Blacky
Encyclopedia
Blacky is an ex-all-women band
from Estonia
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The band debuted at the Nordic Young Musicians Assemblage in Iceland
in 1999. They are considered to be innovators in Estonian rock
music, putting out a single a year since their inception. The members now are Lea, Katre, Angela, Argo and Silver. Lead singer Lea Liitmaa is also a successful solo artist and in 2004 won the "Golden Disc", the Estonian Pop Music Annual Award award for female artist of the year.
All-women band
An all-female band is a musical group composed of female musicians exclusively. A distinction is made here with a girl group, in which the members are solely vocalists, though this terminology is not universally followed.-1920s-1940s:In the Jazz Age and during the 1930s, "all-girl" bands such as...
from Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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The band debuted at the Nordic Young Musicians Assemblage in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
in 1999. They are considered to be innovators in Estonian rock
Estonian rock
The Estonian rock music scene saw its beginnings in the mid-sixties during Nikita Khrushchev's thaw in the Soviet Union and the rise of British bands all over the world. The first Estonian rock-groups were primarily high school bands playing cover versions of the current UK Top 10...
music, putting out a single a year since their inception. The members now are Lea, Katre, Angela, Argo and Silver. Lead singer Lea Liitmaa is also a successful solo artist and in 2004 won the "Golden Disc", the Estonian Pop Music Annual Award award for female artist of the year.
Discography
- (2000) Blacky LP
- (2003) Kui me päikeseloojangut ootama peaks (If we for the sunset should wait) LP
- (2006) See on me meeltele LP (This Is For Our Minds)