| Background | solo_singer |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lívia Zita Lókay |
| Alias | Livia Zita-Bendix, Livia Zita |
| Birth date | 21 December 1984 (age 41) |
| Birth place | Budapest, Hungary |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Occupation | Musician, artist, voice actress, graphic designer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label | Roadrunner, Metal Blade |
| Current member of | King Diamond, Mercyful Fate |
Livia Zita (born Lívia Zita Lókay[1] on 21 December 1984 in Budapest, Hungary[2]) is a Hungarian voiceover actress and rock singer, best known for her work with the Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, with which she has performed as a guest musician in studio recordings and as a backing vocalist in live performances since 2003.
Biography
Thanks to her marriage with King Diamond (Kim Bendix Petersen), Livia has also contributed to Diamond's band Mercyful Fate. She lives with her husband in Dallas, Texas, USA, and she's an American citizen, under her married name Livia Zita-Bendix Lokay.[citation needed]
She's also his business partner, and is working with him to compile old footage for two planned DVD releases of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate live performances. She also helped him make remastered editions of the King Diamond albums The Spider's Lullabye, The Graveyard, Voodoo and House of God.[3]
Among her personal projects are voice acting, the design of 3D art and artistic photographs, as well as working with clay, resin, cooked goods, and many more media.[citation needed]
She is also very health conscious, practicing yoga and contortion.[citation needed]
In 2017, Zita and King Diamond had their first son, Byron.[4]
Discography
With King Diamond
- The Puppet Master - (2003)
- Deadly Lullabyes - (Live Album, 2004)
- Give Me Your Soul...Please - (2007)
- Dreams of Horror - (Compilation album, 2014)
With Mercyful Fate
- Evil (Single) - (2009)
References
- ^ Administrator. "Tizenöt évvel fiatalabbnak érzi majd magát King Diamond - Shock!"
- ^ "Livia Zita". www.listal.com
- ^ "King Diamond Is Madly in Love with His 24-Year-Old Wife". Blabbermouth.net. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "KING DIAMOND And Wife Are Parents Of Baby Son". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 10 July 2017.