Friday, November 17, 2006

Laura Fygi Live at Royal Theatre Carre, Amsterdam - 1998



Laura Fygi ( August 27, 1955 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer.
For the first eight years of her life, she lived with her parents in South America. She is the daughter of a Dutch father (a manager at Philips) and an Egyptian mother.
Between 1987 and 1991, Laura Fygi was a member of one of the most popular Dutch girl-bands, Centerfold. During performances, the ladies dressed themselves in sexy lingerie. They had hits in the Netherlands and all over Europe. In Japan, they were considered famous.
In 1991, the ladies of Centerfold stopped performing and Laura (together with Rowan Moore) started a band called The Backlot. After one performance in Dutch theatre Paradiso, an album was expected, but Mercury Records had already asked Laura to make a solo album. This first album of hers was called Introducing (album), produced by Ruud Jacobs. On this album, she was accompanied by famous Belgian musician Jean 'Toots' Thielemans. Most of the songs on the album are jazz. In this concert she sang classic jazz music such as Bewitched,Let there be love,and I've got you under my skin. Some are Antonio Carlos Jobims compositions. Known for her Bossa Nova melodies which made her popular singing to the tunes of some Brazilian jazz music. 1 hour of samba music.



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