Gergő Oláh (born 26 November 1988,

Salgótarján Salgótarján (; , German: ''Schalgau'') is a city with county rights in Hungary, the capital of Nógrád County, north-eastern Hungary, making it the third least populous county capital. The nearby Salgó Castle is a well-known tourist attra ...

) is a Hungarian singer and

countertenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a ...

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descent, most notable for winning the third season of X-Faktor and for participating in

A Dal ''A Dal'' (English: The Song) is an annual music competition in Hungary organised by the national broadcaster Duna since 2012 and served as the national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest between 2012 and 2019. The contest was i ...

Personal life & music career

Before participating in

X-Faktor ''X-Faktor'' is the Hungarian version of ''The X Factor'', a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The show premiered in 2010 and it contin ...

, he worked in the public sector. He came first in the third season. He is also

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's cousin.

A Dal

In late 2014, Oláh was selected to participate in

A Dal 2015 Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Wars for Nothing", written by Áron Sebestyén, Boglárka Csemer and Sára Hélène Bori. The song was performed by Boggie. The Hungarian broadcaster Media Services and S ...

, the Hungarian national selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

with the song ''A tükör előtt''. The song reached the semi-final before being eliminated. In December 2015, he was announced as one of the participants of

A Dal 2016 Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Pioneer" written by Zé Szabó and Borbála Csarnai. The song was performed by Freddie. The Hungarian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through ...

. He tried again to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, this time with ''Győz a jó''. He made it to the final and then the superfinal, but was not chosen; that honour going to Freddie. Oláh also competed in

A Dal 2017 Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service organised the national final ''A Dal 2017'' in order to select the Hungarian e ...

as part of the band ''Roma Soul'' with the song ''Nyitva a ház''. They were eliminated in the semi-finals. Oláh is competed in

A Dal 2019 Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service organised the national final ''2019'' in order to select the Hungarian entry f ...

with the song ''Hozzád bújnék''. He was initially eliminated in the semi-finals, but after Petruska was disqualified following allegations of plagiarism, Oláh, being the eliminated semi-final entrant with the highest points, was brought in to replace Petruska. He was eliminated in the finals.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olah, Gergo 1988 births Living people People from Salgótarján Sportspeople from Nógrád County 21st-century Hungarian male singers Hungarian Romani people