Dumka
—  city  —
Dumka Location of Dumka in Jharkhand and India
Coordinates	24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°E / 24.27; 87.25Coordinates: 24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°E / 24.27; 87.25
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District(s)	Dumka
Population • Density	1,321,096 (2011[update]) • 300 /km2 (777 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	974 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	4,404.02 square kilometres (1,700.40 sq mi) • 137 metres (449 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 814101 • Telephone • +06434 • Vehicle • JH 04
Website	dumka.nic.in

Dumka,(Hindi: दुमका) headquarters of Dumka district, is a city and municipality in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region which was carved out of Bhagalpur and Suri districts after The Great Santal Hul 1855. Presently, it is the commissionary headquarter of Santal Pargana division which has 6 districts. It was bestowed the status of sub-capital of Jharkhand state.

Origin of name[link]

There are two theories as to how Dumka got its present name. The first one being that Dumka got its name from the santali word Dumk which mean "shunted" or "small". Back during the British Raj it was a small town compared to Suri and Bhagalpur and hencce the name.

The other theory is that Dumka derives its name from a Persian word damin-i-koh, which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'. The Mughals assigned this name to this and nearby areas on account of presence of hillocks and undulating terrain.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[link]

Dumka is located at 24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°E / 24.27; 87.25.^[1] It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet).

The Dumka district has an area of 3716.02 km² and consists of only one sub division namely Dumka. Under the Dumka sub division, there are 10 blocks namely Dumka, Gopikander, Jama, Jarmundi, Kathikund, Maslia, Ramgarh, Raneshwar, Shikaripara and Saraiyahat.

Dumka District have many popular temples like Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar, Dharamsthana. A lots of crowd visit these place during the month of Sawan. Babadham is also the most popular temple but it is situated in Deoghar District near the Dumka District.

	Deoghar, Allahabad, Kanpur, New Delhi	Bhagalpur, Purnia, Godda, Hashdia	Siliguri, Guwahati, Shillong
	Giridih, Hazaribagh		Rampurhat, Dhaka, Aizawl
		Dumka    East
	Dhanbad, Chittranjan	Rourkela, Asansol, Durgapur	Suri, Kolkata, Bay of Bengal

Physiography[link]

Dumka has predominantly undulating terrain with hard rocks in the underground. The entire district has a topography with high ridges and valleys bounded by mountains and rivers. The fertility of soil is poor due to extensive erosion, acidic character and low retaining capacity.

Climate[link]

Dumka has a warm-temperate climate, with warm, humid summers and mild, damp winters.

History[link]

• Stone-age: On the basis of tools unearthed the original inhabitants appear to be the Mon-khmers and the Mundas.

• Early History: The earlier inhabitants of the present-day district of whom there is same record, it appears, were the Paharias (for example, the Maler and Sauria Paharias). The Greek traveler Megasthenes identified these people as Mallis. He referred to the Sauria Paharias as savars of Orisa.

• Medieval History: Due to inaccessibility of the area caused by the cliffs of the Rajmahal Hills, it was a place of strategic economic importance, with a fort at Teliagarhi.

• After the 1539 victory of Sher Shah Suri at Chousa, the area fell into the hands of the Afghans, but it was soon lost to the Mughals under Akbar when Hussain Quli Khan was made viceroy of Bengal.

• British Period: The English representative, Dr. Gabriel Bokgliton, procured a farman from Shah Jahan.

• 1742-1751: The area of Dumka close to Rajmahal witnessed frequent inroads by the Marathas under Raghoji Bhosle and Peshwa Balaji Rao.

• 1745: Raghoji Bhosle entered Rajmahal via the hills and jungles of Santal Pargana. The early stay of the English was spent in subduing the Paharias.

• 1769: Dumka remained a Ghatwali police post under Birbhum District of Bengal.

• 1775: Dumka was transferred to Bhagalpur Division.

• 1865: Dumka was made an independent district after being carved out of Bhagalpur.

• 1872: Dumka was made headquarters of the whole district of Santal Pargana.

• 1889: Paul Olaf Bodding started his service in India (Dumka/Benagaria) after Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, and Bodding created the first alphabet for the Santhals. The NELC-church was created as a Lutheran Church in this area - before the Catholics had established a mission in this area at all.

• 1902: The first municipality was established.

• 1920: Motor cars and buses were introduced.

• 1952: The Apostolic Prefecture of Malda was erected. In 1962, it was promoted to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka

• 1983: Dumka made divisional headquarters of Santal Pargana.

• 2000: Dumka became the sub-capital of Jharkhand.

• 2011: Dumka is connected with newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line.

Demographics[link]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Dumka had a population of 13,21,096. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dumka has an average literacy rate of 62.54%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 75.17% and, female literacy is 49.60%. In Dumka, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.but after 5 years its literacy rate is increase and now it became 82%,also literacy rate of female is grown and reached up to 79%.

Transport[link]

Jasidih Dumka Rampurhat New Rail Line

km from Howrah-Delhi Main Line 0 Jasidih 6 Deoghar to Sultanganj 14 Nowadih Jharkhand-Bihar border 25 Chandan to Sahibganj Loop --------------------------------- State Highway 6 16 Mohanpur Trukati Hills 392m 26 Ghormara 40 Chandanpahari 49 Basukinath 59 Jama State Highway 6 to Bhagalpur Hasdiha Jharkhand-Bihar border Mandar hill Mandar Vidyapith Halt Panjwara Road to Banka 4 Telia 8 Murahara 15 Banka --------------------------------- Barahat Punsia Dhauni Sanjha Tikani Hatpuraini Gani Dham Halt Kollikhutaha Bhagalpur to Sahibganj Loop --------------------------------- 65 Madanpur Halt 72 Dumka Kurwa Patabari Barmasia Sikaripara Harinsing Adalpahari Piragaria Jharkhand-West Bengal border 134 Rampurhat to Sahibganj Loop

Dumka is a small town, it is connected with road to the neighboring city. However in July 2011 Dumka is connected with newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line. Since then city has seen a goring number of three Wheeler on road. Although there is an ongoing work on new railway line, which will connect Dumka to Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Rampurhat (west Bangal) in coming years.

But Buses are the preferred mode of transport and are run by both government agencies and private operators.Dumka has good connectivity to it neighboring district with buses.There is luxury night bus service between Dumka - Ranchi and Kolkata.

Tourist places[link]

Baba Basukinath Dham[link]

Basukinath is located in Dumka District of Jharkhand. It lies on the Deoghar – Dumka state highway and is around 25 km northwest of Dumka. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. Basukinath Temple is the main attraction here.It is situated on Jasidih Dumka New Railway line and Basukinath Railway Station is the nearest railheads. Ranchi Airport is the nearest airport. It is situated at Jarmundi Block on Dumka Deoghar State Highway at a distance of 24 km from the Distrcit Headquarters Dumka. In a year lacs and lacs people from different parts of country come here to worship Lord Shiva. In the month of Shravan people of several country also come here to worship Lord Shiva. For more details, kindly follow : http://www.bababasukinath.in

Malooti[link]

Mallooti is a historical and religious place which is situated in Shikaripara Block on Dumka Rampurhat interstate highway at a distance of 55 km from Dumka District Headquarters. In 1860 Mallooti was made taxfree capital by the then King Basant Rai alias Basant. This Mallooti is associated with the archaeological and religious importal place for natural beauty.

Malooti mandir

Malooti mandir

Malooti mandir

Malooti mandir

Malooti mandir

Malooti mandir

Baba Sumeshwar Nath[link]

It is a religious place which is situated in Saraiyahat Block at the distance of 60 km from district headquarters Dumka. There is a big temple of the Lord Shiva. On the eve of Mahashivaratri the people of different parts of the district come here to worship Lord Shiva in addition to daily worshiping.

