Ádám Szabó (born 22 June 1992,

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) is a Hungarian singer, musician, and accordionist. He achieved fifth place in the fourth season of X-Faktor, Hungary's version of X-Factor.

Personal life and career

Ádám Szabó was born on 22 June 1992 in

, but grew up in the town of

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. At the age of 5, he became interested in the accordion. He has participated in a number of Hungarian and international competitions. In 2011, he came as runner-up in the

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''-like competition ''"Csillag születik"''. Ádám finished secondary school and studied at the

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in Budapest. In 2013, Ádám participated in the fourth season of ''X-Faktor'' and achieved fifth place. In March 2014, he released the song 'Nem kell többé félj'. Since 2015, he has been a part of the band yesyes.

A Dal

In 2013, Szabó competed in the 2013 edition of ''A Dal'', the national selection of the Hungarian entry for the

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. He participated in the second heat with the song ''Hadd legyen más'', and was eliminated in his respective heat. In December 2014, it was revealed that Szabó would attempt again to win the 2015 edition of ''A Dal'', with the song ''Give Me Your Love''. On 31 January 2015, his song passed through the second heat, scoring the highest number of points at 46. On 14 February, he also passed through the first semi-final, going onto the final, gaining 47 points, tying with fellow contestant

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for the highest set of points. In the final, he received 28 points from the judges, the highest number of points in the final, but Boggie was chosen by televote to represent Hungary in the

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. Szabó participated again in A Dal, this time in the 2017 edition, with the song ''Together''. He progressed to the semi-finals and was eliminated. yesyes, a band that he is a part of, competed in

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, with the song ''I Let You Run Away'', and in

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, with the song ''Incomplete''.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Adam 1992 births Hungarian accordionists 21st-century Hungarian male singers Living people Musicians from Budapest People from Érd 21st-century accordionists Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni