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Luc De Vos at the 0110 concert in Ghent on October 1, 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ghent, Belgium |
| Genres | Pop-rock |
| Years active | 1989–1993 (as Gorky), 1993–present (as Gorki) |
| Labels | Virgin Records (1993 – 1996 & 1999) Sony Music Entertainment (1996 – 2000) PIAS (2000 – present) |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Luc de Vos (vocals, guitar) Erik van Biesen (bass guitar) Eric Bosteels (drums) Luc Heyvaerts (keyboards, clarinet) |
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Gorki is a Belgian rock group, consisting of lead singer and guitarist Luc De Vos, Luc Heyvaerts on keyboard and clarinet, Erik van Biesen on bass guitar and Eric Bosteels on the drums.
3 songs by Gorki were number one hits in the Studio Brussel alternative hitlist De Afrekening in Belgium: 'Lieve kleine piranha' (Gorky, 1992), 'Schaduw in de schemering (from the CD 'Plan B') and 'Joerie' in 2006.
Luc De Vos is also a well-known writer, columnist and television personality in Belgium .
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The band was originally named Gorky, which is Russian for 'the bitter'. The first members were Luc De Vos, Wout De Schutter and Geert Bonne. In 1990, the group finished 3rd in Humo's Rock Rally, which is a contest for upcoming Belgian talent organised by the popular magazine Humo. In 1991 came the band's breakthrough with the single 'Anja', referring to a Dutch singer from the sixties with that name.[1][2]
After 'Anja', several other singles were released from the debut album 'Gorky'. Among them was 'Soms vraagt een mens zich af' (Sometimes a man wonders), the b-side of which was 'Mia'. By making number one in the 'Tijdloze' (the Timeless), the 'best of all times' charts in Flanders by the music station Studio Brussel, for three consecutive years, 'Mia' became known as their largest hit. Likewise, it made number 1 in a similar chart of Radio 1 in Flanders, and best Belgian song in the chart by Radio Donna (in 2005). In 2006, it was elected the best song about girls on a TV-show on the public network 'één'. In 2008, the early music consort Capilla Flamenca issued 'Rosa (Mia)', a polyphonic adaptation of 'Mia' sung in Latin.
In 2008 a new award show was founded called "de Mia's" (the Mias). It was named after the best Flemish song of all times and officially stands for the Music Industry Awards.
'Gorky' was the title of the debut album in 1992, and was produced by Wouter Van Belle. It was released a second time in 2006.
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'Boterhammen' (Sandwiches) is a live album from 1992 . It contains 'Ooit was ik een soldaat' (Once I was a soldier). It was also released a second time in 2006.
It's an album from 1993, and the first album under the name 'Gorki' (instead of 'Gorky'). It was considered a rare album until it was released again in 2006.
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This is an album from 1998 (the title translates to 'I am present').
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The best of Gorki (and Gorky), a compilation album from 1999 (which covers albums from 'Gorky' until 'Ik ben aanwezig'). It was later released again under the name 'Gorki essential'.
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Album from 2000 (means: Finally, holidays!).
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Album from 2002 (means 'Progress'). The album contains an extra CD-ROM and a floppy disk.
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'The best of Gorki live', live shows, released on DVD in 2003.
Album from 2004, which includes a free CD-R to make a legal copy.
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An album that was released January 1, 2006. A spare CD was included for the earliest buyers. The cover depicts Yuri Gagarin, and there are two songs who refer to him. On the 2nd Cd are 2 hidden tracks; the first is 'Ria' and the second is a song by Jan de Wilde which was written by Luc De Vos, called 'Wij houden stand' (Eng: We are making a stand, or We are holding on).
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Voor Rijpere Jeugd (For the Older Youth) is Gorki's ninth studio album and was released on March 10, 2008. The first single, Veronica komt naar je toe (Veronica is coming to you) was released on February 14, 2008.
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