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There are 3 different bands with the name Quidam: a Polish neo-prog group, a French rock band and a gothic death rock band from Spain.

(1) Hailing from Poland, the neo-prog group Quidam released its first album in 1996 and quickly won both specialized press and audiences over. The angelic voice of singer Emila Derkowska and the group’s ample use of flute in its arrangements secured it a respectable place alongside Collage and Abraxas in what has been called the ’90s Polish contingent of neo-proggers.

In 1991, guitarist Maciek Meller, bassist Radek Scholl and drummer Rafal Jermakow, then all 18 and 19 years old, formed the hard rock/blues trio Deep River and began to play bars all around Poland. They were soon joined by keyboardist Zbyszek Florek and cycled through a number of singers until they found Emila Derkowska in 1993. The arrival of flutist Ewa Smarzynska provided the impetus to shift the musical direction toward a more symphonic sound. Songs grew slightly more complex but the group still wanted to appeal to wide audiences and thus the music developed around the neo-prog axis of IQ, Camel and late-period Pink Floyd. At this point the name was changed to Quidam, a Latin word meaning “someone” but here making specific reference to a poem by Kamil Norwid.

Quidam’s live shows, fronted by the charismatic Derkowska, gained local fame.

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