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2 unusual facts about Madara


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Madara Cosmetics, a Latvian manufacturer of organic skin care products

Madara Rider, an early medieval large rock relief and UNESCO World Heritage site in northeastern Bulgaria


GAZ-53

The GAZ-53A was also license-built by KTA Madara in Shumen, Bulgaria beginning in 1967.

John Medora

John Madara (born May 28, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), also known as John or Johnny Madara, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, who teamed up with David White and Arthur Singer to write the 1957 hit song "At the Hop".

Madara Peak

Madara Peak (Vrah Madara \'vr&h 'ma-da-ra\) is a 430 m peak in Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Stephane Groueff

In 2002 the American University in Bulgaria, of which Stephane Groueff was one of the founding Board members, conferred on him the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters, and the President of the Republic of Bulgaria decorated him with the "Madara Horseman" order for "...his outstanding contribution to popularizing the Bulgarian culture the world over and promoting history science in Bulgaria and abroad."

The Pixies Three

Having performed in local shows since 1955, the Hanover, Pennsylvania trio of Midge Bollinger (lead vocals), Kaye McCool (low vocals), and Debra Swisher (high vocals) were signed to Mercury Records in 1963 by producers/songwriters John Madara and Dave White, who had discovered the group at a show in Philadelphia (among the group’s previous successes were two appearances on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour).


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