Bikini (Hungarian band)

Bikini is a Hungarian rock band.

Biography

The band was formed in 1982 by singer Feró Nagy and guitarist József Vedres after the disband of Beatrice. Bassist Alajos Németh, his brother, drummer Gábor Németh and guitarist Gábor Szűcs Antal joined them and formed Bikini.

In the first years Bikini played punk music very similar to Beatrice. Frontman and songwriter Feró Nagy saw the band as a Beatrice-afterband, even covering some of their old songs. Most of their fans were the same as of Beatrice, going to concert not because of the band but because of the "Feró Nagy phenomenon". This formation released two albums "Hova lett..." in 1983 and "XX. századi híradó" in 1984 (without Gábor Szűcs Antal).

In 1985 Feró Nagy left the band. Singer Lajos D. Nagy came in his place, along with keyboardist Péter Gallai. This caused a great change in Bikini's style and image. During the late 1980s the band became a professional and talented team mostly playing enjoyable pop rock and hard rock music. Along with some lineup changes during the years (most notably Bertalan Hirlemann as drummer and Zsolt Daczi as guitarist) Bikini released several albums and made several successful tours. They finally achieved stardom in 1988 with the album "Ha volna még időm...".

The band continued to release successful albums in the early 1990s. In 1992 at the peak of their career Bikini disbanded. They were reunited in 1997 after a five year absence from the music world. Along with some lineup changes during the late 1990s the band continued to do successful albums and tours. Their last album "Angyali üdvözlet" was released in 2004. In 2005 they did a highly successful country-wide concert tour.

Current lineup: Lajos D. Nagy (vocals); Péter Lukács (guitars); Alajos Németh (bass); Szabolcs Bördén (keyboards); Dénes Markovics (sax); Viktor Mihalik (drums).

Discography

* "Hova lett..." ("What Has Come Of...") (1983)
* "XX. századi híradó" ("20th Century News") (1984)
* "Ezt nem tudom másképp mondani" ("I Can't Say This Another Way") (1985)
* "Mondd el" ("Tell Me") (1987)
* "Ha volna még időm" ("If I Had Time") (1988)
* "Bikini" (compilation album) (1988)
* "Közeli helyeken" ("In Nearby Places") (1989)
* "Temesvári vasárnap" ("Sunday in Temesvár") (1990)
* "A sötétebbik oldal" ("The Darker Side") (1991)
* "Izzik a tavaszi délután" ("The Spring Afternoon Is Blazing")(1992)
* "Búcsúkoncert" ("Farewell Concert") (live album) (1993)
* "Aranyalbum" ("Golden Album") (compilation album) (1996)
* "A szabadság rabszolgái" ("Slaves of Freedom") (1997)
* "Körutazás a Balkánon" ("Tour Around the Balkans") (live album) (1998)
* "A világ végén" ("At the End of the World") (1999)
* "Gyémánt" ("Diamond") (compilation album) (2000)
* "Nem lesz ennek jó vége" ("It Won't End Happily") (2000)
* "Álomból ébredve" ("Waking Up from a Dream") (2002)
* "Angyali üdvözlet" ("Angel's Welcome") (2004)
* "Őrzöm a lángot" ("I guard the fire") (2007)