Gergő Szekér (born 14 March 1995, Štúrovo) is a Slovak-Hungarian singer, actor, and composer. He is notable for being a competitor in the eighth season of X-Faktor and for participating in A Dal 2019.
Gergő Szekér | |
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 Szekér in 2019. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 14 March 1995 Štúrovo, Slovakia |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Biography
editSzekér was born in 1995, in Štúrovo, Slovakia.
He finished his primary school studies at the Ferenc Liszt Music School, where he specialized in piano and singing. Until 2014, he studied in Szeged, at the László Kelemen School, where he gained stage experience, and thus could perform in the National Theater of Szeged. In 2016, he obtained his degree in acting at the Mária Gór Nagy School.[1]
In the 2018 he took part in the Hungarian version of the talent show X Factor, where Peti Puskás coached him. He was eliminated in the second live show.[2]
On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Szekér would compete in A Dal 2019, the Hungarian national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019[3] in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song Madár, repülj!, where he came in 5th place in the final.[4][5][6]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Song | Peak chart position | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahasz | ||||||||
| Rádiós Top 40 | Editors' Choice | Magyar Rádiós Top 40 | Dance Top 40 | Single (track) Top 40 | Stream Top 40 | |||
| 2019 | Madár, repülj! | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "Egy versenyző, aki a színészet mellett énekesi babérokra tör".
- ^ "Hungary: Gergő Szekér's profile at rtl.hu" (in Hungarian). rt.hu. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (2018-09-28). "Hungary: Duna Media launches A Dal 2019… and confirms participation in Tel Aviv". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ "A Dal 2019 – jövőre is együtt keressük Magyarország legjobb dalát" (in Hungarian). mediaklikk.hu/adal. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Szekér Gergő: Madár, repülj! (A Dal 2019 első válogató)" (in Hungarian). mediaklikk.hu/adal. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Megvannak A Dal 2019 első válogatójának nyertesei" (in Hungarian). hirado.hu. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
External links
edit- Gergő Szekér at IMDb