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Megasztár
''Megasztár – Voice of the Year'' is a Hungarian music talent show that started in 2003 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show ''Pop Idol'' (and sometimes even referred to as ''Hungarian Idol''), TV2 maintains that it is a distinct format created by SBS management member Christoph Buerge. The sixth season was the last, because TV2 bought the license of '' The Voice''. On 21 February 2024, TV2 announced that after 12 years, Megasztár would return to the screen with a new season. Impact The show is notable for not only stirring up but, in the end, radically changing the pop music world in the Hungary of the 2000s, often criticized due to the lack of original talent that ''Megasztár'' set out to find. As Péter Geszti said during the third-season finale, "Hungarian pop musicians are afraid of ''Megasztár'' singers because the latter are extruding the former from the pop market." Indeed, three albums from ''Megasztár'' singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyen Thanh Hien
Nguyễn Thanh Hiền or simply Hien (born 6 March 1994) is a Hungarian pop singer of Vietnamese descent who competed in the Hungarian Megasztár sixth season and was the fifth runner up. Biography Hien attended school between 2000 and 2006 at Sopron's at the ''Lackner Kristóf Elementary School,'' where besides traditional subjects she studied the violin, piano and singing lessons. Between 2006 and 2009, she was a student in the Sopron's Széchenyi István Secondary School. After her family moved to Budapest, she attended the Trefort Ágoston Secondary School. Music career Hien appeared during 2008 in the TV2 musical talent the show of Megasztár, where she advanced to 6th place. In the Megasztár finals she appeared in the following productions: * Top 15: ''If I Ain't Got You'' (Alicia Keys) * 1. Final: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé Knowles song) * 2. Final: ''Umbrella'' (Rihanna) * 3. Final: ''A fák is siratják'' (Locomotiv GT) * 4. Final: ''Boldogság gyere haza'' ( Cserhá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renáta Tolvai
Renáta Tímea "Reni" Tolvai (born 24 March 1991) is a Romanian-Hungarian singer, dancer, and model. She first came to prominence in 2010 after winning the fifth season of the Hungarian show ''Megasztár''. She has gone on to win multiple awards in Hungary, and took part in ''A Dal'' in 2012, 2016, and 2018. Early life Reni was born as Renáta Tímea Tolvai on 24 March 1991 into the Hungarian minority in Oradea, Romania. Music career In 2010, she was only 19 when besides winning the Hungarian Idol she also became the Hungarian Voice of the Year. Her first single "Hagylak menni" appeared with a music video in the summer of 2011, on 8 August and had a great success hitting the top charts of Hungarian radio's play lists. This single brought her the trophy of "Transylvanian Music Awards" for the Best Hungarian dance-pop hit of the Year and Bravo Otto Award Video of the Year. Today this song has over 3.5 million views on YouTube. In 2011 Reni released her debut solo album "É ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Király
Dov Viktor Király (born March 29, 1984) is a Hungarian singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian music competition ''Megasztár''. He is the younger brother of the Hungarian pop singer Linda Király. In 2012 and 2014, he took part in ''A Dal'', a selection process in an unsuccessful bid to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, he took part in season 9 of the American series '' The Voice'', initially as part of Adam Levine's team, and later Gwen Stefani's, but was eliminated on November 11 during the Live Playoffs round, in which the Top 24 competed for the public's vote and coaches' choices. Early years Király was born in New York, a son of Hungarian immigrants. His father, Tamás Király, a musician, was the drummer in the band Universal együttes between 1972 and 1982. His mother Gabriella Király () sang as a backing vocalist in the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabi Tóth
Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth or Kárpátok Madonnája (''Madonna of the Carpathians''), is a Hungarian singer, dancer and media personality. She has been an ''X-Faktor (Hungarian TV series), X-Faktor'' mentor since 2013. Her sister, Vera Tóth, is also a Hungarian singer, who won the first season of ''Megasztár''. Life Tóth began her career in the Autumn of 2004 the second season of Megasztár, where she placed third and also achieved the best female artist prize for 2005. Her debut album ''Fekete virág'' was released in 2005. Two of the songs, the titular ''Fekete virág'' and ''Vágyom rád'' had music videos. The album was released in concert in 2006 at Müpa Budapest with a live orchestral accompaniment and an opening with TNT in the evening. A single, ''Szívemet adnám'', was released in 2007, along with a video clip. Later that year, she starred in the VIVA Hungary reality show ''A Stáb'', along with Tamás Molnár and Linda Zimán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc Molnár (singer)
Ferenc Molnár (born 1 February 1982, Szolnok), known by the stage name Caramel, is a Hungarian singer. He is most well known for winning the second season of Megasztár. Personal life Caramel was born on 1 February 1982 in the town of Szolnok. He is of Hungarian Roma descent. At age 16, he moved to Törökszentmiklós with his stepfather, mother and siblings. His parents' relationship deteriorated after his brother was killed in a car crash, leading him to move out at age 17. Work was hard to find because of his herniated disc. He got his nickname Caramel from a friend when he received a negative response from a publisher. Musician In 2004, he applied to Megasztár. In 2005, Caramel narrowly won over fellow contestant Tamás Palcsó to become the first contest's winner. He started to compile his first album in his apartment. In 2005, he released two albums: a compilation of the songs he sang at Megasztár, the second one being called ''Nyugalomterápia''. Both reached numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Schmidt
''Veronika "Vera" Schmidt'' (4 May 1982) is a Hungarian pop singer-songwriter who rose to popularity after finishing fifth in the Hungarian version of Pop Idol Megasztár. She is a student in Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Biography Early life Vera Schmidt was born in Miskolc. Her father taught her to play the guitar. After that, she and her sister often performed in school programs. After graduating from Ferenc Földes Secondary School, she formed her first rock band. They often played in Miskolc and other cities around Miskolc. Discography Albums # ''Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Best Of Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Nézhetnélek'' (2005) When Vera Schmidt worked on own album, ''Jamie Wichester'' and ''Róbert Hrutka'' helped her. ''Pop Idol'' Performances Top 11: "Nézhetnélek" by Vera Schmidt Top 11: "Csillagdal" by Pierrot Top 10: "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal Top 9: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" by the Beatles Top 9: "Let It Be" by the Beatles Top 8: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila Kökény
