Superkoncerts 'Divas leģendas': Zodiac un Suzi Quatro & Band

A musical sensation! Suzy Quattro and the group "Zodiac" will perform together on the same stage

2025. On July 5, 2018, a concert called "Two Legends" will be held on the Ogre stage, where the world rock icon Suzija Kvatro and the Latvian electronic music group "Zodiac" will perform in their "golden" line-up together with singer and instrumentalist Zigfridas Muktupāvela.

The concert at the Ogre stage promises to be one of the brightest musical events in Latvia in 2025. Suzy Quattro with the group will perform her best-known songs that still make hearts beat faster.

"Zodiac" will delight fans with music that revolutionized the pop genre of the time in the 80s. The circulation of the band's records exceeded 20 million at the time.

The meeting of two legends on the same stage is a unique opportunity for music lovers. Suzy's rock and roll energy and the electronic music of "Zodiac" will create an unforgettable atmosphere in today's sound. Don't miss it!

Susie "Lightning"

Susie Quattro is famous in Europe, Asia, USA. Almost 50 million of her records have been sold. Posters with her picture decorated the walls of teenagers' rooms. For her performance style, she received the nickname "lightning" and critics wrote that "if your batteries are dead, the best recharge is a Suzy Quattro concert".

Suzy Quattro began her climb at the top of the musical Olympus at the age of 8. It all started on June 3, 1950, when a beautiful girl was born to the Italian-born jazz musician Art Quattro and the Hungarian Helen Szanisch in the city of Detroit (Michigan, USA).

The singer's father worked at the "General Motors" factory and played jazz in the evenings in local clubs, leading the group "Art Quatro Trio". The head of the family brought Susie to the stage for the first time at the age of eight. She played congas (drums) in her father's band. At the age of 14, Susie became a member of the girl group "Pleasure Seekers", which at that time already included her two sisters, Arlene and Patty. They were noticed by representatives of the recording company Mercury Records, and the group recorded the song "Light of Love" and toured the United States during the year, as well as performing several shows in front of American troops in Vietnam.

Quatro's first single "Rolling Stone" received good reviews and unexpectedly rose to the first place in the charts...in Portugal. At that moment, the singer was introduced to the legendary writing duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chin, who at the time had become famous for their collaboration with "The Sweet". The result of this collaboration was impressive: the song "Can the Can" became an instant hit and reached number one in the UK, Japan and Australia charts. The second hit was "48 Crash" by the same duo. Both songs were included on Suzie's debut album, 'Suzie Quatro'.

In 1974, riding the wave of success, Quatro toured Australia. The album "If You Knew Suzi" (1978) marked the transition of the singer to a more mature sound, close to soft rock. The song "Stumblin In", written in a duet with Chris Norman, instantly brought the singers huge popularity in the USA.

1980. "Rock Hard" was released in 2008, which marked Quattro's return to hard rock. The 1983 album also sounded in a similar spirit.

After that, collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Webber, she shines in the most popular West End musicals. At the beginning of the nineties, she resumes guest performances. Successful tours, singles, hits that entered the charts, the success of the album "What Goes Around" - all this contributes to the artist's optimism and creative abilities.
The album "Wake Up Little Suzi" (2003) showed the audience that the vocalist is in good shape and ready to please fans with new works. Back To The Drive was released in 2006 and In the Spotlight in 2011.

Quatro Scott Powell was released in February 2017 . Rockers Andy Scott and Don Powell participated in the recording.

There is very little information about the singer's personal life. Susie is known to have been married twice. Guitarist Len Tuckey became her husband in 1978. In this marriage, the couple had two children - daughter Laura (born in 1982) and Richard Leonard (born in 1984). After 14 years of marriage, the musicians divorced. The singer's second husband was music producer Rainers Haas, whom she married in 1993.

"Zodiac" - cosmic electronics

The legendary Latvian rock group "Zodiac" is a real success story. The music is based on the synthesis of electronic sounds, rhythm and melody. Zodiac was formed in 1979 from young musicians studying at the Latvian State Conservatory at that time. The leader of the group is the future composer Jānis Lūsēns, who was fascinated by the search for timbres and sounds with the synthesizers available at the time. />sound director Alexander Grivas. It was decisive for the first recordings to take place and for the talent of Aleksandar Grivas producer - sound director to be realized in the first Soviet electronic music album Zodiac "Disco alliance" (1980). The recording was made on an 8-track tape recorder. Composer Jānis Lūsēns and percussionist Andras Reiņs' work in the studio formed the musical basis of this soundtrack. The special sound and the design of the record by the artist Franceska Kirke created a revolution, which inspired many to focus on original and creative searches.

The author of all the compositions is Jānis Lūsēns, who at that time was inspired by Kraftwerk, Space, Tangerine Dream , music by Jean Michel Jarre. On the basis of "Zodiac" in 1987, Jānis Lūsēns created a new group "Zodiaks", inviting vocalists Siegfrieds Muktupāvela and Maija Lūsēns.

The group has received the "Grand Prix" at the "Liepājas dzintars" festival ” in 1987 and 1989. During this time, such popular songs as "Vējš", "Tautas laiks", "Taisnība", "Tēvzeme", "My favorite flowers, "Daugava" etc., etc.

The third instrumental music album "In memoriam" (1988) dedicated to Latvian culture and architecture. In it, the composer Lucien briefly returned to electronic music, combining it with the style of hard rock.

2015. In 2010, the band released the album Pacific Time, which includes modern arrangements of themes from the band's first two albums, as well as two new compositions.

The band's compositions have been widely used in films and TV programs. Countless
arrangements have been created for them in many countries of the world.

10 years ago, the group renewed its concert activity, attracting young, talented musicians and creating a new sound for the music of the 80s. The concert in Ogre will be special, because singer and instrumentalist Siegfrieds Muktupāvels will play music together with "Zodiac" on stage.

Two legends in Ogre

5. In July, two eras, two styles and two legendary names will meet on Ogre's stage. This concert will be an event that unites generations and will bring joy and inspiration to every audience. The meeting of a world rock star and a Latvian cult group on the same stage will be an event where you can immerse yourself in memories, enjoy your favorite melodies and also feel like a part of something bigger - a cultural exchange that brings countries and generations closer together.

Don't miss the opportunity to be present at this historic evening! Suzy Quattro and Zodiac are waiting for you on July 5 in Ogre!

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