György Ligeti (; born 19 December 1973) is a

Hungarian indie Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith (band), Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars (band), We Are Rockstars. History Beginnin ...

musician, record producer, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist of the

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band

We Are Rockstars "We Are Rockstars" is the third single by Does It Offend You, Yeah? taken from the band's debut album ''You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into''. It was the first song made entirely from synthesizers and music software from the band wh ...

, and the disbanded The Puzzle. He is also the singer and guitarist of the Hungarian electro band, Žagar. He is not related to the avant-garde classical composer of the same name,

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde music, avant-garde composers in the latter half of the ...

(1923–2006).

Early life and personal life

Ligeti was born in Kaposvár, Hungary. He attended the Munkácsy Mihály Gimnázium és Szakközépiskola in Kaposvár. Ligeti obtained a Master of Arts in Communication and media studies from the

University of Pécs The University of Pécs ( , PTE; ) is one of the largest higher education institutions in Hungary. The history of the university began in the Middle Ages, when in 1367, at the request of Louis I of Hungary, King Louis I the Great, Pope Urban V gr ...

in 2012. Ligeti moved to London, England where he worked as a shop assistant at the Algerian Coffee Stores from 2004 to 2009. On 26 February 2009, Ligeti was interviewed by

Magyar Rádió Magyar Rádió (, MR, ''The Hungarian Radio Corporation'', also known as ''Radio Budapest'') was Hungary's publicly funded radio broadcasting organisation until 2015. It was also the country's official international broadcasting station. Since ...

. In 2010 Ligeti became the radio presenter of the Stockholm Syndrome Radio which aims to present new Hungarian indie rock bands. On 25 July 2013, Ligeti was interviewed by Phenomenon.hu to present his favourite meal, Aglio olio peperoncino. In 2014 Ligeti sang Odett's song called ''Éjszaka'', while Odett sang

's 2014 single ''Rólunk szól'' at the Szimfonik Live 2014. Ligeti considers himself as a

Parni The Parni (; , ''Parnoi''), Aparni (; Ἄπαρνοι, ''Aparnoi'') or Parnians were an East Iranian people who lived around the Ochus ( ''Okhos'') ( Tejen) River, southeast of the Caspian Sea in Central Asia. It is believed that their origina ...

Scythian The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (, but note Scytho- () in composition) and sometimes also referred to as the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people who had migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC fr ...

The Puzzle

Ligeti formed The Puzzle in 1997 in Kaposvár, Hungary. Ligeti moved to London,

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in 2004 to promote his band.

We Are Rockstars

Ligeti is the founding member of

along with Tamás Faragó and Csaba Kovács. Their first album was released in 2011.

Production career

Production

*2007: The Puzzle: ''You're So Cruel'' *2012:

The Poster Boy The Poster Boy is a Hungarian indie rock band from Budapest, Hungary. The band's line-up consists of Imre Poniklo from the Budapest-based indie-rock band Amber Smith, Noel R. Mayer from the alternative rock band, The Walrus, and Michael Zwecker ...

– '' Things We Had Time For'' *2019: ''Goodbye Darjeeling: Total Confusion''

Mixing

*2011:

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– '' Square 1'' (Salad Days) *2012:

– ''

Discography

''With The Puzzle:'' * ''Dream Your Life'' (2000) * ''Csak Játék'' (2003) * ''rEvolution'' (2004) * ''You're So Cruel'' (2007) * ''Hazatérés'' (2009) * ''Más Bolygóról'' (2011) ''With Žagar:'' *''Local Broadcast'' (2002) *''Eastern Sugar (Soundtrack)'' (2004) *''Cannot Walk Fly Instead'' (2007) *''Light Leaks'' (2013) ''With

:'' * ''Let It Beat'' (2011)

Instruments

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References

External links

We Are Rockstars
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