Éva Mikes (22 December 1938.
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
– 5 February 1986 Budapest.) was a
Hungarian pop singer, who rose to fame during the 1960s.
Biography
Mikes started her music career at the late 1950s at the studio of the
Magyar Rádió. Her characteristic voice and tender style made her quickly known throughout the country, along with singers like
János Koós
János Koós (born Kupsa; 20 November 1937 – 2 March 2019) was a Hungarian Pop music, pop singer, who became successful in the 1960s after participation in the talent show ''Táncdalfesztivál''.
Early life
János Koós (né Kupsa) was born i ...
or
Katalin Sárosi. Best known for her lyrical, romantic songs, she scored the first place in the very first Hungarian Top Hit Chart - published in ''Ifjúsági Magazin'' (Magazine for the Young People) in 1965 with her song ''Te szeress legalább''.
She was also popular in other Eastern countries, such as the
Soviet Union
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and
Poland
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(appearing on the
Sopot International Song Festival
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). After the local success of
beat music
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classical pop lost popularity, and she decided to retire. In 1973, after her daughter born, she left the stage and worked as a music teacher. Éva Mikes died in 1986 after battling with
cancer
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.
Notable singles
''Ahogy mentem az utcán'' (1961)* ''Jó az álmodozás'' (1962)
* ''Ami szívemen a számon'' (1964)
* ''Egy kicsi szerencse'' (1965)
* ''Első szerelem'' (1965)
''Engem nem lehet elfelejteni'' (1965)''Esős vasárnap délután'' (1965)* ''Te szeress legalább'' (1965)
* ''Nem fogok szomorkodni érted'' (1967)
See also
*
Hungarian pop
Sources
- Éva Mikes in the Hungarian Biographical Lexicon (Ágnes Kenyeres. Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994. 9789630524971), freely available on mek.niif.hu
External links
Webpage made by fans (Hungarian)*
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1938 births
1986 deaths
20th-century Hungarian women singers
Hungarian pop singers
Hungarian women pop singers