasjew, poet, director

Kiejstut Bereźnicki, painter

Janusz Christa, comic book author

Larry Ugwu, actor, musician and the director of Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdańsk

Oscar G. Dahlberg, graphic artist

Maciej Dejczer, film director

Jerzy Doerffer, ship constructor and engineer

Andrzej Dudziński, cartoonist

Stanisława Fleszarowa-Muskat, novelist

Winfried Glatzeder, German actor

Lech Kaczyński, former President of Poland

Klaus Kinski, German actor

Seweryn Krajewski, composer, pop-singer

Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, statesman, economist

Janusz Lewandowski, politician, economist, member of the European Parliament

Marian Mokwa, painter

Leszek Możdżer, jazz musician and composer

Anton Plenikowski, politician

Carl Maria Splett, bishop of Danzig

Donald Tusk, prime minister of Poland

Fritz Houtermans, physicist

Barbara Kaczmarowska Hamilton, portrait painter

Mayors

1902–1905 dr Volkmar von Wurmb

1905–1908 dr Johannes Kollath

1908 Baron von Gagern

1908–1919 Max Woldmann

1919–1930 dr Erich Laue

1930–1934 dr Hermann Lewerenz

1934–1936 dr Wilhelm Fließbach

1936–1941 Erich Temp

1942 Gerchard Koß

1942 Schröder

1942–1945 ?

1945 Henryk Michniewicz

1945 Tadeusz Soboń

1946 Antoni Turek

1946–1948 Leonard Wierzbicki

1948 Srebrnik

1948 Bolesław Śliwiński

1948–1949 Jan Kapusta

1949–1950 Piotr Novak

1950–1952 Alfred Müller

1952–1954 Hieronim Kozieł

1954–1958 Roman Kosznik

1958–1965 Stanisław Podraszko

1965–1969 Zenon Bancer

1969–1978 Bolesław Robakowski

1978–1981 Lech Świątkowski

1981–1984 Cezary Dąbrowski

1984–1990 Andrzej Plona

1990–1992 Henryk Ledóchowski

1992–1998 Jan Kozłowski

1998–present Jacek Karnowski

Economy

Major corporations

STU Ergo Hestia SA

Higher education

Department of Economy, Department of Management

College of Finances and Administration

Sopot College

College of Physical Education and Tourism

Transport

Sopot does not have its own municipal mass transit. The city is covered by both the Gdynia and Gdańsk municipal bus lines, the commuter rail line (with three stops: Sopot Wyścigi, Sopot, and Sopot Kamienny Potok), and the Polish national railway, PKP.

Sports

::See also: Sports in Tricity There are many popular professional sports teams in Sopot and the tri-city area. The most popular in Sopot today is probably basketball thanks to the award-winning Prokom Trefl Sopot. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Sopot citizens, as well as in schools of all levels (elementary, secondary, and university).

Prokom Trefl Sopot - men's basketball team, Polish Champion 2004= 1st place in Era Basket Liga, will play in basketball Euroleague

Idea Prokom Open - ATP and WTA tennis tournament held in August. Rafael Nadal and Flavia Pennetta won in 2004.

Ogniwo Sopot - [MKS Ogniwo Sopot] is a rugby club, founded in 1965. Since the 80's, Ogniwo is one of the best Polish rugby teams. They were undefeated since 1989 to 1993, with Edward Hodura as a coach.

Klub Piłkarski Sopot (KP Sopot) – Football Club founded in 1987. In 2007/08 season it won the Regional Polish Cup.

PDP Karlikowo Sopot - Men's football club

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Sopot is twinned with:

	* Frankenthal, Germany	* Ratzeburg, Germany	Petergof>Peterhof, Russia	* Karlshamn, Sweden		Southend on Sea, United Kingdom	* Næstved, Denmark	* Ashkelon, Israel	* Zakopane, Poland

See also

Tricity

Gdańsk

Gdynia

Sports in Tricity

Sopot (station)

Grand Hotel (Sopot)

References

Notes

External links

Municipal website Gdańsk website Gdynia website Danzig-Online Sopot

History of Sopot

Sopot Guide Sopot's attractions, beaches, nightlife and more courtesy of Gdansk-life.com

Sopot Gallery

The inhalation mushroom

Images from Sopot

Category:City counties of Poland Category:Cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship Category:Spa towns in Poland

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La Bouche (French: The Mouth) was a Eurodance/Dance-pop duo formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1994, originally consisting of Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray, scoring two major worldwide hits in the mid-1990s with "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams".

