André Vásáry (born 17 July 1982,

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) is a Hungarian singer and

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. He is one of the leading

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s in the contemporary classical scene, however his repertoire encompasses other genres as well. During his 10-year career, he has one gold and three platinum albums.

Career

Vásáry started to train for his career in

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. In his early days, he won the

Miskolc Opera Festival The Miskolc Opera Festival or International Opera Festival of Miskolc ''(Miskolci Nemzetközi Operafesztivál)'' was a cultural event held every summer in Miskolc, the capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. The event offers a selectio ...

. He participated in the Joint Adoro tour in Germany, featured in Paris, Vienna and many other European cities. With the advice of

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, he was invited to sing at the

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. He became domestically recognized by concerts performed at the Pesti Theatre between 2009-2012 and as a guest artist in

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by the National Theatre, where

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-winning artists on one stage formed a special song entirely for his singing voice role. In addition to the highly acclaimed classical style he portrays, concerts had songs in crossover style, and Vásáry had his own excursion into the world of pop music as well. He is also a frequent TV guest on many shows. In November 2010, he appeared on the third CD of a special Christmas album, which reached gold in its first week in classical music, and has been certified platinum. It is the world's first recorded orchestral Christmas compilation that was made by a male sopranist. André Vásáry been nominated for the 2011 Fonogram awards for the Hungarian contemporary classical music album category. In September 2015, Vásáry was the leading soloist for the world-famous Hungarian Red Army Choir tour. In December 2015, Vásáry was announced as one of the singers in the 2016 edition of A Dal, the Hungarian national final for the

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, competing with the song ''Why?''. He competed in the final, but was not one of the superfinalist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasary, Andre 1982 births 21st-century Hungarian male singers People from Debrecen Living people Sopranists