Gergő Oláh (singer)

For the footballer, see Gergő Oláh.
The native form of this personal name is Oláh Gergő. This article uses the Western name order.
Gergő Oláh
Background information
Birth name Gergely Oláh
Born (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988
Salgótarján, Hungary
Occupation(s) Singer, countertenor
Instruments vocals,
Years active 2012–present

Gergő Oláh (24 November 1988, Salgótarján) is a Hungarian singer and countertenor of Romani descent, most notable for winning the third season of X-Faktor.[1] He is also Gigi Radics's cousin.[2]

Personal Life & Music Career

Before participating in X-Faktor, he worked in the public sector. He came first in the third season.[3]

A Dal

In late 2014, Gergő was selected to participate in A Dal 2015, the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song A tükör előtt.[4] The song reached the semi-final before being eliminated. In December 2015, he was announced as one of the participants of A Dal 2016. He tried again to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, this time with Győz a jó.[5] He made it to the final and then the superfinal, but was not chosen; that honour going to Freddie.

Discography

Year Song Highest rank Album
VIVA Chart[6] Class 40 MAHASZ Editors' Choice MAHASZ Rádiós Top 40 MAHASZ Dance Top 40 MAHASZ Single (track) Top 10 EURO 200

Album

2013 Törj Ki a csendből, Érted élek Érted élek
2014 Leszek a dal (with Tibor Kocsis, Dóra Danics, and Csaba Vastag), A tükör előtt
Totals
1. Rank numbers
Top 10 included
Top 40 included

References

  1. ↑ http://www.life.hu/bulvar/20121216-olah-gergo-nyerte-a-2012es-xfaktort-antal-timi-lett-a.html
  2. ↑ hu:Oláh Gergő#cite note-2
  3. ↑ http://www.origo.hu/teve/20121016-olah-gergo-az-xfaktorert-eldobta-a-gereblyet.html
  4. ↑ http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/12/12/hungary-mtva-reveals-final-10-acts-dal-2015/69280/
  5. ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=hungary_participants_of_a_dal_2016_announced
  6. ↑ Viva Chart
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