History with the original lineup

Primarily produced by long time friend, Frankfurt-based Techno DJ Ulli Brenner, their debut single "Sweet Dreams" was released in 1994 and was a pan-European and Australian hit. It was followed by "Be My Lover" in 1995, which peaked at number one in Germany and Australia, while also reaching the Top 10 in fourteen European countries. It also peaked at number 27 in 1995 and number 25 in 1996 in the UK Singles Chart when re-issued in that year.

While still with the group Thornton had some American chart success as featured vocalist on the Le Click hit "Tonight Is The Night", which reached number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was included on the U.S. release of La Bouche's album Sweet Dreams, which was released in 1996, and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. It was certified double-platinum by the RIAA and sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

"Be My Lover" went to number 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1995 and climbed to number 6 on the Hot 100 in early 1996. It was then re-released in the UK and reached a new peak of number 25. It went on to win the ASCAP award for the "Most Played Song in America", and sold 6 million copies worldwide. "Sweet Dreams" also went to number 13 in the U.S. "Fallin' in Love", a cover of the 1975 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds song, and "I Love To Love" were also hit singles taken from the album.

The first single from their second album S.O.S. was called "You Won't Forget Me". Released in 1998, it reached number 48 on the Hot 100.

In 1997 La Bouche recorded a cover version of the Elton John song "Candle in the Wind 1997" also known as "Goodbye England's Rose" for their album "A Moment Of Love" in a gospel version featuring guest vocalists Chilli, Christin Sargent, Freda Goodlett, Rejime, The Jackson Singers, Joan Faulkner, Ma Belle & No Mercy.

Breakup, a new lineup, and a 'continuation' of the original lineup

In 2000, Thornton left the group to pursue a solo career. She was replaced by singer Natacha Wright and a single was released entitled "All I Want" in April of the same year. It failed to chart, and Farian decided to put the group to rest. During this time Thornton as a solo singer was climbing the German charts with her hit, "Love How You Love Me".

Towards the end of 2001, Thornton was asked to record "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" for a Coca-Cola Christmas TV commercial to be shown on German television. While promoting it, and a re-release of her solo album Ready To Fly, she was killed in a plane crash near Zurich on November 24, 2001. After her death, the single went on to become her biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the German singles chart.

In April 2002, Farian compiled songs from Thornton's album along with selections from the first and second La Bouche albums into a best of collection entitled The Best of La Bouche (feat. Melanie Thornton).

In November 2002, one year following Thornton's death, Farian prepared a tribute single entitled "In Your Life", a song which had been previously unreleased. Farian combined her vocals with Kayo Shekoni from Le Click, who provided additional vocals to complete the mix. The single was released worldwide in 2002 and in the U.S. in 2003. It peaked at number 9 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

In 2007 a 3-track EP was released on iTunes under the name 'Le Click' titled "Let's Click: 90's Dance Classics." These are 3 tracks from the S.O.S & A Moment Of Love album recording sessions that didn't make the cut.

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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References

External links

La Bouche´s Official Fansite

La Bouche - Biography, discography, singles

La Bouche - Discography

Gecko Girl's La Bouche website

Melanie Thornton & La Bouche Forum

La Bouche Chart History at Billboard.com

La Bouche

Category:Eurodance groups Category:German house music groups Category:German electronic music groups Category:German dance music groups Category:German musical groups Category:American dance music groups Category:American pop singers Category:American pop music groups

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name	Kim Wilde
landscape	yes
background	solo_singer
birth name	Kim Smith
born	November 18, 1960Chiswick, west London, England
genre	New Wave, Synthpop, Hi-NRG, Pop rock
occupation	Singer, songwriter, author, television presenter
years active	1980–present
label	RAK, MCA, EMI, Columbia SevenOne
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Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On" topped the charts. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener.

Early life

The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who was earlier a member of the singing and dancing group The Vernons Girls, Kim Smith was born in the West London suburb of Chiswick and attended Oakfield Preparatory School, in the Southeast London area of Dulwich. When she was nine, the family moved to Hertfordshire, where she was educated at Tewin and later Presdales School in Ware. In 1980, at age 20, she completed a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design and, as Kim Wilde, was signed to RAK Records by Mickie Most.

Music career

The RAK years

Wilde released her debut single "Kids in America" in January 1981. An instant success, it reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and scaled the Top 5 in other countries such as Germany, France and Australia. Although it achieved only moderate success in the U.S., peaking at number 25 when released in 1982, it is often regarded today as Wilde's signature song. Her debut album Kim Wilde repeated the success of the single, spawning two further hits in "Chequered Love" (Top 5 in the UK, France, Australia and Germany) and the UK-only single "Water on Glass". Her follow-up album was 1982's Select, led by the hit singles "Cambodia" and "View From a Bridge". Both were Number 1 hits in France and reached Top 10 positions in Germany and Australia. At the time, there was some controversy about Wilde's hesitation to do live concerts. Her first concerts in September 1982 took place in Denmark, before embarking on a UK-wide tour in October. Wilde's third album, Catch as Catch Can (1983) was a relative failure. The first single from the album, "Love Blonde", was another success in France and Scandinavia, but failed to have major success in other countries. The failure of the album led to her leaving RAK and signing with MCA Records in the summer of 1984.

