Louis
Aca Lukas
About Louis
There are at least 5 artists called Louis: 1. A Serbian ethno-pop artist, whose real name is Ljubiša Stojanović. 2. A Cypriot pop singer 3. A French pop singer. 4. An incorrect tag for Louis Schefano's band Lou-is, also of Regia. 5. A German ambient and chillout musician from Berlin 6. A band called Louis! (aka Little Louis), from Holland. 7. A Korean k-pop singer. 8. A Portuguese hardstyle producer. Biographies in more details: 1) Ljubiša Stojanović Louis was born in Leskovac on June 25, 1952. He has been a professional musician since 1970 and his stage name Louis originated when he was nine years old as he was rather successful in intepreting Louis Armstrong’s songs. When he finished primary school he moved to Niš and enrolled in high music school - solo singing and music theory. From 1969 he has been a member of the Nis Association of Pop and Jazz Music. When he finished music school he enrolled in the Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade and majored in solo singing and composition with arrangement and folklore. He was among the first to combine jazz with the recognisable sounds of his country’s folklore. At the 1971 Festival in Knjaževac he won the first prize for the modern arrangement of the popular old folk song U Stambolu na Bosforu (In Stambol, on the Bosforus). He was fully affirmed as an artist at the pop festival in Japan where he won among the really tough competition from all over the world singing a song composed using the folk music of southeastern Serbia. In September 1980 he recorded his first record titled Ne Kuni me, ne ruži me, majko (Do Not Scold Me, Do Not Rebuke Me, Mother), which became diamond. From October 20, 1983 to December 5, 1983 has was on a big tour in the then USSR winning numerous awards for the quality of his interpretations. In February 1984 he recorded his second record DUDA which became platinum and reached the top place on Yugoslav charts. Louis is a frequent participant in humanitarian manifestations and he gives one such concert in Negotin every year the profits of which go to children without parental guidance. The profits made in the soloist concert Louis held on January 14, 1985 was placed in the fund for child victims of hunger in Ethiopia. In 1994 Louis received an official recognition for being an originator of ethno-pop. With each new album there was a new award: golden plaques, popularity oscars, golden, platinum and diamond records... He recorded 12 albums by 2004. He died in the car accident, while returning from one of his many gigs, on July 31, 2011. early morning. 6) See Little Louis artist profile for more details 7) Im Sang Hun (임상훈) is a Korean k-pop singer born on December 12, 1978. The correct tag for him is probably 루이스 8) Louis, real name Luís Barbosa, is a Portuguese hardstyle artist.
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