Gábor "Biga" Heincz (born 18 November 1974,

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) is a Hungarian singer and performer, notable for being a finalist in

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and

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Career

In 2005, Heincz joined the third season of TV2's

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, but did not make the live shows. He was a backing singer for

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at the

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for his song Dance with Me. He has worked with such artists as Ákos Dobrády and Viktor Varga. His popularity began with M1's inaugural edition of

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with the song ''Learning to Let Go ''for a chance to go to the

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. He reached the top four in the finals, but the jury chose

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to represent Hungary. Despite not winning, his song went on to top the

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in Hungary. His song was sung in TV2's

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by Viktor Weisz. He was featured in TV2's Sztárban sztár in 2013. On 6 December 2017, it was announced that Heincz will compete in the 2018 edition of A Dal for the

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with the song ''Good Vibez''. First, on 27 January 2018, he went on stage in the second heat, where he came in tied second place with yesyes with 43 points and went to the semi-finals. On 10 February 2018, from the first semi-final, he scored 42 points and qualified from the semi-final, and competed in the final of the show.

Awards

* Fonogram – Hungarian Music Prize (2014) – Pop Rock song of the year (with ''Easy Loving'')

Discography

Studio albums

* Gátlás sztriptíz (2017)

Singles

* Learning to Let Go (2012) * Easy Loving (2013) * A zene te vagy (2015) (with Janka) * Alright (2016) * Gátlás sztriptíz (2016) * Mondd miért (2016) * Bipolár (2017) * Halhatatlan Blues (2017) (with Wolfie) * Good Vibez (2017)

External links

Heincz Gábor BIGA – adal.hu

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heincz, Gabor 1974 births Living people Musicians from Budapest 21st-century Hungarian male singers