(Hard Rock) Bikini /Hungary/ - Elmult illuziok 2011, MP3, 320 kbps

Lajos D. Nagy (vocals)
Peter Lukacs (guitars)
Alajos Nemeth (bass)
Viktor Mihalik (drums)
Szabolcs Borden (keyboards)
Denes Markovics (saxophone, keyboards)

The band was formed in 1982 by singer Fero Nagy and guitarist Jozsef Vedres after the disband of Beatrice. Bassist Alajos Nemeth, his brother, drummer Gabor Nemeth and guitarist Gabor Szucs Antal joined them and formed Bikini.

In the first years Bikini played punk music very similar to Beatrice. Frontman and songwriter Fero 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 "Fero Nagy phenomenon". This formation released two albums "Hova lett..." in 1983 and "XX. szazadi hirado" in 1984 (without Gabor Szucs Antal).

In 1985 Fero Nagy left the band (from 1999 the line-up with Fero Nagy sometimes has reunion-concerts as "Os-Bikini" - "Old Bikini"). Singer Lajos D. Nagy came in his place, along with keyboardist Peter 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 meg idom...".
The band continued to release successful albums in the early 1990s. In 1992 at the peak of their career, they disbanded.

They were reunited in 1997 after a five year absence from the music world. Along with various lineup changes during the late 1990s, the band continued to release successful albums and tour extensively. Their last original album: "Orzom a langot" was released in 2007. In 2009, they released a best-of double album, with all of their greatest hits re-recorded with the current line-up. Currently, they're preparing for the next album - besides touring extensively in Hungary and the Hungarian-populated regions in the neighboring countries. The recording probably begins in the late 2010, and the album will be out sometime in 2011. This is the album Elmult illuziok /Последние иллюзии/.

"Hova lett..." ("What Has Come Of...") (1983)
"XX. szazadi hirado" ("20th Century News") (1984)
"Ezt nem tudom maskepp mondani" ("I Can't Say This Another Way") (1985)
"Mondd el" ("Tell Me") (1987)
"Ha volna meg idom" ("If I Had Time") (1988)
"Bikini" (compilation album) (1988)
"Kozeli helyeken" ("In Nearby Places") (1989)
"Temesvari vasarnap" ("Sunday in Temesvar") (1990)
"A sotetebbik oldal" ("The Darker Side") (1991)
"Izzik a tavaszi delutan" ("The Spring Afternoon Is Blazing")(1992)
"Bucsukoncert" ("Farewell Concert") (live album) (1993)
"Aranyalbum" ("Golden Album") (compilation album) (1996)
"A szabadsag rabszolgai" ("Slaves of Freedom") (1997)
"Korutazas a Balkanon" ("Tour Around the Balkans") (live album) (1998)
"A vilag vegen" ("At the End of the World") (1999)
"Gyemant" ("Diamond") (compilation album) (2000)
"Nem lesz ennek jo vege" ("It Won't End Happily") (2000)
"Alombol ebredve" ("Waking Up from a Dream") (2002)
"Angyali udvozlet" ("Angel's Welcome") (2004)
"Orzom a langot" ("I guard the fire") (2007)
"Best of BIKINI" (2009)