Cotton Club Singers - Hofimánia / Bartus Patrícia, Fehér Gábor, László Boldizsár, Mezőfi Gabriella / Geg Records Audio CD 2007 / GEG 023 / Hofi Géza comedian Musical tribute

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TOTAL TIME: 76:56

Hungarian Summary:

A megújult felállású énekegyüttes legelső nagylemeze, és egyúttal harmadik tematikus egészestés koncertshowja. Hofi Géza zenei nagyságának állít emléket ezzel az albummal az együttes. A lemez 72 perces, exkluzív csomagolású

Cotton Club Singers:
Bartus Patrícia
Fehér Gábor
László Boldizsár
Mezőfi Gabriella

Dalok / Songs:

1. Jó estét!
2. Nyitány 
3. Próbálj meg lazítani!
4. Kicsit szomorkás a hangulatom 
5. Bölcsődal 
6. Hofélia 
7. Minden asszony életében
8. Az én világom ez
9. Hegedűs a háztetőn - részletek 
10. Kell néha egy kis csavargás 
11. Odavagyok magáért 
12. Egyél kását! 
13. Én úgy szeretnék dzsesszdobos lenni 
14. Egy kiöregedett vadászkutya 
15.  Fogsz te a fox helyett charleston-t járni 
16. Felmegyek hozzád 
17. Macskaduett 
18. Finálé 
19. Gondolj apádra

Géza Hofi (born Géza Hoffmann, 2 July 1936 in Budapest; died 10 April 2002 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. He is possibly the most popular Hungarian parodist and had strong influence on Hungarian cabaret.

He became famous when, on New Year's Eve 1968, he performed his brilliant song-contest parody, on the Hungarian Radio. He signed a contract with Mikroszkóp Theatre [hu] in 1969, where he remained until 1982. His director here was János Komlós. In 1983 Ottó Ádám convinced him to move to Madách Kamara, where he entertained the public with his own scripts and dramaturgy. His show Hofélia was played more than 500 times, and his new show My Life's Worth was played some 1400 times, from October 1987. His performances were released on LP records several times, many of them have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He recorded a song with János Koós, called Cowardly Cats, which was a smash hit. This was also made into an animated film.

Hofi carried on playing after the changeover in 1989, his style, provocative humour, and the tone of his performances remained unchanged. He suffered a heart-attack in the early 1990s, and was also operated on his eye several times. He had been ridden with ill health during the early 2000s decade, and he returned to the stage for the last time in February 2002, performing for another two months. He died in his sleep on 10 April 2002. He is resting among famous Hungarian celebrities in the Farkasréti Cemetery.

Hofi was probably one of the greatest stars of the Radio Cabaret, and his performance in the New Year's Eve programmes was a guarantee for success. His recording of the song Relax! remains popular and often sung even today.