Tamás Cseh (22 January 1943 in Budapest – 7 August 2009 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer, singer and actor. He won the

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and also the

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prize. From 1967 to 1974 he taught art at a primary school in Budapest. From 1970 he worked together with

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, composing a vast collection of songs, many of which became popular and are still revered today. A bronze statue was erected after his death, which stands outside Szent Gellert Ter - Muegyetem metro station in Buda.

Discography

* Levél nővéremnek (1977, with János Másik) * Antoine és Désiré (1978) * Fehér babák takarodója (1979) * Műcsarnok (1981) * Frontátvonulás (1983) * Jóslat (1984) * Utóirat (1987) * Mélyrepülés (1988) * Vasárnapi nép (1989, live album) * Cseh Tamás - Bereményi Géza válogatáslemez (1990) * Új dalok (1990) * Nyugati pályaudvar (1993) * Levél nővéremnek 2. (1994, with János Másik) * A telihold dalai (1997) * Jóslat a Metrón (2003, live) * A véletlen szavai (2004) * Az igazi levél nővéremnek (2004, with János Másik) * Esszencia (2007, compilation) * Ózdi koncert '96 (2008) * A DAL nélkül... (2009)

Sources

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Tamás Cseh's official webpage

Tamás Cseh
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