Tamás Somló (17 November 1947 – 19 July 2016) was a Hungarian musician, singer-songwriter and artist. He is mostly known for having been a member of Hungarian rock bands

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Locomotiv GT Locomotiv GT (often abbreviated LGT, and sometimes using the nickname Loksi) was a Hungarian rock band formed in 1971. Starting out as a progressive rock band, they later experimented with many other styles including jazz, funk, and Pop music, pop ...

and for composing several of their successful songs. Besides being a singer, his main instruments were

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, clarinet, and the

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. He died of cancer on 19 July 2016 at the age of 68.Gyász! Meghalt Somló Tamás
It was after this that the remaining members of his longtime band Locomotiv GT announced that they will stop performing together, which also meant the band's dissolution.

Awards

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the O ...

(2004)

References

External links

Official website
(Hungarian) * http://www.blikk.hu/sztarvilag/somlo-tamas-37-eve-nem-tud-elvalni-a-felesegetol/fpsrd21 1947 births 2016 deaths Hungarian musicians Hungarian Jews Locomotiv GT members Deaths from cancer in Hungary {{Hungary-musician-stub