Pál Kalmár
Pál Kalmár ( hu, Kalmár Pál) (September 5, 1900 – November 21, 1988) was a Hungarian pop singer who is noted as being the first singer to perform "Gloomy Sunday". He was at the height of his fame in the 1930s and 1940s but continued singing into the 1960s. Pál Kalmár's musical history is also well documented in Saly Noemi's book ''A Tangókirály'' (The Tango King). Biography Pál Kalmár was born in Budapest on September 5, 1900, his father was from Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok county district court and his mother a descendant of the historic Czebe family. He was schooled in the Highlands and eventually obtained a military career in the Royal Hungarian Army. Later, at 19, he became part of the Hungarian comedy theater. In 1935, he worked on the film '' St. Peter's Umbrella''. During the Second World War his career was interrupted but he resumed singing as a full-time job after the war. After a major throat operation in 1968, he permanently lost his voice. Discography * Szomor� ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ...
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1900 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ...
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László Imre
László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.https://nyilvantarto.hu People with this name are listed below by field. Given name Science and mathematics * László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist * László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician * László Fejes Tóth (1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician * László Fuchs (b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician * László Rátz (1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher * László Tisza (1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * László Mérő (b. 1949), Hungarian research psychologist an ...
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Fényes Szabolcs
Fenyes may refer to: * Feneș (Fényes), a village of Armeniș, a commune in Romania * Fenyes Estate, a historic two-acre estate complex located at 160-170 Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena, California ; people * Adalbert Fenyes, a Hungarian entomologist * Adolf Fényes (1867–1945), a Hungarian painter * Imre Fényes Hungarian physicist * Szabolcs Fényes Szabolcs Fényes (April 30, 1912 in Nagyvárad – October 12, 1986 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer of film scores. Selected filmography * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * ''Emmy'' (1934) * ''Premiere'' (1937) * ''Istvan Bors'' (1939) * ''Mi ...

Erdélyi Mihály (zeneszerző)
Erdélyi is a word of Hungarian origin, meaning “related to Transylvania”. * Arthur Erdélyi (1908–1977) — Hungarian-born British mathematician * János Erdélyi (1814–1868) — Hungarian poet, critic, author, philosopher and ethnographist * Stefan Erdélyi (1905–1968) — Hungarian-Romanian chess master * Tamás Erdélyi — professor of mathematics at Texas A&M University * Vasile Erdelyi (1794–1862) - Romanian Greek Catholic bishop of Oradea Mare * Tommy Ramone aka. Thomas Erdelyi, born Erdélyi Tamás (b. 1949) — Hungarian American record producer and musician See also * ''Erdélyi Napló'' — Hungarian language weekly published in Romania * Hungarian Hound The Transylvanian Hound ( hu, erdélyi kopó ; ro, copoi ardelenesc ; also known as the Transylvanian Scent Hound or Hungarian Hound) is a dog breed originating from Hungary and Transylvania (Transylvania was part the Kingdom of Hungary-nowadays ...

Szenes Andor
Szenes is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Árpád Szenes (1897–1985), Hungarian painter * Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jewish resistance member *István Szenes, Hungarian figure skater *Zoltán Szenes Lt. Gen. Zoltán Szenes (born 23 July 1951) is a retired Hungarian military officer, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces ( hu, Magyar Honv� ... (born 1951), Hungarian military officer {{DEFAULTSORT:Szenes Hungarian-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin ...
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Dénes Von Buday
Buday Dénes (Denes von Buday) was a Hungarian composer, born in Budapest. He was a well known composer of both poems and music for films made between 1930 and 1950. Buday studied at the Academy of Music, which is today known as the Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ..., where his teacher, Hans von Koessler, held his lectures in German. Work Opera Buday's only opera, the comedy ''Loreley'', premiered in 1919 in Vienna. Operettas Buday authored many operettas and musical comedies, which were shown on stage between 1916 and 1947. Movie composer References Book Reference * * External links * by Gyula Juhász; the composer is singing and playing the piano * ≈''I love you Ágnes'' with János Sárdy * ≈''Hearth ...
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Hungarian Pop
Hungarian pop is the pop music scene of Hungary. It is often associated with Rezső Seress's song " Gloomy Sunday" which was covered by numerous artists. The most notable artists include Zsuzsa Cserháti, Kati Kovács, Zsuzsa Koncz, Judith Szűcs, Péter Máté, Locomotiv GT, Omega, Neoton Família, Karthago, Jimmy Zámbó. Among the new talents are Kállay Saunders and Linda Király. History 1930s One of the early acts is associated with Rezső Seress who composed the world wide hit '' Gloomy Sunday'' while living in Paris, in an attempt to become established as a songwriter in late 1932."Gloomy Sunday" at Feel The Blues With All That Jazz
Accessed 7 November 2011 Seress composed the song at the time of the