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11-07
Finally...! We are pleased to announce that Govinda's CD, "Sound Sutras" has just shipped to record stores in the United States. As you know, Erik 's song, "El Sueno" is featured on this album. You can purchase the album online at Amazon.com.

Erik will be the guest singer for a haute couture fashion show organized by Young Designers United at the Musée Van Gogh in Amsterdam, Friday, November 2nd at 8 P.M.

Van Gogh Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 7
Amsterdam

10-07
Erik's music will be featured on October 4th, 2007 at the exhibition of Maflohé Passedouet (painter-scenograph). The event will take place in square d'Orléans, 80 rue Taitbout, 75009 Paris.

08-07
Erik has just begun recording the first songs for his solo album in Paris. He will spend the next several months in studio. The album promises to be well worth the wait.

07-07
Erik just finished recording the vocals for the TV soundtrack of "Dans la peau d'un autre" (for the TV show "Louis Page"), composed by Christophe Lapinta and directed by Christophe Chevaliier. The movie will be broadcast on Channel 2 France during the fall of 2007.

05-07
Erik will sing some extracts of the soundtrack of "Nuit Noire", composed by Bernard Becker, at "Le divan du Monde" in Paris, on May 31st for the Festival International de musiques de films "BéO festival".

More information can be found at: http://www.Myspace.com/ErikKArol.

03-07
We are awaiting the release of "El Sueno" which Erik wrote, co-composed and sung for Govinda's new album. The anticipated release date is in November of this year. We are happy to announce that until its release, you can hear "El Sueno" on Erik's MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ErikKArol

On March 27 in Paris, Erik will shoot a video clip for the French movie soundtrack "Nuit Noire" directed by Daniel Colas and composed by Bernard Becker. You can also hear an extract of "Nuit Noire" on Erik's My Space.

11-06
Erik just finished recording the vocals for the TV soundtrack of "Un Flic", composed by Christophe Lapinta and directed by Frédéric Tellier. The movie, with Rona Hartner, will be broadcast on channel France 2 in January 2007.

07-06
Erik just finished recording the soundtrack in Paris for the movie "Nuit Noire", composed by Bernard Becker. "Nuit Noire" was directed by Daniel Colas and produced by Olivier Mazoyer for Omazo productions. The principal actors for the movie include Anouk Grinberg, Michel Galabru, Daniel Russo and Nicole Calfan.

While waiting for the release of the new album by Govinda on which he collaborated by writing and composing a song, Erik will be guest singer on August 4, 2006 at the Metro in Chicago. They will be opening for Thievery Corporation. For more information go to www.metrochicago.com. The show will not be announced until June 28.

04-06
Erik will perform at the Palais Kaiserkron in Bolzano, Italy on May 19th, 2006.

03-06
Stephane Lambiel won another medal--this time, a gold one--on March 23, 2006 at the World Skating Championship in Calgary, Canada. He again skated to "Ballare" and "Stella Errans" from Dralion for his short program.

02-06
Swiss figure skater and reigning world champion Stephane Lambiel just won the silver medal at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Skating to two of Erik's songs from "Dralion", he chose "Stella Errans" for his short program and "Ballare" for the long one. Lambiel decided to adapt these songs for his programs after he heard Erik live on stage in Dralion last fall in Zürich.

02-06
Eisbaer CoverIt is our great pleasure to announce that "Eisbär" by Parkerlab and featuring Erik Karol was just released on the French label Sismic Music. Parkerlab is a new Sismic Music artist in electro-industrial vibe.

After his great remix for Trisomie 21 "Personal feelings", Parkerlab is back with his first release on Sismic Records with a cover of The Grauzone's anthem "Eisbär" with remixes by Delon & Dalcan, Rock da bear) & Syd (ex Y Front and remixer for Mylène Farmer...). Eisbär already appears on the great compilation "Picture of Now" mixed by Delon & Dalcan.

08-05
Erik's music will be featured on September 1, 2005 at a jewelery fashion show in Amsterdam. The event, "Innocence meets Evil" designed by Antonia, will feature vintage jewelery made with Swarovski Crystals. For more information on the event go to www.ydu.nl.

11-04
Since June of 2004, Erik returned for 2 six month rotations in Dralion Europe. He has performed in Vienna, Antwerp, Madrid and will end the first part of the current rotation at the Royal Albert Hall, London, starting January 6, 2005.

He will return again to the Cirque for his second six month rotation in September in Zürich, followed by Bilbao and Sevilla. Please refer to the Cirque du Soleil website for additional information and tickets.


07-04
Erik just finished up in Vienna, Austria, his first stop for the European tour of Dralion. After a few days off, he will open in Antwerp, Belgium where he will be from August 12, until the end of September. After Antwerp, Dralion goes to Madrid until mid December. Erik finishes up the first six months of his tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London where he opens on January 6, 2005. We still are waiting for more definitive information about his schedule for the latter part of 2005.


04-04
It is our great pleasure to announce that Erik will be returning to Cirque du Soleil's Dralion in Europe for two six-month engagements in 2004 and 2005.

He will begin the tour on June 29, 2004, in Vienna (Austria), and travel on to Antwerp (Belgium), Madrid (Spain), and complete this portion of the rotation in London (UK) on January 6, 2005, at the Royal Albert Hall. Further dates for 2005 have not been announced as yet.

We will let you know the dates and cities once they have been finalized. For ticket information, please visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

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