The MCA years

Wilde's first MCA album Teases & Dares was again overlooked in her home country, but fared better in Germany, France and Scandinavia as well as scoring another German Top 10 single with "The Second Time" (which was Top 30 in the UK). The video for this song appeared in an episode of the 1980s TV hit Knight Rider in 1985. The second single, "The Touch", was not a commercial success, but the third single, the rockabilly "Rage to Love", made the UK top 20 in 1985. All of Wilde's songs up to this point, including all her major hits, had been written by her father Marty and brother, Ricky. On "Teases & Dares" she penning two songs. Meanwhile, Wilde had embarked on three European concert tours (1983, 85 and 86).

On her fifth album, 1986's Another Step, Wilde wrote or co-wrote most of the songs. The album's lead single "Schoolgirl" flopped in Europe and Australia, but Wilde's fortunes improved in spectacular fashion with the album's second single, a Hi-NRG remake of The Supremes classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On". After topping the charts in Australia and Canada and peaking at number two in the UK, it became a U.S. number one single in 1987. With that hit, she became the fifth U.K. female solo artist ever to top the U.S. Hot 100, following Petula Clark, Lulu, Sheena Easton, and Bonnie Tyler. Wilde later admitted to "not knowing the song terribly well" beforehand: "Basically we just went into the studio with a lot of energy and not a lot of reverence. We changed quite a lot of the song and I think that's why it was so successful. It was a very spontaneous idea." Her popularity, especially in her native UK, was revitalised and she scored further Top 10 hits in 1987 with "Another Step (Closer to You)" (recorded with Junior) and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a Comic Relief charity single, recorded with comedian Mel Smith).

In 1988, Wilde released her biggest selling album to date, Close, which returned her to the UK top 10 and spent almost eight months on the UK album chart. It produced four major European hits: "Hey Mr.Heartache", "You Came", "Never Trust a Stranger" and "Four Letter Word", (the last 3 were Top 10 hits in the UK). The release of the album coincided with a tour of Europe, where she was the opening act for Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour. Wilde released her next album, Love Moves, in 1990. The album barely made the UK Top 40, and, although it was a Top 10 success in Scandinavian countries, it failed to sell as well as its predecessor and only spawned two minor hits, "It's Here" a Top 20 success in Middle and Northern Europe as well as "Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)", her last Top 20 hit in France. She toured Europe again, this time opening for fellow Briton David Bowie.

A collaboration with Rick Nowels, who had produced hits for Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle, resulted in the guitar-driven pop of the single "Love Is Holy" and the album Love Is (1992). The album's success was again limited to a small number of countries, though the single became another Top 20 hit in the UK, and the second single ("Heart Over Mind") also made the top 40. In 1993, she released her first official compilation album The Singles Collection 1981–1993, which was a success throughout Europe and Australia and the dancefloor-influenced single "If I Can't Have You" (a cover of the Yvonne Elliman song from the film Saturday Night Fever that was penned by The Bee Gees), became her last UK Top 20 Hit as well as a number 3 hit in Australia.

Wilde embarked on a huge "Greatest Hits" concert tour through Europe in 1994 and also toured Australia and Japan for the first time in six years. Her next album, Now & Forever (1995), was a commercial failure worldwide. Her single "Breakin' Away", however, was a minor hit, and the follow-up, "This I Swear", was also a minor hit in Europe. She released a single "Shame" in 1996. From February 1996 to February 1997, Wilde appeared in London's West End production of the musical, Tommy. After this, Wilde started recording a new album. However, there were problems with her record company – MCA Records had by that time become part of Universal Music – and legal problems concerning the songs. Subsequently, Wilde abandoned the album which remains unreleased.

Return to Pop

On 13 January 2001, Wilde performed live for the first time in years, as a guest star in a charity show by the ABBA tribute band, Fabba. Since November 2001, she has toured the UK three times (and once in Australia during 2003) as part of the Here and Now Tour, an Eighties revival concert series, together with artists such as Paul Young, The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, Howard Jones and Five Star. New recordings also followed; in 2001, she recorded a new track, "Loved", for a compilation album which became a surprise hit in Belgium. She recorded the single "Born to be Wild" in 2002, and in summer of 2003 she had a major hit with "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", a duet with German pop star Nena. The single was a Top 10 hit in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland.

