Zoltán Mujahid

The native form of this personal name is Mujahid Zoltán. This article uses the Western name order.
Zoltán Mujahid
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s) Singer, voice teacher
Instruments vocals
Years active 2003–present

Zoltán Mujahid (born 8 August 1979) is a Pakistani-Hungarian singer and voice teacher. He is most notable for coming in 10th place in the first series of Megasztár and participating in A Dal 2015.

Personal life

Zoltán Mujahid was born on 8 August 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan to father Iqbal Mujahid and mother Klára Somogyi. He has three siblings: Tamás (Altamash), Atilla, and Aneela. In 2012, he publicly came out as gay.[1]

He first studied South Asian music in Karachi for five years, and held many high positions in local talent shows. At age eleven, he, his mom, and his siblings moved to Budapest in his mother's native country, where he learned Hungarian.[2]

During his time in primary school, he learned classical piano. In 1995, he became involved with major plays at the Petőfi Musical Studio. At age seventeen, Zoltán began to take vocal lessons with the help of fellow teacher Kósa Zsuzsa. He graduated from Petőfi Sándor secondary school in 2000, and was admitted to the Lauschmann Gyula Conservatory of Jazz Music, which he graduated from in 2003. He went onto the Jazz department of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he graduated in 2008.

Professional career

In 2003, he was in the top 10 of the American Idol-esque show Megasztár, in its first season.

In December 2014, Zoltán was one of the names announced to partake in A Dal 2015, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with his song Beside You.[3] He passed through the third heat on 14 February 2015, and the first semi-final on 21 February. He progressed to the final, and on February 28, was one of the entries which the juries voted to be eligible to go to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, but fellow contestant Boggie was chosen by the televote to go to the Eurovision.

Discography

Sources (in Hungarian)

References

  1. ↑ "Mujahid Zoli: Meleg vagyok". Blikk. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  2. ↑ Lith, Nick van (5 February 2015). "Hungary: Zoltán Mujahid: "To be authentic is vital." [Interview]". escXtra. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mujahid Zoli: Meleg vagyok". Blikk. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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