Dirty Slippers is a pop-rock band from Gyula, Hungary, formed in 2005. Led by singer-guitarist Lázár Lobó-Szalóky,[1] the line-up of the band has changed multiple times since its foundation.
Career
editIn 2008, Dirty Slippers released their self-titled first album, produced by Zoltán Jappán Takács, which was followed by a 20-date headline tour of Hungary.[2]
The band achieved minor success in their home country in September 2009 with their song "Élned kell", which was used in a Hungarian campaign against cervical cancer run by GlaxoSmithKline.[2] The band's following video, "Te oyd a Fény", topped the MTV Hungary charts for 8 weeks.[2] In 2011, they established Suliturné, a cancer awareness and anti-alcohol school tour program.[2]
On 8 October 2012, they released the album Közel Hozzád (English: Close to You) on the HungaroSound label,[2] which was recorded in the US with producer George Shilling, and spent over 10 weeks on the MAHASZ album chart.[3] They became a regular opening act for the Hungarian pop-rock band Republic,[4] and toured Europe three times, first with The Coronas in November 2012,[2][5] then with the Romanian rock band Rezident EX, and lastly with The Last Vegas. The band also appeared on the Hungarian reality show, Édes élet.
They began touring their next album, Müzsa, in November 2015.[6]
They worked with Shilling again in 2021 on their album Vársz szalóky, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "A magyar Dirty Slippers a londoni Abbey Road stúdióban dolgozott" [The Hungarian Dirty Slippers worked in London's Abbey Road studio]. Haon.hu. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dirty Slippers". Koncert.hu. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "A gyulai Dirty Slippers zenekar fellép a M1 Szerencseszombat című műsorában". Gyulai Hírlap. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "A Republic-kal turnézik a Dirty Slippers". beol.hu. 2010-12-07. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Közös turnén járt a The Coronas és a Dirty Slippers". Rated.hu. 2012-11-12. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Triplázik otthon a gyulai Dirty Slippers". Gyulai Hírlap. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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