In 2006, Wilde signed a new record deal with EMI Germany and released the first single from her tenth studio album in many countries across Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. "You Came 2006" charted Top 20 in most of these countries and became her biggest solo hit in Germany since 1988. The album Never Say Never included eight new tracks plus five re-worked previous hits and has charted in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The second single from the album, which was voted for by fans on her official website was "Perfect Girl", released in November 2006 and spent nine weeks on the German Top 100 singles chart. A third single, "Together We Belong", was released in March 2007 and a fourth single, "Baby Obey Me", was released in Germany as a remix featuring German rapper Ill Inspecta.

In 2001, Wilde appeared on the first Here and Now Tour around the UK and repeated this, as the only artist, four years in a row. Also on different summer festivals and summer Here and Now events, she became a regular guest, including the Australian leg of the Tour. Since summer 2003, Wilde has appeared on numerous festival bills and concerts all over Europe with her own show. In the spring of 2007, she toured (The Perfect Girl tour) around Europe singing new material, and started a second leg of the tour the following autumn. Also in the spring and summer of 2009, she toured around Europe, playing a number of festivals and concerts. In early September 2009, a brand new single, "Run to You", recorded by Kim and Swedish rock band Fibes, Oh Fibes!, was released in Sweden under the name "Fibes, Oh Fibes! Duet with Kim Wilde". The song reached the Swedish Top 30.

In 2010, Kim signed a new record deal with Sony Music Germany. The label released her eleventh studio album, Come Out and Play on 17 August, with "Lights Down Low" preceding that as lead single. The album reached number 10 in Germany and was followed by a tour in Europe in February and March 2011.

Wilde's twelfth studio album, Snapshots, will feature cover versions of songs hand-picked from the last five decades. The album is currently in the final stages and will be released on August 26, 2011.

Impact and recognition

Kim Wilde holds the record for being the most-charted British solo female act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles throughout the decade (including her duets with Junior Giscombe and Mel Smith).

A number of artists have performed covers of Kim Wilde songs, ranging from pop and rock to dance and death metal versions. In 1991, Lawnmower Deth released their version of "Kids in America" as a single. The same year, English punk rock band Toy Dolls recorded a parody of "Kids in America" called "The Kids in Tyne and Wear" on their seventh studio album, Fat Bob's Feet. In 1995, indie rock band The Muffs recorded "Kids in America", which was featured in the hit film Clueless. In 2000, Canadian band Len covered "Kids in America" for the Digimon soundtrack.

American pop star Tiffany recorded a version of "Kids in America" in 2007 for her album I Think We're Alone Now: '80s Hits and More. German eurodance act Cascada, recorded a version of "Kids in America", on their Everytime We Touch album in 2007. Other famous artists to cover Kim Wilde songs are Apoptygma Berzerk, Atomic Kitten, Bloodhound Gang, James Last and Lasgo.

Wilde has provided inspiration for other artists, including Charlotte Hatherley, who wrote a song about her entitled "Kim Wilde", and included it on her debut album, Grey Will Fade. East German punk rock band Feeling B also recorded a song called "Kim Wilde", which featured on their debut album. In 1985, French singer Laurent Voulzy paid tribute to Wilde in his song "Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde" ("Nights Without Kim Wilde"). In her graphic novel Persepolis, Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi has a comic strip titled Kim Wilde. In it the main character Marji, a young Iranian girl, sings "Kids in America" in the streets of the Iranian capital. Also, when her parents go on holiday in Turkey, they buy a poster of Kim Wilde and smuggle it into Tehran for Marji. Marji pins the poster on her bedroom's wall and practices emulating Wilde.

Awards

1996 RSH-GOLD Female Classic of 1995 (Germany)

1993 Bambi Award for "The Singles Collection" (Germany)

1990 Diamond Award (Netherlands)

1988 European Platinum Award as female singer who sold the most records across Europe (she shared this award with equally successful 80s singer Sandra)

1984 Golden Otto Best Singer (Germany)

1983 BRIT Awards - Best British Female Solo Artist (UK)

1983 Silver Otto Second Best Singer (Germany)

1982 Silver Otto Second Best Singer (Germany)

1981 Golden Otto Best Singer (Germany)

1981 Rockbjörnen - Best female singer (Sweden)

Gardening career

During her first pregnancy, an old interest in gardening resurfaced and she attended the famous Capel Manor college to learn about horticulture, so as to create a garden for her children. As a celebrity, she was asked by Channel 4 to act as a designer for their programme Better Gardens. A year later, she started a two year commitment with the BBC, recording two series of Garden Invaders.

