Reni Tolvai

The native form of this personal name is Tolvai Reni. This article uses the Western name order.
Reni Tolvai

Tolvai in 2015
Background information
Birth name Renára Tímea Tolvai
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991
Oradea, Romania
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, musician, entertainer, dancer, model
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Music Mission
Website www.tolvaireni.com

Renáta Tímea Tolvai (born 24 March 1991), known professionally as Reni Tolvai, is a Hungarian pop singer, who won the 5th season of the Hungarian singing competition show Megasztár in 2010. She won multiple awards in Hungary and in 2014 she had few concerts in New York and New Jersey.

Early life

Renáta Tímea Tolvai, known professionally as Reni Tolvai was born on 24 March 1991 into the Hungarian minority in Oradea, Romania.

Music career

In 2010, she was only 19 when besides winning the Hungarian Idol she also became the Hungarian Voice of the Year.

Her first single "Hagylak menni" appeared with a music video in the summer of 2011, on 8 August and had a great success hitting the top charts of Hungarian radio's play lists. This single brought her the trophy of "Transylvanian Music Awards" for the Best Hungarian dance-pop hit of the Year and Bravo Otto Award Video of the Year. Today this song has over 3.5 million views on YouTube.

In 2011 Reni released her debut solo album "Ékszer".

She was also one of the most nominated and awarded woman in Hungary in the past two years:

2011 Bravo Otto – Hungarian female singer of the year 2012 Bravo Otto – Video of the year for " Hagylak menni" 2012 Bravo Otto – Hungarian female singer of the year 2012 Viva Comet – Female performer of the year 2012 Transylvanian Music Awards – Best Hungarian dance-pop hit of the Year.

2013 was the year of Reni's renaissance: new management, new songs and new look. Her new and regenerative single "Playdate" brought a taste of freshness not only to her music but for the whole Hungarian pop music. Video for this single was released on 3 May.

In 2013, August a new song and video were released with Dj Metzker Viktória and No!End's assistance. The song was originally written and recorded in cooperation with CPR Production in the summer of 2012 in Chicago.

In 2014, she released her single "Shout" which has become one of the most popular hits of Reni. In March she went on US tour, where she performed in Pompano Beach and Sarasota, FL, Brooklyn, NY and Garfield, NJ. Following the tour the music video for Shout has been released.

Reni's music is generally R&B-pop, but she also incorporates electro pop, jazz and soul into her songs. She was always inspired by her idols Beyoncé Knowles and Aretha Franklin.

Reni is a very energetic and sensitive person.

Personal life

Her boyfriend is András Kállay-Saunders, who is an American-Hungarian singer. Both participated in Megasztár, and they sang a duet in the show.

Discography

Albums

Year Album title Songs' No. Hungarian Top 40 Record Albums and Compilations
2010 Megasztár Final Songs ? 8
2011 "Ékszer" ? 18

Singles

Year Song title Viva Online Chart HU Viva Chart HU Viva Napi Top 10 HU Viva Napi Top 21 HU Class40 Composer Lyrics Length
2013 "Promise" ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2013 "Playdate" ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2011 "Hagylak menni" 1 1 1 1 27 István Tabár, Márk Pacsai, Péter Krajczár István Tabár 3:58
2011 "Ez még csak a kezdet" 10 15 1 1 ? ? ?
2012 "Élek a szemeidben" ? ? 1 1 ? ? ?

Music videos

Year Song Title Director Album
2011 "Hagylak menni" Valentin Bajkov, Pál Nánási "Ékszer"
2012 "Élek a szemeidben" Valentin Bajkov, Pál Nánási
2013 "Playdate"
2013 "Promise"

Television appearances

Awards

See also

External links

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