Masanjore Dam[link]

Masanjore is a famous picnic spot situated in Dumka District of Jharkhand. This small village is about 31 km south of Dumka. The picturesque Masanjore dam on the Mayurakshi River is a major draw. From the counterpart rupee fund created through supplies of wheat and other materials from Canada for use in India, Canada Govt. devoted those funds to further development of the Mayurakshi project And Masanjore dam was commissioned in 1955. That's why the Dam still mentioned as Canada Dam. The dam is bounded by hills and forests, a perfect place for outing. Mayurakshi Bhawan Bungalow and Inspection Bungalow offer excellent and comfortable accommodation in the village. By road, Masanjore is connected with Vakreshwara (59 km), Sainthia (50 km), Tarapith (70 km), Rampurhat (62 km) and Deoghar (98 km). Masanjor dam or the Pearson dam on river Mayurakshi is a picturesque place on foot hills of long range of forest clad parallel hill ranges. This place is basically a hydro electric power generating center but in the process of time it has become popular center for the tourist. With the beautiful garden on the down hill and two beautiful Dak-bunglows on the bank of the river at charm to its beauty.

Tatloi[link]

It is a hot water Spring, situated at a distance of 15 km from the district headquarters of Dumka. It is rounded by small mounts, beautiful, attractive and greenish natural atmosphere. The water of spring is very clear and healthy.

Kumrabad[link]

This is a very beautiful picnic spot. Just 13 km from the Dumka town, you find a rare view of natural beauty with small hills,beside that smooth flowing Mayurakshi River.

Hill Range[link]

Running south from pakur to godda. The hill range of Dumka seen parallel and terminate in th Mangalbhanga hill. To the south east of Dumka is Ramgarh hills further west two parallel renges of hills also stretch in an easterly direction from Masanjor to Ranibhal. Beside hill ranges some hillocks are also in like (i) Lagwa hil at Nonihat under which lies the Tatloi hot water stream (ii) Hijla hill top. (iii) Sapchala hill top. (iv) Chuto pahadi. Maluti (Temple village on way to Rampurhat).

Kurwa (Shrishti)[link]

It is a small picnic spot about 5 km to the south of Dumka. It has a beautiful park, facilities for boating and a small hill.

Chutonath[link]

It is situated 20 k.m. away from the District headquarter. It is a beautiful place and picnic spot having natural beauty surrounded by hillocks and river. Chutonath is a religious place of Hindu god Lord chutonath.

Politics[link]

The first Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Babulal Marandi, hailed from Dumka constituency. In the year 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar, NDA came to power in Jharkhand with Marandi as the Chief Minister. However, he had to resign and make way for Arjun Munda (BJP) for the post in 2002 following pressure exerted by coalition allies primarily JD(U). Recently, he formed his own party with Stephan Marandi, another political leader of the state.

Shibu Soren is another familiar and famous politician associated with Dumka. His political career has been mired in controversies, starting since Indira Gandhi's prime ministership. Recently, he has been sent to Dumka jail after being convicted of murdering his private secretary Shashinath Jha. But, the Delhi High Court acquitted him of the murder charge of his private secretary because of the lack of the evidences. A number of cases is still pending before the Jamtara Session Court and some of the other courts of the Jharkhand.

Schools and colleges[link]

The district has some good schools and colleges which have been imparting the value of education. Zila School, National School, Govt. Girls School, Dumka Central School are the Schools which provide education till +2 level. Other schools of repute which provide education till secondary level are Sido Kanhu High School, St. Teresa High school (for girls) and Holy Child, N.E.L.C. Don Bosco School, St. Joseph's High School. other schools of same repute are Ananda Marga School(kurwa),Modern Sainik School, Green Mount Academy etc. They are known for good standard of education. The town also boasts of having S. P. College and A. N. College which run under the S.K.M. University. S. P. College offers undergraduate, graduate as well as Post graduate courses in various disciplines of science, Arts and commerce. Recently B.Ed. course has also been introduced. It has IGNOU study Centre as well which provides for teaching of IGNOU courses.Another well known University is Birsa Agricultural University which provides technical Education related to Agriculture.

Education[link]

The town has very good colleges and schools. S.P. College leads the pack and offers graduation and Post graduation in social science, pure science, economics, mathematics and other subjects. Dumka also has a polytechnic and an ITI but unfortunately no engineering, medical or dental college, so those who wish to pursue a career in these subjects have to move out of the city. A good number of schools are also there to provide the educational needs of the students of this locality.

S.P. College in Dumka provides vocational courses in education (B. Ed, BCA & BBA). IT also runs an IGNOU centre to provide distance learning education in various certificate, diploma, graduation and post graduation courses.