In 2001, she (along with fellow horticulturist David Fountain) created the "All about Alice" garden for the Tatton Flower Show and was awarded the 'Best Show Garden' award. In 2005, she won a Gold award for her courtyard garden at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show. She has designed and created numerous gardens during her involvement in the Better Gardens and Garden Invaders TV programmes and commissioned by individuals and organisations. She has also created gardens for Flower Shows across the UK and received, with David Fountain, an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for successfully moving (from Belgium) and replanting the world's largest tree in January 2001. After standing in its new location for six years, however, the tree was toppled by a storm in January 2007.

Publications

Wilde has written two books within her gardening career. The first, Gardening with Children, was released on 4 April 2005 by Collins publishers. Translations of the book were released at the same time in Spain, France, Denmark and the Netherlands, and later in Germany. Her second book, The First-Time Gardener, was released on 3 April 2006 (again by Collins), and is a beginner's guide to gardening.

Television

Wilde broadened her eco-friendly image by taking on advertising jobs for various 'green' companies. For two years, she featured on adverts for the highstreet health food shop Holland & Barrett. She wrote infomercials for Bold and Timotei, and in 2008, she started advertising 'green kitchens' for Magnet.

Personal life

On 1 September 1996, Wilde married her co-star in Tommy, Hal Fowler, and expressed a desire to have children as soon as possible. On 3 January 1998 she gave birth to Harry Tristan. Two years later, on 13 January 2000, Rose Elisabeth was born.

As of 2008, her brother Marty Wilde Jr. is a landscape gardener and her sister, Roxanne, is a backing singer for Kylie Minogue.

Discography

Studio albums

Kim Wilde (1981)

Select (1982)

Catch as Catch Can (1983)

Teases & Dares (1984)

Another Step (1986)

Close (1988)

Love Moves (1990)

Love Is (1992)

Now & Forever (1995)

Never Say Never (2006)

Come Out and Play (2010)

Snapshots (2011)

Compilations and other albums

The Very Best of Kim Wilde (1984)

The Singles Collection 1981–1993 (1993)

The Remix Collection (1993)

The Very Best of Kim Wilde (2001)

The Hits Collection (2006)

Bibliography

Gardening with Children (2005)

The First-Time Gardener (2006)

References

External links

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name	Locomotiv GT
background	group_or_band
origin	Budapest, Hungary
genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
years active	1971–1992, 1997–present
label	MHV, Hungaroton, BMG
website	www.lgt.hu
current members	Gábor Presser Tamás Somló János Karácsony János Solti
past members	Károly Frenreisz Tamás Barta József Laux
notable instruments	}}

Locomotiv GT (often abbreviated LGT, with the nickname Loksi) is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1971. It has been one of the most influential rock bands in Hungarian rock music. GT in the name of the band refers to Gran Turismo, the long journey that the band was looking forward to when it was formed. The origin of the symbol that gave the name LGT is not clear: on their first album there is a steam powered locomotive standing in an aquarium, and locomotives have been present on many of the band’s album covers. One of the albums also has the name 424 – Mozdonyopera (‘424 – Locomotive Opera’), and when they performed their farewell concert on 17 May 1992, as a show element they arrived to the Nyugati pályaudvar (‘Budapest West railway station’) on a steam locomotive.

History

Origins of the Band

In 1970 the Hungarian Youth Magazine had assembled a band from their reader poll, kind of like a dream team of Hungarian popular music. The members of this ensemble were: Béla Radics (guitar), Zorán (rhythm guitar), Károly Frenreisz (bass guitar), Gábor Presser (organ), József Laux (drums), Ervin Fülöp (wind instruments), László Benkő (wind instruments), János Kóbor (vocals). This was known as Supergroup I, but this line-up actually never performed together. Frenreisz, Presser and Laux from the supergroup I were united with Tamás Barta from supergroup II, and they founded Locomotiv GT in Budapest on April 6, 1971. József Laux, the drummer and manager of LGT, and his wife, lyricist Anna Adamis, Presser’s partner in songwriting and the unofficial “fifth member” of the band, had also been formerly members of Omega. In this way, with the founding of LGT, Omega, which had been at the peak of their success, in effect became two distinct bands, but this happened at the cost of personal relations, which became strained between the two bands. (The lyrics of the LGT song Boldog vagyok (‘I’m happy’) refers to this situation, to which Omega responded with the song Hűtlen Barátok (‘Disloyal Friends’). The bass guitar was played by the very talented and unique-styled Károly Frenreisz, who previously had gained his reputation in the band Metró, and the lead guitar was played by Barta Tamás, who was likewise legendary in his command of his instrument, formerly in the band Hungáriá.

