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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 Idol''), TV2 maintains that it is a distinct format created by SBS management member Christoph Buerge. The sixth season was the last, because TV2 bought the license of ''The Voice''. The Hungarian edition of ''The Voice'' premiered in fall 2012; it will be the rival show to ''X-Faktor''. Impact The show is notable for not only stirring up but, in the end, radically changing the pop music world in the Hungary of the 2000s, often criticized due to the lack original talent that ''Megasztár'' set out to find. As Péter Geszti said during the third season finale, "Hungarian pop musicians are afraid of ''Megasztár'' singers because the latter are extruding the former from the pop market." Indeed, three albums from ''Megasztár'' singers alread ... [...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] |
Gabi Tóth
Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth, is a Hungarian singer. She has been an ''X-Faktor'' mentor since 2013. Her sister, Vera Tóth, is also a Hungarian singer, who won the first season of ''Megasztár''. Life Tóth began her career in the Autumn of 2004 the second season of Megasztár, where she placed third and also achieved the best female artist prize for 2005. Her debut album ''Fekete virág'' was released in 2005. Two of the songs, the titular ''Fekete virág'' and ''Vágyom rád'' had music videos. The album was released in concert in 2006 at Müpa Budapest with a live orchestral accompaniment and an opening with TNT in the evening. A single, ''Szívemet adnám'', was released in 2007, along with a video clip. Later that year, she starred in the VIVA Hungary reality show ''A Stáb'', along with Tamás Molnár and Linda Zimány, which became the most watched show of VIVA Hungary. In 2008, Tóth became one of the faces of the ''Tiszta Fejjel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc Molnár (singer)
Ferenc Molnár (born 1 February 1982, Szolnok), known by the stage name Caramel, is a Hungary, Hungarian singer. He is most well known for winning the second season of Megasztár. Personal life Caramel was born on 1 February 1982 in the town of Szolnok. He is of Romani people in Hungary, Hungarian Roma descent. At age 16, he moved to Törökszentmiklós with his stepfather, mother and siblings. His parents' relationship deteriorated after his brother was killed in a car crash, leading him to move out at age 17. Work was hard to find because of his herniated disc. He got his nickname Caramel from a friend when he received a negative response from a publisher. Musician In 2004, he applied to Megasztár. In 2005, Caramel narrowly won over fellow contestant Tamás Palcsó to become the first contest's winner. He started to compile his first album in his apartment. In 2005, he released two albums: a compilation of the songs he sang at Megasztár, the second one being called ''Nyuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Schmidt
''Veronika "Vera" Schmidt'' (4 May 1982) is a Hungarian pop singer-songwriter who rose to popularity after finishing fifth in the Hungarian version of Pop Idol Megasztár. She is a student in Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Biography Early life Vera Schmidt was born in Miskolc. Her father taught her to play the guitar. After that, she and her sister often performed in school programs. After graduating from Ferenc Földes Secondary School, she formed her first rock band. They often played in Miskolc and other cities around Miskolc. Discography Albums # ''Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Best Of Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Nézhetnélek'' (2005) When Vera Schmidt worked on own album, ''Jamie Wichester'' and ''Róbert Hrutka'' helped her. ''Pop Idol'' Performances Top 11: "Nézhetnélek" by Vera Schmidt Top 11: "Csillagdal" by Pierrot Top 10: "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal Top 9: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles Top 9: " Let It Be" by the Beatles Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV2 (Hungarian TV Channel)
TV2 (TV Kettő) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel operating since 4 October 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is rivaling with RTL for the first place in Hungarian television ratings. Among its most popular self-produced shows were Megasztár ("Mega Star", an adaptation of Pop Idol), and the daily prime time soap Jóban Rosszban, and US shows like Desperate Housewives, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Numb3rs, Heroes, Smallville, House M.D., Ghost Whisperer and Lipstick Jungle. TV2 is aired throughout Hungary. TV2 is also aired in Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine and Austria. TV2 was one of the channels that was carried on the national analogue terrestrial service, along with M1, RTL Klub and the local channels, but those transmitters were shut down on 2 zones, on 31 July and 31 October 2013 respectively. In 2020, TV2 was the market-leading commercial television channel in Hungary in daytime. In February 2021, its streaming service called T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Mujahid
