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Hungary In The Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through the national competition ''A Dal'', organised by the Hungarian broadcaster Magyar Televízió (MTV). András Kállay-Saunders represented Hungary with the song "Running", which qualified from the first semi-final and placed 5th in the final, scoring 143 points. It is the second best position ever for Hungary, after 4th place in their debut year 1994. Before Eurovision ''A Dal 2014'' ''A Dal 2014'' was the third edition of ''A Dal'' which selected the Hungarian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Thirty entries competed in the competition that consisted of three shows which commenced on 25 January 2014 and concluded with an eight-song final on 22 February 2014. All shows in the competition were broadcast on m1 and Duna TV World. Format The format of the competition consisted of six shows: three heats, two semi-finals and a final. The six shows took plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
András Kállay-Saunders
András Kállay-Saunders (born January 28, 1985), also known as Kállay Saunders, is a Hungarian-American singer, songwriter and record producer. He Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Running (Kállay-Saunders song), Running". Early life András Kállay-Saunders was born in New York City, United States to Hungarian model Katalin Kállay and American soul-singer and producer Fernando Saunders. He is a descendant of the noble Kállay family from his maternal side. Throughout most of his childhood years Kállay's father was touring the world and playing his music among legends such Luciano Pavarotti, Jeff Beck, Lou Reed and many more but every now and then Fernando would bring along his son to observe. His father would take him to Detroit and show him how it all started; the corners he sang on, places he played. By doing so, Fernando planted the Motown roots deep within Kállay' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsubstantial Blues
Hungary returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 after skipping the 2006 Contest. It was represented by Magdi Rúzsa with the song "Unsubstantial Blues". Before Eurovision ''Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards 2007'' The Hungarian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was selected through the "Discovery of the Year" category of the 2007 Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards (Hungarian: Fonogram – Magyar Zenei Díj), which took place on 24 February 2007 at the Jövő Háza Theater in Budapest and was broadcast on the First Channel of Magyar Televízió. A preselection jury nominated six artists for the category and the winner, Magdi Rúzsa, was selected by a public vote consisting of votes submitted through telephone and SMS voting. SMS voting started 2 weeks before the event and closed 1 hour before the end of the show. The gala included guest appearances from Back II Black, Magna Cum Laude, Quimby, Adrien Szekeres & Laci Gáspár, Moby Dick, Sugarloaf, Erős & Spigiboy, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Király
Dov Viktor Király (born March 29, 1984) is a Hungarian American, Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian music competition ''Megasztár''. He is the younger brother of the Hungarian pop singer Linda Király. In 2012 and 2014, he took part in ''A Dal'', a selection process in an unsuccessful bid to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, he took part in The Voice (U.S. season 9), season 9 of the American series ''The Voice (U.S. TV series), The Voice'', initially as part of Adam Levine's team, and later Gwen Stefani's, but was eliminated on November 11 during the Live Playoffs round, in which the Top 24 competed for the public's vote and coaches' choices. Early years Király was born in New York, a son of Hungarian immigrants. His father, Tamás Király, a musician, was the drummer in the band Universal együttes between 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Király
Linda Király (born 28 February 1983) is a Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. She sings both in English and in Hungarian. She is the older sister of singer Viktor Király. Biography Linda Király is the second eldest of four children of musician Tamás Király. Her younger brother, Viktor Király, is also a singer and appeared as a contestant on season 9 of the NBC reality singing program ''The Voice''. She grew up in New York and has been pursuing a singing career since childhood. She moved to Hungary with her family in 1999 and became famous nationwide when she sang the title song for the movie '' Szerelem utolsó vérig'' (''Love Till Last Blood''). The song was written by Gábor Presser. Her next hit was "Clubsong", the main theme from the Hungarian version of '' Big Brother.'' She also played Christine in ''The Phantom of the Opera'', and was preparing to release her debut album. In December 2003, her first album, titled ''#1'' was released. The album included nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Stassos
Dimitri Stassos (Greek: Δημήτρη Στασσος; born 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Greek-Swedish songwriter known for his entries in the Eurovision Song Contest as well as writing hits for Ola Svensson and others. Career He has been working professionally as a songwriter, producer, and a musician for many years, signed to Warner Chappell Scandinavia. He has gained success in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest as a composer and producer four times, composed Spain's contribution "La noche es para mí", performed by Soraya, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as well as co-writing the song "Aphrodisiac", performed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou, which represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. On the Swedish market Dimitri has worked with "Idol" star Ola Svensson, resulting in three number one singles, "Unstoppable (co-written), " Overdrive" and "I´m In Love" (co-written by Shellback and Alexander Kronlund). He composed two songs and produced six son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael James (singer)