The Beginning (1971–1973)

LGT’s first concert was held on the Park Stage in Buda in July 1971. In August, this was followed by their first single, with Frenreisz’s hit Boldog vagyok (‘I’m Happy’) on side A, and the Led Zeppelin –influenced Presser song Ha volna szíved (‘If You Had A Heart’) on side B. In October they performed together with the Tolcsvay Trió at the Gardening College, in the opening of a club on the college premises.

The song Ezüst nyár (‘Silver Summer’) gave them such popularity that they were invited to Japan, to perform at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, where they performed one of Frenreisz’s songs, Érints meg, in its English language version (Touch Me, Love Me, Rock Me), which was a huge success at the festival. They later re-recorded the original English version in Budapest for the A side of their second single under the title Érints meg.

In December 1971 they released their self-titled debut album Locomotiv GT but in the Hungarian music scene its style still counted as experimental, with influences from the British progressive rock scene, and with the abstract creations they didn’t have as much success at home as they did have abroad. In Western countries they were more popular, especially after an article that mentioned them in New Musical Express (“The new rock sensation could come from the East!”). What also contributed to their popularity abroad was the fact that Jack Bruce made an appearance on Locomotiv GT, their first LP released in the UK and the US, playing harmonica. This LP was not the same as their eponymous LP in Hungary, but consisted of songs from all three Hungarian albums released up to that point.

In May 1972 they were invited, as the only continental European band, to the Great Western Express Festival in Lincoln, England, where they performed alongside bands and artists like Genesis, the Beach Boys, Joe Cocker and the Faces.

In the autumn of 1972 they released their second album, Ringasd el magad (‘Rock Yourself’), arranged in Hungary and recorded in London. They also released a single, with Barta’s songs on both sides, Szeress nagyon (‘Love Me Much’) (with the B-side Csak egy szóra – ‘Just For A Word’). They also produced an album titled Álmodj velem (‘Dream with Me’) and three singles for the singer Sarolta Zalatnay, and two albums for Kati Kovács.

In the meanwhile the idea came up that LGT, with their various experiences, could write the music for a musical based on Tibor Déry’s An Imaginary Report on an American Pop Festival. The band agreed to do this work, but Frenreisz, who didn’t want to work on the musical, left the group and founded his own band, Skorpió. He was replaced in LGT by Tamás Somló, who had graduated from a circus school, yet another former member of Omega as well as the band Non-Stop. The musical was a great success, and it was performed in five countries.

The Era of Their Greatest Success (1973–1980)

The third album Bummm!, was finished in 1973, its style being easier for the listeners to digest. With this album the band finally became a success in Hungary, too. The best known songs from the album are: Ringasd el magad, Kék asszony, Gyere, gyere ki a hegyoldalba, Ő még csak most tizennégy, Vallomás, Miénk itt a tér. A year later Barta defected from Hungary, or rather, opted to remain in the US after their tour there, and as a result, the album was banned in Hungary. But in spite of this, LGT now became the most popular band in the country, leaving Omega to the second place, when earlier Omega had been the absolute crème de la crème of rock in Hungary.

In 1973 the band again travelled to Great Britain, where they were seen on the TV and played some concerts and recorded some songs.

In 1974 this was followed by a three-month tour in the USA, with a promise of great success. Jimmy Miller, the Rolling Stones impresario, was going to work with them on their new English language album, but the work on this album was interrupted because the People’s Republic of Hungary was going to ban this album. Moreover, Barta Tamás decided not to return to Hungary, as he wanted to pursue his career abroad. As a replacement, János Karácsony was brought in from the band Generál, and with his cooperation the fourth album was released in 1975. This album was called Mindig magasabbra (‘Ever Higher’). Besides the title song, the best known songs from this album are: Szólj rám, ha hangosan énekelek, Neked írom a dalt, Álomarcú lány, Egy elfelejtett szó.

Between 1973 and 1976 the band also performed as the backing band for Kati Kovács, and they released the following four albums together: Kovács Kati & Locomotiv GT, Rock and roller, Közel a Naphoz, Kati. The most successful songs from this collaboration were Rock and Roller and Szólj rám, ha hangosan énekelek. They were so successful that Kovács now became one of the best liked singers in Hungary. They even had a TV show together. LGT also wrote three albums for Zorán during this period.

In 1976 the band created their next album, Locomotiv GT V., a double album, which was again banned in Hungary. It contained hits like mint A Kicsi, a Nagy, az Arthur és az Indián, Ha a csend beszélni tudna, Fiú and Mindenki. József Laux could only observe the enormous success of this album from abroad, because he had gone to the USA in order to become a record producer and engineer there. For a tour of the DDR, he was replaced on the drums by Gábor Németh from Skorpió, and then for a successful tour of Transylvania by the drummer Gábor Szekeres from the band Atlasz, until finally the band found a permanent replacement in the young János Solti from the band Generál, and now the band would be in full bloom during the following years.