Banks in Dumka[link]

Nationalized Banks

Edyta Górniak
Edyta Górniak, 2010
Background information
Born	(1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 39) Ziębice, Poland
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	EMI, Virgin Records, Sony Music
Website	www.edytagorniak.com

Edyta Górniak (born 14 November 1972 in Ziębice, Poland) is one of the most popular female singers from Poland.

Biography[link]

Beginnings[link]

At the age of 14 Górniak formed a band and was playing at private parties and evening dances.^{[citation needed]} After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show where she won with Sam Brown's hit song "Stop!". In 1990 she performed on the Opole Polish Song Festival with an honourable mention. During the next three years she was the star of the musical Metro ("Subway") - the most popular and longest running homegrown musical in Polish history and in two music performances Do grającej szafy grosik wrzuć ("Put a Dime in the Jukebox") -- with classic Polish pop songs from the pre-rock'n'roll era and Brel -Polish versions of songs by the Belgian French-speaking singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. In 1993 Górniak took part in the Baltic Song Contest and finished in third place.

Eurovision breakthrough[link]

In 1994 Górniak was the first Polish artist to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, in which she claimed a highly creditable second place, which still stands as Poland's best showing in the contest. Her song was "To nie ja" ("That's Not Me"), which was also released on a single in English as "Once in a Lifetime".

"To nie ja" proved to be her breakthrough in Poland, becoming there the biggest hit of 1994. Górniak was signed to Pomaton-EMI. Her first studio album Dotyk ("The Touch") released a year later, sold half-million copies in Poland, bringing new hits "Jestem kobietą" ("I'm a Woman") and the eponymous "Dotyk", which was the biggest Polish hit of 1995. In 1996 she signed a contract in London with EMI International for five albums. However, she continued recording also for the Polish market, and had three more hits in Poland: Kolorowy wiatr ("Colourful Wind") - Polish version of "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney movie Pocahontas), a club hit Love Is on the Line (which was written by Kylie Minogue) and "To Atlanta!" ("It's Atlanta") - Polish hymn of the 1996 Olympic Games).

Edyta released her first English-language album Edyta Górniak a year later. It was produced by Christopher Neil, who was responsible for the international success of Celine Dion. However, the mediocre success of the singles When You Come Back to Me (especially in Scandinavia and Portugal) and One & One (especially in France and Germany) limited the album's global impact, with sales of 350,000 copies internationally, including 150,000 copies sold in Poland. Two songs from that album were successfully covered by other artists: One & One by Robert Miles in 1996 (before Edyta's original version was released as a single) - it went to #1 in Europe and Perfect Moment by Martine McCutcheon in 1999 - it went to #1 in the U.K. During the promotion of that album, Górniak had another two hits recorded for her Polish audience: Lustro ("Mirror") - Polish version of Reflection from the Disney movie Mulan and Dumka na dwa serca ("Dumy On Two Hearts") - theme from the Polish film With Fire and Sword, which became the biggest Polish hit of 1999.

Falling sales[link]

In 1999 Górniak began a tour through Poland and released the concert album Live ´99. In 2002 she was dropped from EMI International and signed to Virgin Germany. Then her next international album Perła ("Pearl") was released in Poland, a year before its international premiere. It was produced by the team Absolute, which was responsible for the success of The Spice Girls. The Polish edition was a double album, which contained seven songs in Polish, and included such hits as Jak najdalej ("As Far As Possible") and Nie proszę o więcej ("I'm Not Asking for More").

Górniak was also asked to sing the Polish National Anthem at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but her performance had a decidedly mixed reception. In 2003 an English-language version of Perła was released internationally under the title Invisible, with the club tune Impossible, which was the first international single from the album. Its mediocre success only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland made Invisible a commercial flop with over ten times worse international sales than her previous studio album. Anyway, the Polish version called Perła had quite good results in her native country in a time of phonographic crisis, selling 40,000 units. A year later she was dropped from Virgin and after ten years of cooperation she also left her Polish label. In that time she had another hit in Poland, Nie było ("Wasn't"), recorded with Polish metal band Sweet Noise.

