Gyula Éliás, more popularly known as Éliás Jr., is a Hungarian musician, singer, and voice teacher.

Musical career

He was a member of several orchestras. He is the leader of the singing department at the Erkel Gyula Újpest School of Jazz. In 2003, he graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in the Jazz vocals department. He sang as a guest artist for many bands & collectives, including: Studio 11,

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Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest

Éliás has tried three times to represent his home country Hungary in the

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: Firstly in

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, with the song ''Jó éjszakát'', tying in last place (9th with four points). The eventual representative, Gjon Delhusa, was eliminated in the pre-qualifying round in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. The second time was nearly twenty years later, with the new format of A Dal 2013. He attempted again with the song ''Mindhalálig várni rád'', and was eliminated in the heats. He tried for a third time in

A Dal 2015 Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Wars for Nothing", written by Áron Sebestyén, Boglárka Csemer and Sára Hélène Bori. The song was performed by Boggie. The Hungarian broadcaster Media Services and Suppo ...

, this time in English and in collaboration with the jazz band Fourtissimo with the song ''Run to you'', this time only getting to the semi-finals.

Awards

*Gundel Art Award (2006) *Radio Jazzy Song Contest, the best male singer award (2009) *Artisjus Prize (2012)

Discography

*Best of (1999) *Non stop (2002) *Jól vagyok (2007) *Boldog vagyok (2010)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elias, Gyula 21st-century Hungarian male singers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)