In 1977 the album Zene – Mindenki másképp csinálja was again a great success. They recorded lots of popular songs for TV use with film director Sándor Pál. Some of these songs were A Rádió, Mindenki másképp csinálja, Somló Tamás’s song Boogie a zongorán, and Jóbarátok vagyunk, which was performed together with the singers Zorán and Ferenc Demjén, and the song Egy elkésett dal, written in honour of the then recently deceased actor Rudolf Somogyvári.

The same year Gábor Presser – as the first representative of rock music – was awarded the Erkel Ferenc Prize, and during this period Zorán’s brother Dusán Sztevanovity began to gain an increasing role in writing lyrics for LGT. But besides their success, the four musicians in LGT experienced some setbacks, e.g. after their second tour in Romania they were banned in that country, and in addition, the band members were banned as individuals, so they had no right to enter that country. Also they were forbidden to perform in their own country.

In 1978 they put together a double album of their best works, Aranyalbum 1971–76, and they also recorded the album Mindenki, which became famous for such songs as Hirdetés, Nem adom fel, Nézd, az őrült and Mindenféle emberek.

In 1979 they were only able to release a double single, but all four songs on it became well known and very popular. These songs were: Annyi mindent nem szerettem, Pokolba már a szép szavakkal, Miénk ez a cirkusz, Veled, csak veled.

In 1980 they again released a double album, which was called Loksi (which, incidentally, is the band’s nickname). This was the first album for which the band received royalties: when 25 000 copies had been sold, each member of the band would receive 0,70 forints for each additional album that was sold.

Discography

LPs in Hungarian

Locomotiv GT (December 1971)

Ringasd el magad (1972)

Bummm! (1973)

Mindig magasabbra (1975)

Locomotiv GT V. (1976)

Zene – Mindenki másképp csinálja (1977)

Mindenki (1978)

Loksi (1980)

Locomotiv GT X. (1982)

Ellenfél nélkül (1984)

424 – Mozdonyopera (1997)

A fiúk a kocsmába mentek (2002)

LPs in English (UK and US releases)

Locomotiv GT (made in 1973 with songs mainly of the three first LPs; was released in 1974 in the UK and the USA)

All Aboard (follow-up to the previous album; shelved, never released in the UK or the USA, released remixed and omitting two of the original Barta penned tracks in 1988 in Hungary only under the title Locomotiv GT '74 USA)

Motor City Rock (recorded in Prague and released in 1976, without a title. It was re-released in 1978 with a title and was exported to many Eastern bloc countries)

Locomotiv GT (recorded in Hungary in 1980, without a title. Was exported to West Germany and Sweden)

Too Long (English version of their tenth Hungarian LP Locomotiv GT X. (if double albums are counted as two albums). It was recorded in Budapest and London in 1982–83 and was released in the UK in 1983.

Boxing (made for EMI of songs on their 1984 maxi single Első magyar óriás kislemez and the album Ellenfél nélkül in 1985; refused by EMI)

Locomotiv GT '74 USA (remixed and edited version of All Aboard, compiled by Laux in Budapest in 1987 and released in 1988)

Locomotiv GT In Warsaw (recorded live in Poland in 1976)

None of Locomotiv GT's Western European or American releases charted.

LPs in Other Countries

Locomotiv GT (Argentina, 1973)

Ringasd el magad (under the title Locomotiv GT; Czechoslovakia, 1973)

Live In Warsaw (live) (Poland, 1975)

Mindig magasabbra (West Germany, 1976)

Mindenki (Czechoslovakia, 1979)

Todos (Spain, 1980)

Singles in Hungary

# Boldog vagyok / Ha volna szíved (1971) # Érints meg / Kenyéren és vízen (1971) # Szeress nagyon / Csak egy szóra (1972) # Hej, gyere velem / Csavargók angyala (1973) # Segíts elaludni / Mindig csak ott várok rád (1973) # Belépés nemcsak tornacipőben! — Mindenki másképp csinálja / Mozdulnod kell (1978) # Annyi mindent nem szerettem / Pokolba már a szép szavakkal / Miénk ez a cirkusz / Veled, csak veled (double single, 1979) # Első magyar óriás kislemez (1984)