Independent music[link]

That same year she gave birth to her son, Allan. The father of her child was Dariusz Krupa, who worked with her as a guitarist. Together with Krupa she founded their own independent label, EG.Production and Krupa became Górniak's manager. First she started a collaboration with the Polish production team Mathplanete to record her new Polish album in a brand new style, with chill-out club music. In May 2005, she released the single Lunatique, which was performed in French. In November, Edyta married Dariusz Krupa.

In February 2006 she appeared on the cover of Polish edition of Playboy magazine for the third time and released another club single Sexuality. Both singles recorded with Mathplanete flopped on charts, so Górniak dumped the idea of recording club music. She began working on her new international pop album, seeking a new major record label. She chose Sony BMG and the first result of this new direction was the song Cygańskie serce ("Gypsy Heart") in June. In December she released her English-language single Loving You. In January 2007 Górniak sang another movie theme, this time for the Polish-language version of the animated Spanish movie Dragon Hill. Without any promotion all these songs also flopped on charts.

From March 2007 to November 2009 Górniak appeared as the juror in six seasons of TV show "Jak oni śpiewają" ("Soapstar Superstar"), in which stars from popular Polish soap operas competed for a record deal.

Her first studio album in five years, E.K.G., finally was recorded for independent label Agora. It was released in October 2007 and promoted by the single and her first video in almost five years, List ("Letter"). It was a Polish version of Celine Dion's I Surrender, which originally was written for Górniak. E.K.G. has moved 40,000 copies in Poland, just like her previous album, and all without promotion.

Return on top[link]

In November 2008 Górniak released a single To nie tak jak myślisz ("It's Not How You Think"), which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy To nie tak jak myślisz, kotku. This song became another breakthrough in her career - her first after six years of absence in Polish radio and music television. In 2009 Górniak's marriage was over and she left their own independent label. Initially, Edyta announced that she will release her fifth studio album in Summer 2010 in her new own label. Later, however, it was postponed several times until 2012. The first single rom this album was Teraz - tu ("Now - Here"), released in January 2011. Górniak directed video for this single, which was premiered in June. On the same month another single, On The Run, was sent to radio stations. Its video, co-directed by Górniak, was premiered in August. In October her new single Oj... kotku was premiered, which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku. Its video was released in November and the song was sent to radio stations in December. Full album will be released in February 2012.

Discography[link]

Main article: Edyta Górniak discography

Albums (Polish and international releases)[link]

• Dotyk (released in Poland, 8 May 1995)
• Edyta Górniak (first released in 1997 in Japan under the title "Kiss Me, Feel Me" and containing 3 bonus tracks; in 1997 in Poland and in 1998 in the rest of Europe without bonus tracks; in 1999 re-released in Poland as Special Edition with 3 bonus tracks, 2 of them being previously released as bonus tracks on Japanese edition)
• Live '99 (released in Europe, 1999)
• Invisible (released in Europe, 2003) (first released in 2002 in Poland as "Perła", with bonus disc containing 7 tracks in Polish; in 2003 re-released there as Special Edition with several new tracks and remixes)
• Złota Kolekcja: Dotyk (greatest hits compilation released in Poland, 22 March 2004 and re-released with new hits on 16 November 2010)
• Dyskografia (released in Poland, 2006 - box set with complete discography on 5 CDs & DVD with almost all videos)
• E·K·G - (released in Poland, 12 October 2007)
• Zakochaj się na Święta w kolędach - (released in Poland, 22 December 2008)
• My - (released in Poland, 14 February 2012)

Singles (Polish and international releases)[link]

