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Montreux holds several noteworthy festivals:

• international television festival awarding the Golden Rose of Montreux; annually in spring ( 1961- 2003)
• the Montreux Jazz Festival; annually in July since 1967

It is home to American opera soprano, Barbara Hendricks, like nearby town of La Tour-de-Peilz is home of Canadian singing star Shania Twain, in the castillo of Sully.

Montreux is mentioned by Ian Gillan of the band Deep Purple in the seminal classic rock song " Smoke on the WaterSmoke on the Water is a famous and influential rock song by Deep Purple. The song is immediately recognizable by its central theme, a crunching four-tone chromatic progression that is perhaps the single most famous riff in heavy metal music history. This", which in part tells the story of the fire that destroyed the Montreux casinoTrump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey A casino is a building that accommodates gambling. Customers may gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e. craps, roulette for more see casino games). Game rules usually have mathematically d in 1971.

"We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline

To make records with a mobile - We didn't have much time

Frank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa ( December 21, 1940 December 4, 1993) was an American rock/ jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. Early life and influences Born in Baltimore, Maryland on 21 December 1940, Zappa was of mixed Sicilian, Italian, Greek, Arab, Fre & the Mothers were at the best place around

But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground

Smoke on the water - A fire in the sky

Smoke on the water" and so forth.

Montreux is also the town of Mountain Studios, the famous recording studio used by several artists. In 1978 the band QueenFreddie Mercury Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The group is well known for its sports anthems and classic rock radio staples, particularly the hits " We Are the Champions" and " Bohemian Rhapsody;" the band promoted bought the studio, which now is still owned by Queen producer David Richards. Queen also appeared in 1984 and in 1986 at the Golden Rose Festival and Queen guitarist Brian MayBrian Harold May (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, United Kingdom) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of Queen's hits: We Will Rock You Hammer to Fall Who Wants to Live Forever and I Want it All''. appeared in 2001 at the Jazz Festival. The main square of the town, Place du Marché, also hosts a of Queen singer Freddie MercuryFreddie Mercury ( September 5, 1946 November 24, 1991) was a singer and the lead vocalist of the British Rock band Queen. He was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town, Zanzibar to Bomi and Jer Bulsara. He had a sister, Kashmira Bulsara-Cooke. His parents wer facing Lake Geneva. The same statue and the same lake also appear on the cover of Queen album entitled Made In Heaven.