Michael James Down is a songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is best known as a composer and lyricist of several pop songs performed by other artists, many of them in national pre-selections of the Eurovision Song Contest. He has worked with American popstar/rapper Sean Paul, the Japanese girlgroup MAX and in 2018 it was revealed that he'd written six of the songs for Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev's new album 'The One' which charted at number 1 in Russia. Discography Entries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest * "Señorita" by Carlos Higes, Spain, (Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022), 6th place Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections 2012 * "This Must Be Love" by Ana Mardare ( Romania 2012), 13th place 2013 * "Meðal Andanna" by Birgitta Haukdal ( Iceland 2013), 3rd place * "Hullócsillag" by Mónika Hoffmann ( Hungary 2013), eliminated (semi-final) * "I Need a Hero" by Samanta Tina ( Latvia 2013), 2nd place * "One" by Niko ( Latvia 2013), 6th place * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Greiss
Philippe Greiss (known professionally as Phil Greiss) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, vocal producer, multi-instrumentalist & mix engineer. Greiss's recent work includes production for artists Jason Derulo, J Balvin, Nicki Minaj, Alok, David Guetta, BTS, Will I Am, Beyoncé, Willy William, and Farina Greiss is a 2021 ASCAP Pop Award winner for his work on Jason Derulo's “Savage Love” (2 times RIAA Platinum, #1 Billboard Hot 100, #1 Billboard Global 200, #1 Global Spotify, #1 iTunes Worldwide). He was nominated twice by the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards for his work on J Balvin & Willy William's Mi Gente (68X RIAA Platinum, Latin Grammy nomination for record of the year) and won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album for his work on J Balvin's "Vibras" (8 times RIAA Platinum, Latin Grammy nomination for album of the year). Greiss also received a BRITT Gold Certification for his work on David Guetta's "Goodbye" (feat. Nicki Minaj & Jason Derulo) as well as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyen Thanh Hien
Nguyễn Thanh Hiền or simply Hien (born 6 March 1994) is a Hungarian pop singer of Vietnamese descent who competed in the Hungarian Megasztár sixth season and was the fifth runner up. Biography Hien attended school between 2000 and 2006 at Sopron's at the ''Lackner Kristóf Elementary School,'' where besides traditional subjects she studied the violin, piano and singing lessons. Between 2006 and 2009, she was a student in the Sopron's Széchenyi István Secondary School. After her family moved to Budapest, she attended the Trefort Ágoston Secondary School. Music career Hien appeared during 2008 in the TV2 musical talent the show of Megasztár, where she advanced to 6th place. In the Megasztár finals she appeared in the following productions: * Top 15: ''If I Ain't Got You'' (Alicia Keys) * 1. Final: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé Knowles song) * 2. Final: ''Umbrella'' (Rihanna) * 3. Final: ''A fák is siratják'' (Locomotiv GT) * 4. Final: ''Boldogság gyere haza'' ( Cserhá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máté Bella
Máté Bella (born 28 November 1985, in Budapest) is a Junior Prima Award, Erkel Ferenc and Béla Bartók–Ditta Pásztory Prize winner composer and university lecturer. His work exhibits a wide range of genres and styles as evidenced by his classical and contemporary music, opera, choral works, musicals, theater music, and pop music. Prominent international orchestras perform his contemporary works, both his popular music and classical pieces are played on radio stations, while his music is presented in several theatres. Life He commenced his musical studies at Erkel Ferenc Primary School for Music, and later studied at Weiner Leó Secondary Music School, specializing in composition and piano. He continued his music education at Bartók Béla Secondary Music School between 2002 and 2006, where the primary focus of his studies was composition as a student of Prof. Miklós Kocsár. After finishing high school in 2006, he was admitted to the Liszt Academy and graduated in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heni Dér
Henrietta "Heni" Dér (born 17 April 1986) is a Hungarian singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Hungarian band Sugarloaf, which started her solo career. Music career Heni Dér came to light after she came ninth in the first season of Megasztár ''Megasztár - Voice of the Year'' was a Hungarian a music talent show that started in 2003 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show ''Pop Idol'' (and sometimes even referred to as ''Hungarian Id .... In 2006, she released her first album with the band Sugarloaf, following with a concert DVD in 2008, and in 2009 a documentary about the film, which was shown at a festival in 2011. In 2016, she performed on the fourth season of with Gábor Kucsera. A Dal In late 2013, Heni Dér was one of the names selected to participate in A Dal 2014, the national selection for Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song ''Ég veled – Next please'', which progressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depresszió
Depresszió (English: Depression) is a Hungarian metal and rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... band, formed in late 1999 by Ferenc Halász (vocals and guitar), Dávid Nagy (drums), and Roland Reichert (bass), with Ádám Hartmann joining in shortly afterwards to create the band. In 2000, they first got their own concert. In August 2000, their first full-length album was recorded. They have released seven studio albums, one EP, and three DVDs. In late 2013, they announced to participate in A Dal 2014 with the song ''Csak a zene'', which managed to get to the final, but not qualify for the super-final. Band members *Ferenc Halász — vocals, guitar *Ádám Hartmann — guitar, backing vocals *Dávid Nagy — drums *Zoltán Kovács — bass, growls Past members * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogi (singer)
Boglárka Dallos-Nyers (born 2 April 1997), better known as simply Bogi or Bogi Dallos, is a Hungarian singer, best known for participating in A Dal 2013, 2014 and 2015. Career 2013–present: ''A Dal'' and breakthrough On 10 January 2013, Bogi was announced as one of the thirty finalists for A Dal 2013 with her Hungarian language R&B song "Tükörkép" (Reflection). She competed in the first heat held on 2 February 2013, but did not receive enough jury or public votes to move on to the semi-finals and was eliminated. On 11 December 2013, Bogi was announced once again to be one of the thirty competitors in A Dal 2014, this time with an English language indie pop song "We All". She competed in the second heat on 1 February 2014, and was one of the three jury qualifiers, advancing to the semi-finals. She competed in the first semi-final held on 15 February 2014, and once again achieved enough jury votes to become one of the jury qualifiers and advance to the final. In the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