• To nie ja (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1994, promotional radio single)
• Once in a Lifetime (EDEL, 1994)
• Jestem kobietą (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1994, promotional radio single)
• Dotyk (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1995, promotional radio single)
• Kolorowy wiatr (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1995, promotional radio single; Polish version of Vanessa L. Williams's Colors of the Wind from Disney's movie Pocahontas)
• Love Is on the Line (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1996; club hit written for her by Kylie Minogue)
• To Atlanta (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1996; Polish hymn of the 1996 Olympic Games)
• When You Come Back to Me (EMI, 1997)
• Hope for Us (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1997, promotional radio single; duet with José Carreras)
• Anything (EMI, 1998)
• Lustro (released in Poland, PolyGram Polska, 1998, promotional radio single, Polish version of Christina Aguilera's Reflection from Disney's movie Mulan)
• Dumka na dwa serca (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1998, promotional radio single; duet with Polish soul singer Mietek Szczesniak from the most expensive Polish movie of the 20th century, Oscar-nominated With Fire And Sword)
• One & One (Toshiba- EMI Japan, 1997; EMI, 1999)
• Linger (EMI, 1999, promotional radio single)
• Stop! (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 1999, promotional radio single; live version of Sam Brown's hit)
• Hunting High & Low (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2000, promotional radio single; live version of A-ha's hit)
• Jak najdalej (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single)
• Nie proszę o więcej (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single)
• Słowa jak motyle (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single; The Day Before The Rain in Polish)
• Perła (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2002, promotional radio single; The Story So Far in Polish)
• Impossible (Virgin, 2003)
• Nieśmiertelni (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2003, promotional radio single; Polish version of Queen's Who Wants To Live Forever)
• The Story So Far (Virgin, 2003, promotional radio single)
• Whatever It Takes (Virgin, 2003, promotional radio single)
• Nie było (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2004, promotional radio single; collaboration with Polish metal group Sweet Noise)
• To nie ja (remix) (released in Poland, Pomaton EMI, 2004, promotional radio single; club version of Górniak's breakthrough hit with new vocal)
• Krople chwil... (released in Poland, ZPAV-ZAIKS, 2004, promotional radio single; from TV commercial of mineral water Cisowianka)
• Lunatique (released in Poland, EG.Production, 2005)
• Sexuality (released in Poland, EG.Production, 2006)
• Cygańskie serce (released in Poland, Sony BMG Poland, 2006, promotional radio single)
• Loving You (released in Poland, Sony BMG Poland, 2006, promotional radio single)
• List (released in Poland, Agora, 2007, promotional radio single; Polish version of Celine Dion's I Surrender)
• Dziękuję Ci (released in Poland, Agora, 2008, promotional radio single)
• To nie tak jak myślisz (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2008; from the soundtrack "To nie tak jak myślisz, kotku")
• Teraz - tu (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2011)
• On the Run (digitally released in Poland, 2011)
• Oj... kotku (digitally released in Poland, Jazzboy, 2011; from the soundtrack "Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku")
• Nie zapomnij - (released in Poland, Anaconda, 2012)

Videography[link]

• Litania
• To nie ja
• Once in a Lifetime
• Get Here
• Jestem kobietą
• Dotyk
• Dotyk (alternate edit video)
• Kolorowy wiatr
• To Atlanta
• When You Come Back to Me
• When You Come Back to Me (alternate edit video)
• Hope for Us (with José Carreras)
• Anything
• Anything (concert tour video)
• Lustro
• Lustro (alternate edit video)
• One & One
• Dumka na dwa serca (with Mietek Szcześniak)
• Jak najdalej
• Nie proszę o więcej
• Impossible
• Nie było (with Sweet Noise)
• Sexuality
• List
• To nie tak jak myślisz
• Mizerna cicha
• Teraz - tu
• On the Run
• Oj... kotku

International charts[link]

Singles[link]

Albums[link]

Covers of Edyta Górniak's songs[link]

• One & One Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler (Dreamland, 1996)
• When You Come Back to Me (as Böyle Sevdim Seni) Ayşen (Bir Günah Daha, 1999)
• Perfect Moment Martine McCutcheon (You, Me & Us, 1999)
• Perfect Moment Rochelle (single, 1999; Higher, 2004)
• Coming Back to Love (as Back To Love) Suzy K. & Donny Osmond (As I Am, 2000)
• Perfect Moment Mary Griffin (single, 2000; Purified, 2002)
• Sleep With Me (as Sleep) Conjure One (Conjure One, 2002)
• Soul Boy Melanie C. (Reason, 2003)
• When You Come Back to Me Robin Beck (Wonderland, 2003)
• If I Give Myself (Up) to You (as Miracolo) Lisa (Oceano, 2003)
• Sleep With Me (as Sleep) Lola Ponce (Fearless, 2004)
• Whatever It Takes Anthony Callea (A New Chapter, 2006)
• Sleep With Me (as Casino Royale) Sandra (The Art Of Love, 2007)
• Love Is a Lonely Game Jenniffer Kae (Faithfully, 2008)
• Miles & Miles Away Monika Evans (2010)

"Dancing with the Stars"[link]

Edyta Górniak participated in the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars - Taniec z Gwiazdami. She was eliminated after the semifinal round.

