Alex Márta (born 6 June 1984), better known by his stage name ByeAlex, is a Hungarian
indie pop singer, songwriter, journalist, and novelist. He
represented Hungary in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in
Malmö, Sweden, with the song "
Kedvesem
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Hungarian entry was selected through a national selection format titled again ''A Dal'' (which means "The Song"), consisting of three heats, two semi-finals and a fina ...
", coming 10th in the final. In 2014 his
debut novel ''Özséb, egy öngyilkos Miskolcon'' (Özséb, a suicide in Miskolc) was published in Hungary.
In the Summer of 2015, ByeAlex decided to add 'és a Slepp' ('and the Slepp') to the name of band referring to the following musicians playing with Alex: Szeifert Bálint – bass guitar, vocals, Schnellbach Dávid – guitar, Tóth G. Zoltán – (acoustic) guitar, (and manager), Fekete Balázs – drums.
In 2017, the formation Senkise was formed consisting of Alex Márta and Gergő Schmidt (aka TEMBO).
Early life and career
ByeAlex was born in
Kisvárda. He started singing at an early age. He went to school in
Fényeslitke, and went on to study at the Bessenyei György Highschool in Kisvárda. He got a Master's degree in Philosophy from the
University of Miskolc. He became famous when he won ''
A Dal'', the national selection competition in
Hungary for the
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 pr ...
in 2013. He then represented
Hungary with the song
Kedvesem
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Hungarian entry was selected through a national selection format titled again ''A Dal'' (which means "The Song"), consisting of three heats, two semi-finals and a fina ...
. He returned to A Dal for the
2018 edition, writing the music and lyrics for ''H Y P N O T I Z E D'', performed by
Roland Gulyás
Roland Gulyás (born 19 March 1997, Sátoraljaújhely) is a Hungarian singer, notable for coming in third place of the seventh series of Hungarian X-Faktor under the guidance of judge Gigi Radics and for his well-publicized relationship with fell ...
.
Discography
Albums
*''
Szörpoholista'' (2013)
# Kedvesem
# Nekemte
# Láttamoztam
# Csóró itt minden hang
# Bocs, hogy
(feat. Ív)
# Messziről
# Csókolom
# Elvis(z)
# Az én rózsám
# Te vagy
# Játék
# Kedvesem (Zoohacker remix)
# Kedvesem (Lotfi Begi's Deep in the Forest Mix)
# Láttamoztam (Kristian remix)
# A fekete zongora
(Poem by Endre Ady)
*''
Szív(sz)Kill'' (2017) ''(ByeAlex és a Slepp)''
# Az vagyok
# Cukor
# Nehéz vagyok
# Kicsilány
# Muslicak
# Szivem udvarában
# Szerelem
# Még mindig ...
# Babao (feat. Lotfi Begi)
# Fekete (feat. Dannona)
# Részeg (feat. Pixa)
# Tél
# Menned kéne (feat. Lábas Viki)
# Még mindig ... (Lotfi Begi Remix)
Singles
2012
* Csókolom
* Láttamoztam
* Te vagy (John the Valiant feat. ByeAlex)
*
Kedvesem
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Hungarian entry was selected through a national selection format titled again ''A Dal'' (which means "The Song"), consisting of three heats, two semi-finals and a fina ...
/
Kedvesem
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Hungarian entry was selected through a national selection format titled again ''A Dal'' (which means "The Song"), consisting of three heats, two semi-finals and a fina ...
(Zoohacker Remix)
2013
*
One For Me
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Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating ...
(English version of the song "Kedvesem")
* Nekemte
* Messziről
* Hé Budapest
* Játék (Soerii & Poolek feat. ByeAlex)
2015
* Fekete
* Apám sírjánál
* Még mindig...
2016
* Nehéz vagyok
* Részeg
2017
* Bababo
* Az vagyok
* U,u,u (Senkise x Majka)
2018
* Nemveszemfel (Senkise)
* Jáhá (Senkise)
* Korskorskors (Senkise x Hiro)
* Menned kéne (with Lábas Viki)
* Széllel szemben (ByeAlex és a Slepp – Soundtrack for the RTL TV Show "Tanár")
* Roksztármód (Senkise)
* MIND (Senkise)
* Pupilláid (ByeAlex és a Slepp)
2019
* Anya (ByeAlex és a Slepp x Giajjenno)
See also
*
Hungarian indie
Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars.
History
Beginnings
The early 2000s was the revival of the in ...
*
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
21st-century Hungarian male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2013
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Hungary
Living people
1984 births
People from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
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