Attila Kökény (born 20 April 1975, Budapest) is a Hungarian singer, most notable for coming second in the fifth season of Megasztár and for his participation in A Dal. Career Kökény began singing in 2000. He has been playing on boats and in night bars for years. He has been playing piano for 20 years. He writes his songs. He was in a band with Kálmán Nyári named ''FAIN''. He came second in the fifth season of Megasztár, only behind winner Reni Tolvai. In 2012, Kökény was the first ever participant in A Dal, the Hungarian national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest, performing first in the first semi-final of A Dal 2012, in a duet with Tamara Bencsik with the song ''Állítsd Meg Az Időt!''. They ranked 8th in the semi-final and did not advance to the final. On 6 December 2017, it was announced that he will compete in the 2018 edition of A Dal, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song ''Életre kel'', in a trio with Nikole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Radics
Georgina Radics (born 17 August 1996) known as Gigi Radics is a Hungarian singer, rapper and media personality who is best known for participating in A Dal 2013 and 2014 and being one of the judges on the Hungarian X-Factor. Career 2012: ''Megasztár'' In February 2012, Radics was chosen to be one of the finalists of season six of the Hungarian music show, Megasztár. In her first live performance, she was paired against Andreas Csonka and performed " Hate That I Love You" by Rihanna and Ne-Yo. Radics ended up victorious. Radics was consistent each week and ended up winning the competition. 2013–present: ''A Dal'' On 10 January 2013, Radics was announced as one of the thirty finalists for A Dal 2013 with her song "Úgy fáj". She competed in the first heat, held on 16 February 2013. Radics was awarded the most jury points of the heat and was able to qualify to the semi-finals without having to face the public vote. Radics later competed in the second semi-final held on 24 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balázs Farkas-Jenser
Balázs Farkas-Jenser (born 30 May 1990 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is most notable for coming fourth in the sixth season of ''Megasztár'' in 2012. Personal life Balázs was born on 30 May 1990 in Budapest. He attended Németvölgyi Primary School and studied at Magyar-British International School (MBIS) from 1997 to 2000. During this time, he studied the piano for four years. After four years of learning in MBIS, he returned to Hungarian education. He discontinued his learning of the piano and started learning clarinet on the advice of and under the guidance of Imre Benke. In 2001, he watched the film Blues Brothers 2000, which later affected his musical tastes and style. His influences included Eric Clapton, B. B. King, and Aretha Franklin. He attended Baár-Madas Reformed Highschool. In 2006, he got his first guitar, which turned out to be also a turning point in his life. A year later he received his first electric guitar, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV2 (Hungarian TV Channel)
TV2 (TV Kettő) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel operating since 4 October 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is a competitor with RTL for the first place in Hungarian television ratings. Among its most popular self-produced shows were Megasztár ("Mega Star", an adaptation of American Idol or Pop Idol), and the daily prime time soap Jóban Rosszban, and US shows like Desperate Housewives, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Numbers, Heroes, Smallville, House M.D., Ghost Whisperer and Lipstick Jungle. TV2 is aired throughout Hungary. TV2 is also aired in Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine and Austria. TV2 was one of the channels that was carried on the national analogue terrestrial service, along with M1, RTL Klub and the local channels, but those transmitters were shut down on 2 zones, on 31 July and 31 October 2013 respectively. The current CEO is the French-Bulgarian media professional Pavel Stanchev. History TV2 started broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibolya Oláh
Ibolya Oláh (born 31 January 1978) is a Hungarian pop singer. She was the runner-up of the first series of Hungarian television singing competition series ''Megasztár''. Early life and career Ibolya is of Romani people, Romani ancestry. She was born in Nyíregyháza and grew up in an orphanage in Tiszadob, where she studied vegetable gardening. She briefly attended a music school in Budapest but did not finish it. She learned to sing and to play the guitar mostly by herself. After a few unsuccessful entries at talent contests, she entered the talent show ''Megasztár'' (in its first season during 2003/04) and came second after Vera Tóth. Her debut album, released in 2004, reached No. 1 on the Hungarian album chart and stayed on the chart for 41 weeks. Her second album, released in the following year, was No.2 and her third album No. 4. Her main influences are Linda Perry, Alanis Morissette, Pink (singer), Pink, Ildikó Keresztes, Guns N' Roses, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Mujahid
Zoltán Mujahid (born 8 August 1979) is a Pakistani-Hungarian singer and music teacher. He is most notable for coming in 10th place in the first series of ''Megasztár'' and participating in ''A Dal 2015''. Personal life Zoltán Mujahid was born on 8 August 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan to Pakistani father Iqbal Mujahid and Hungarians, Hungarian mother Klára Somogyi. He has three siblings: Tamás (Altamash), Atilla, and Aneela. In 2012, he publicly came out as gay. He first studied South Asian music in Karachi for five years, and held many high positions in local talent shows. At age eleven, he, his mom, and his siblings moved to Budapest in his mother's native country, where he learned Hungarian language, Hungarian. During his time in primary school, he learned classical piano. In 1995, he became involved with major plays at the Petőfi Musical Studio. At age seventeen, Zoltán began to take vocal lessons with the help of fellow teacher Zsuzsa Kósa. He graduated from Petőfi Sán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