Zoltán Mujahid (born 8 August 1979) is a Pakistani-Hungarian singer and music teacher. He is most notable for coming in 10th place in the first series of ''Megasztár'' and participating in '' A Dal 2015''. Personal life Zoltán Mujahid was born on 8 August 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan to Iqbal Mujahid and Klára Somogyi. He has three siblings: Tamás (Altamash), Atilla, and Aneela. In 2012, he publicly came out as gay. He first studied South Asian music in Karachi for five years, and held many high positions in local talent shows. At age eleven, he, his mom, and his siblings moved to Budapest in his mother's native country, where he learned Hungarian. During his time in primary school, he learned classical piano. In 1995, he became involved with major plays at the Petőfi Musical Studio. At age seventeen, Zoltán began to take vocal lessons with the help of fellow teacher Zsuzsa Kósa. He graduated from Petőfi Sándor secondary school in 2000, and was admitted to the Lauschmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibolya Oláh
Ibolya Oláh (born 31 January 1978) is a Hungarian pop singer. She was the runner-up of the first series of Hungarian television singing competition series ''Megasztár''. Ibolya is of Romani people, Romani ancestry. She was born in Nyíregyháza and grew up in an orphanage in Tiszadob, where she studied vegetable gardening. She briefly attended a music school in Budapest but did not finish it. She learned to sing and to play the guitar mostly by herself. After a few unsuccessful entries at talent contests, she entered the talent show ''Megasztár'' (in its first season during 2003/04) and came second after Vera Tóth. Her debut album, released in 2004, reached No. 1 on the Hungarian album chart and stayed on the chart for 41 weeks. Her second album, released in the following year, was No.2 and her third album No. 4. Her main influences are Linda Perry, Alanis Morissette, Pink (singer), Pink, Ildikó Keresztes, Guns N' Roses, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Queen (band), Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bíborka Bocskor
Bíborka Bocskor (born 16 August 1982) is a Romanian-born Hungarian singer and songwriter. She has been the frontwoman of alternative rock band since 2006. Career Bocskor was born on 16 August 1982 in Sânmartin (''Csíkszentmárton''), a village in the Transylvania region of Romania. Her parents owned a farm, and she would help with the crops and animals. She studied at the István Nagy Arts Lyceum in Miercurea Ciuc, then entered the University of Arts in Târgu Mureș. Bocskor quit her university studies in 2003 and moved to the Hungarian capital city, Budapest. In 2006, she was a semi-finalist in the pop contest show Megasztár. She joined Magashegyi Underground in that same year. Bocskor also wrote lyrics for several of the band's songs. She and the other band members discouraged their fans from SMS voting for them in the 2008 Hungarian Music Awards due to exorbitant messaging rates of 240 HUF per message. Bocskor has written songs for Magashegyi Underground usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdolna Rúzsa
Magdolna is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Magdolna Komka, née Csábi, retired Hungarian high jumper * Magdolna Kovács, Hungarian orienteering competitor * Magdolna Nyári-Kovács (1921–2005), Hungarian fencer * Magdolna Patóh (born 1948), Hungarian swimmer *Magdolna Purgly Magdolna Vilma Benedikta Purgly de Jószáshely (10 June 1881 – 8 January 1959) was the wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy. Early life She was born as the youngest daughter of Hungarian nobleman Janos Purgly de Jószáshelyi (1839-1911) and his ... (1881–1959), the wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy * Magdolna Rúzsa (born 1985), Hungarian singer, winner of the 2006 ''Megasztár'' {{given name ... [...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] |
Reality Competition
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dávid Fekete
Dávid Fekete (born 12 October 1996) is a Hungarian handball player for Budakalász FKC and the Hungarian national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 13th edition and was hosted for the second time in Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in Dublin on 20 September 201 .... Honours Individual * Hungarian Adolescent Handballer of the Year: 2012 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fekete, David 1996 births Living people Handball players from Budapest Hungarian male handball players Veszprém KC players 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
