comeback

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A comeback (from comeback for "[the] return", "return" or [literally the] "return") is the return of a public figure , style or fashion to the center of public attention.

term

The term is mainly used in politics, sports, and pop music . It is a noun from verb ( come ) and adverb ( back ). Another possible spelling is "Come-back". In the case of a band reunification, it is also referred to as a reunion . In sport, one also speaks of a comeback when the party that has been defeated until then or for a long time makes a turn to victory within the game.

In the K-Pop industry, people talk about a comeback as soon as pop musicians release a new album, regardless of the period between two albums. The first appearance on a music show to promote the new album is called the Comeback Stage .

Examples

Well-known comebacks had for example

  • the boxer Muhammad Ali after a forced three-year break from 1967 to 1970
  • the racing driver Michael Schumacher after a three-year break from 2006 to 2009
  • the singer Yusuf Islam , who was previously successful as Cat Stevens and from 1978 to 1995 did not publish any music
  • the pop group Take That , whose members separated after Robbie Williams left in 1996 and have been performing together again since 2006
  • the singer Johnny Cash , who, after a long phase of relative artistic and commercial insignificance, started making successful records with producer Rick Rubin from 1994 onwards
  • the pop singer Britney Spears with her comeback in autumn 2008 after her breakdowns in 2007 and in spring 2008 respectively
  • the singer Jennifer Lopez in the spring of 2011 after a three-year hiatus

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Comeback  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c comeback . Duden , Bibliographical Institute, 2016
  2. ↑ TRUE Reading comfortably The German spelling - 2 volumes. Volume 1, p. 356 online
  3. ↑ Reunion ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the vocabulary dictionary of the University of Leipzig @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ Top 10 greatest comebacks
  5. ↑ Comeback after falling behind in sport
  6. ^ Aja Romano: How K-pop became a global phenomenon. In: Vox.com. February 26, 2018, accessed May 27, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Sherry Tucci: K-pop A to Z: A beginner's dictionary. In: The Daily Dot. May 27, 2018, accessed May 27, 2018 .
  8. ^ K-Pop Culture Glossary. In: Soompi . January 21, 2012, accessed May 27, 2018 .
  9. ↑ isreview.org
  10. ↑ Schumacher comeback perfect! Sport1.de, December 23, 2009
  11. ↑ A leap into a new life from Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kulturprocess.com  
  12. ↑ The comeback of the year: Take That  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / Wissen.dradio.de  
  13. ↑ Top 10 Comeback Albums