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Gergő Oláh (singer)
Gergő Oláh (born 26 November 1988, Salgótarján) is a Hungarian singer and countertenor of Romani descent, most notable for winning the third season of X-Faktor and for participating in A Dal. Personal life & music career Before participating in X-Faktor, he worked in the public sector. He came first in the third season. He is also Gigi Radics's cousin. A Dal In late 2014, Oláh was selected to participate in A Dal 2015, the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ... with the song ''A tükör előtt''. The song reached the semi-final before being eliminated. In December 2015, he was announced as one of the participants of A Dal 2016. He tried again to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Conte ...
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Salgótarján
Salgótarján (; sk, Šalgotarján) is city with county rights in Hungary, the capital of Nógrád county, north-eastern Hungary, making it the third smallest county capital based on population. The nearby Salgó castle is a well-known tourist attraction. Location At the foot of Karancs mountain, in the Cserhát hills, 250 meters above sea level, north-east from Budapest, west from Miskolc. Salgótarján is surrounded by beautiful forests and hills topped with castle ruins, which are accessible by bus that may be taken from the center of town. History The town already existed in the Middle Ages, but information on it is scarce possibly because it was a small settlement. The word ''salgó'' means "shining" in Old Hungarian, while ''Tarján'' was the name of one of the Hungarian tribes conquering the area. The castle of Salgó was built in the 13th century on a mountain of volcanic origin. In the 13th century the town already had a church. After the 1682 siege of the near ...
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Freddie (singer)
Gábor Alfréd Fehérvári (born 8 April 1990), known by his stage name Freddie, is a Hungarian singer. He first came to prominence after placing fourth in the first season of the Hungarian version of '' Rising Star''. He later became the Hungarian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Career Freddie's grandfather was Hungarian football coach Alfréd Fehérvári (1925–2007). Freddie studied at a commercial college before his music career, and worked as an assistant in Győr. By 2010, he had not only sung but also played guitar in small bands. Freddie first performed professionally in the Hungarian version of '' Rising Star''. He reached the top twelve, then top six and then in the top four qualifiers. In the finals, he finished in fourth place. After ''Rising Star'', collaborating with András Kállay-Saunders, Freddie performed his first original song, "Mary Joe", and reached the Petőfi Radio Top 30 list. It became one of the domestic summer hits of 2015. ...
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People From Salgótarján
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ...
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1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ...
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Csaba Vastag
Csaba Vastag (born 11 February 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian musician, who won the first ever series of the Hungarian ''X-Faktor'' in 2010.Vastag Csaba nyerte az X-Faktort
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Csaba is one of three brothers, the others being Balázs and Tamás. At age 11 he became an acrobatic rock and roll dancer, and later became lead singer of rock band touring several European countries. In 2000 he graduated from Secondary School and enrolled in Veszprém's

Dóra Danics
Dóra Danics (born 16 May 1986, Budapest) is a Hungarian singer, most notable for being the winner of the fourth season of ''X-Faktor ''X-Faktor'' is the Hungarian version of ''The X Factor'', a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The show premiered in 2010 and it contin ...''. Life Danics is the daughter of Szilvia Bach, one of the more well-known entertainers in the period from the end of communism in Hungary. Danics played for seven years in an acoustic band. She first participated in the X-Faktor in 2012 was eliminated. In 2013, with the mentoring of Péter Geszti, won the fourth season of X-Faktor. While she never dueled, Danics was the first woman to win the show. Discography Chart-topping songs Awards * 2014: BRAVO OTTO - Az Év Felfedezettje (jelölés) External links * http://starity.hu/sztarok/danics-dora/eletrajz/ * http://kocsma.blog.hu/2012/1 ...
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Tibor Kocsis
Tibor Kocsis is a Hungarian pop singer, who won the second series of the Hungarian '' X-Faktor'' broadcast on the RTL Klub Hungarian television station, with the final broadcast on 18 December 2011. Kocsis was in the "Over 25" category and was mentored by Miklós Malek Jr. winning over other finalist and eventual runner-up Enikő Muri. Personal life Kocsis came out as gay in October 2021. See also *Hungarian pop Hungarian pop is the pop music scene of Hungary. It is often associated with Rezső Seress's song "Gloomy Sunday" which was covered by numerous artists. The most notable artists include Zsuzsa Cserháti, Kati Kovács, Zsuzsa Koncz, Judith Szűcs ... References External linksTibor Kocsis official Facebook page {{DEFAULTSORT:Kocsis, Tibor 21st-century Hungarian male singers The X Factor winners Living people 1981 births LGBT musicians from Hungary ...
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András Petruska
András Petruska (born 19 March 1986), professionally known as Petruska, is a Hungarian singer and songwriter. He is most notable for participating in ''A Dal 2016''. Career Petruska began playing guitar at age 9. In 2010, he won the Veszprém Street Music Festival, and the following year he toured with the orchestra for Quimby. He appeared at the TEDxYouth @ Budapest conference, appeared later in the Petofi Acoustic concert series and at Sziget Festival 2015 as well. His first album in 2014 was published by Metropolitan. A live album from the Line 4 was released. The music video for his song about Szent Gellért street made it to the final ranking for the first Hungarian Quarterly Clip Best Director category. In 2016, Petruska attempted to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with his song "Trouble in My Mind". He qualified for the final and made it to the superfinal. He also won the Breakthrough Award sponsored by MTVA. He again participated in A Dal, this ...
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Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ...
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A Dal 2019
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service organised the national final ''2019'' in order to select the Hungarian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. As of 2023, this was Hungary's last entry in the contest, before the country withdrew the following year. The absence has continued in every edition since. Background Prior to the 2019 contest, Hungary had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in . Hungary's best placing in the contest was fourth, which they achieved with their début entry in 1994 with the song "" performed by Friderika Bayer. Hungary had attempted to participate in the contest in 1993, however, their entry was eliminated in the preselection show . Hungary withdrew from the contest for six years between 1999 and 2004 and also missed the 2006 and 2010 contests. In 2014, Hungary achieved their s ...
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A Dal 2017
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service organised the national final ''A Dal 2017'' in order to select the Hungarian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Background Prior to the 2017 contest, Hungary had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in . Hungary's best placing in the contest was fourth, which they achieved with their début entry in 1994 with the song "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" performed by Friderika Bayer. Hungary had attempted participate in the contest in 1993, however, their entry was eliminated in the preselection show ''Kvalifikacija za Millstreet''. Hungary withdrew from the contest for six years between 1999 and 2004 and also missed the 2006 and 2010 contests. In 2014, Hungary achieved their second-best result in the contest since their début, placing fifth with the song "Running" perfo ...
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