György Ligeti (; born 19 December 1973) is a

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 ...

musician, record producer, best known as the

lead singer The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

and

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...

of the

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band We Are Rockstars, and the disbanded The Puzzle. He is also the singer and guitarist of the Hungarian electro band, Žagar. He is not related to the avant-garde classical composer of the same name,

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...

(1923-2006).

Early life and personal life

Ligeti was born in Kaposvár, Hungary. He attended the Munkácsy Mihály Gimnázium és Szakközépiskola in Kaposvár. Ligeti obtained a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

in Communication and media studies from the

University of Pécs The University of Pécs (UP; Hungarian: ''Pécsi Tudományegyetem''; PTE) is an institution of higher education in Hungary. The modern university was established in 1912 but has its roots in the medieval university founded in Pécs in 1367 by ...

in 2012. Ligeti moved to

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

where he worked as a shop assistant at the Algerian Coffee Stores from 2004 to 2009. On 26 February 2009, Ligeti was interviewed by

Magyar Rádió Magyar Rádió (MR, ''The Hungarian Radio Corporation'', also known internationally as ''Radio Budapest'') is Hungary's publicly funded radio broadcasting organisation. It is also the country's official international broadcasting station. Dome ...

. In 2010 Ligeti became the radio presenter of the Stockholm Syndrome Radio which aims to present new Hungarian indie rock bands. On 25 July 2013, Ligeti was interviewed by Phenomenon.hu in order to present his favourite meal, Aglio olio peperoncino. In 2014 Ligeti sang Odett's song called ''Éjszaka'', while Odett sang We Are Rockstars's 2014 single ''Rólunk szól'' at the Szimfonik Live 2014. Ligeti considers himself as a Parni -

Scythian The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern * : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Centra ...

The Puzzle

Ligeti formed The Puzzle in 1997 in Kaposvár, Hungary. Ligeti moved to

The United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

in 2004 to promote his band.

We Are Rockstars

Ligeti is the founding member of We Are Rockstars along with Tamás Faragó and Csaba Kovács. Their first album was released in 2011.

Production career

Production

*2007: The Puzzle: ''You're So Cruel'' *2012:

The Poster Boy The Poster Boy is a Hungarian indie rock band from Budapest, Hungary. The band's line-up consists of Imre Poniklo from the Budapest-based indie-rock band Amber Smith, Noel R. Mayer from the alternative rock band, The Walrus, and Michael Zwecker fr ...

- '' Things We Had Time For'' *2019: ''Goodbye Darjeeling: Total Confusion''

Mixing

*2011:

Amber Smith Amber Smith is an American actress and former model. Early life Amber Smith is the daughter of Carol Smith. During her 2008 and 2009 appearances on the reality television programs in which she sought treatment by Dr. Drew Pinsky for addiction, s ...

- '' Square 1'' (Salad Days) *2012:

- ''

Discography

''With The Puzzle:'' * ''Dream Your Life'' (2000) * ''Csak Játék'' (2003) * ''rEvolution'' (2004) * ''You're So Cruel'' (2007) * ''Hazatérés'' (2009) * ''Más Bolygóról'' (2011) ''With Žagar:'' *''Local Broadcast'' (2002) *''Eastern Sugar (Soundtrack)'' (2004) *''Cannot Walk Fly Instead'' (2007) *''Light Leaks'' (2013) ''With We Are Rockstars:'' * ''Let It Beat'' (2011)

Instruments

Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ...

References

External links

We Are Rockstars
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ligeti, Gyorgy 1972 births Living people Hungarian indie rock musicians