Singles abroad

#Touch Me, Love Me, Rock Me / Silver Summer (1971. The existence of this single is not proven, but it is mentioned in the Lexicon of Rock Music by Péter Tardos. "Touch Me" was later released on a compilation.) #Serenade / Give Me Your Love (The Netherlands, 1972.) #Hilf mir einzuschlafen / Ich wart' auf dich irgendwo (East Germany, 1973.) #Rock Yourself / Serenade (To My Love If I Had One) (U.S., 1974. First single off the first English LP released in the same year. Includes an edited version of "Rock Yourself", both in mono and stereo version.) #She's Just 14 / Free Me (USA, 1974. Second single of the LP. Includes an edited version of "She's Just 14".) #Ringasd el magad / The World Watchmaker (Poland, 1973/1974 (?). Includes a live version of Ringasd el magad ("Rock Yourself"), probably from the festival in Sopot, 1973. The other song "The World Watchmaker" was written by Polish songwriter Tadeusz Woźniak, in original song called "Zegarmistrz Światła".) # Higher And Higher / Lady of the Night (Live versions of the songs Mindig magasabbra and Álomarcú lány, performed in Hungarian, only the single has an English title. Released around 1975/76, probably when the LP Locomotiv GT in Warsaw was released.)

--> # Rock Yourself / Serenada — Blues az előzővel hasonló körülmények között jött létre. A második szám nem a Szerenád, hanem az Arra mennék én, amit egy sehol máshol sem kiadott blues követ. A Rock Yourself itt angolul hallható, benne a Mindenki néhány sorával. # Vengerszkájá esztrádá — 1978, Szovjetunió. Zsombolyai János A kenguru című filmjének zenéjét az LGT mellett többek között az Omega, Gemini, a Skorpió, a Fonográf, a Bergendy, az M7, Koncz Zsuzsa, Bódy Magdi, Kovács Kati és Zalatnay Sarolta jegyezte. A Loksi az Álomarcú lány angol változatával (Lady of the Night) működött közre a lemez létrejöttében, de a kislemezen szereplő Kák ti zsivjos? dalcím tévedés. # I'll Get You / Star — 1979. A MIDEM-re készült promóciós kislemez, az Engedj el és az Elkésett dal angol nyelvű változatával. Csak a szöveget vették fel újra, a zenei alapokat a Zene nagylemezről másolták ki. # Tantas cosas que no queria — 1980, Spanyolország. A Todos címet viselő válogatáslemez promóciós kislemeze, az Annyi mindent nem szerettem és az Egy elfelejtett szó hallható rajta. # Két Krugozor kislemez — 1980 és 1981, Szovjetunió. A Krugozor egy szovjet ifjsúsági magazin volt, amely havonta jelent meg kislemezmelléklettel. Az 1980/2. szám 11. számú kislemezoldalán a Rajongás (Vosztorg) valamint A Kicsi, a Nagy, az Arthur és az Indián (Mális, Velíkán, Artúr í Indéjec), az 1981/11. szám 9. kislemezoldalán pedig a Cabolo (Kabolo) és A dal a miénk (Pésznya nása) hallható. # I Want To Be There / Portoriko — 1983, Egyesült Királyság. A Too Long első promóciós kislemeze. # Too Long / Surrender To The Heat — 1983, Egyesült Királyság. A Too Long második promóciós kislemeze. # Too Long / Surrender To The Heat — 1983, Egyesült Királyság. A Too Long promóciós maxija, amelyen a Too Long elvileg hosszabb verziója (extended version) hallható. -->

References

http://eastrock.alfaspace.net/band.php?country=1&band;=9

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=43502

External links

official band website

Category:Hungarian musical groups Category:Hungarian rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1971

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}} Anna Rogowska (born May 21, 1981) is a Polish pole vaulter, current reigning World Champion.

Career

Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the European Indoor Championships. On July 22, 2005 in London, she achieved a personal best with 4.80 m, which was also the Polish record. Minutes later she saw Yelena Isinbayeva become the first woman to clear 5.00 m.

Rogowska was among the contenders for a medal in the 2005 World Championships. She finished sixth, however, jumping only 4.35 m under challenging weather conditions.

On August 26, 2005 she achieved another personal best with 4.83 m (new Polish record). This was on the Memorial van Damme. She also holds the Polish indoor record of 4.85 m, set on 6 March 2011.

For her sport achievements, she received: 65px|Golden Cross of Merit Golden Cross of Merit in 2004. 65px|Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.

Achievements

!Year	!Tournament	!Venue	!Result	!Extra
2002		Munich, Germany
		Budapest, Hungary
	Bydgoszcz, Poland
	Paris, France
		Budapest, Hungary
	Athens, Greece
	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Madrid, Spain
	Helsinki, Finland
	Monte Carlo, Monaco
2006		Moscow, Russia
		Birmingham, England
	Osaka, Japan
2008
2009		Berlin, Germany
2010		Doha, Qatar
2011		Paris, France		4,85 m NR

References

External links

Official webpage

Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Polish pole vaulters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes of Poland Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Category:People from Gdynia Category:Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)

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