External links[link]

• Edyta Górniak - Official Site
• Message board
• VH1 profile
• Edyta Górniak on Yahoo!Music
• Edyta Góniak at hi5.com
• Edyta.info.ms - Fansite
• Full Artist Discography

Dong-Hyek Lim (born July 25, 1984 in Seoul) is a South Korean classical pianist. Lim has previously studied with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover and received the Samsung Culture Scholarship and the Ezoe Scholarship. He currently studies with Emanuel Ax at the Juilliard School.^[1]

Childhood[link]

Lim first began to study piano at the age of seven, following in the footsteps of his elder brother Dong-Min Lim, who is also an acclaimed young pianist. He won the Grand Prix at the Hanguk Daily Newspaper Competition^[2] and was chosen the year's best young pianist by the Korean Children Association at the age of 9. In 1994, he moved to Moscow to study at the Moscow Central Music School. He graduated in 1998 and became the youngest student in the history of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and continued his studies there with Professor Lev Naumov. At age 11, he gave a recital attended by the orthodox Patriarch Alexius II and performed in front of the Russian President Boris Yeltsin.^[3]

Awards[link]

Lim has been the recipient of many prominent awards. In September 1996, he took second prize in the Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow [1] and received much international attention by being the youngest participant in the competition and by placing with his elder brother Dong-Min Lim who tied for first prize. In 2000, Lim placed fifth at the International Busoni Piano Competition in Italy [2] and won second prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition^[4] in Japan.

In December 2001, he became the youngest winner of the Premier Grand Prix in the history of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris and also five other special awards.^[5]

Lim created controversy in 2003 upon his refusal of his third prize placement in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, stating that the judging wasn't fair.^[6] The third place prize was consequently 'unawarded' for the first time since the establishment of the competition in 1938, and Lim's name and placement is missing from the laureat's page on the official web site.^[7]

Lim participated in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in October 2005 and shared the third prize his elder brother Dong-Min Lim, with no second prize being awarded.^[8] He then placed fourth with fellow contestant Sergei Sobolev in the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in June 2007, where no first prize was awarded.^[9]

Performing and recording career[link]

Lim has performed in many venues including the Seoul Arts Center, Small and Great Halls of the Moscow State Conservatory, Salle Pleyel and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Wigmore Hall in London, and the Philharmonic Hall in Beppu, Japan.^[1] He has also participated in renowned festivals such as Verbier in Switzerland, Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany, the 57th International Chopin Festival in Poland, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, Piano aux Jacobins festival in France and Martha Argerich’s Festival [3] in Lugano.^[1]

He also appeared with reputable orchestras: the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov, the Orchestre National de France under Kurt Masur, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Lawrence Foster and Myung-Whun Chung, the National Orchestra of Belgium under Alexander Dmitriev, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek, the European Union Youth Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

In May 2001, Lim became the youngest pianist ever to make a recording contract with EMI Classics. He received the Diapason d'Or award^[10] in France for his debut album of Chopin, Schubert, and Ravel under the "Martha Argerich Presents" series, released in June 2002. His second recording for EMI, featuring Chopin's B minor Sonata and other minor works, released in 2004, was awarded the Choc Prize by Le Monde de la Musique.^[1] His third album of Bach's Goldberg Variations and the Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D Minor was released in August, 2008 under EMI.^[1]

Lim will be participating in the Ditto Festival, a classical music festival in Seoul with a duo recital with Gautier Capuçon in June, 2010.

Personal life[link]

In November 2009, Lim's mother suddenly died while he was on tour in Malaysia. He played Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess in her honor at his recital at the Seoul Arts Center in February, 2010.^[11]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Korean) Dong-Hyek Lim official web site
• (German) Klavier-Festival Ruhr
• (French) Piano aux Jacobins festival
• Progetto Martha Argerich
• (Korean) Ditto Festival