Gergő Oláh (born 26 November 1988, Salgótarján) is a Hungarian singer and countertenor of Romani descent, most notable for winning the third season of X-Faktor[1] and for participating in A Dal.

Gergő Oláh
Background information
Birth nameGergely Oláh
Born (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35)
Salgótarján, Hungary
Occupation(s)Singer, countertenor
Instrumentvocals
Years active2012–present

Personal life & music career

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Before participating in X-Faktor, he worked in the public sector. He came first in the third season.[2] He is also Gigi Radics's cousin.[3]

A Dal

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In late 2014, Oláh 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.

Oláh also competed in A Dal 2017 as part of the band Roma Soul with the song Nyitva a ház. They were eliminated in the semi-finals.[6]

Oláh is competed in A Dal 2019 with the song Hozzád bújnék.[7] He was initially eliminated in the semi-finals, but after Petruska was disqualified following allegations of plagiarism, Oláh, being the eliminated semi-final entrant with the highest points, was brought in to replace Petruska.[8] He was eliminated in the finals.

Discography

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Year Song Highest rank Album
VIVA Chart[9] 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

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  1. ^ Zrt., Origo. "Oláh Gergő a 2012-es X-Faktor-nyertes!".
  2. ^ Kft., New Wave Media Group. "Oláh Gergő az X-Faktorért eldobta a gereblyét".
  3. ^ hu:Oláh Gergő#cite note-2
  4. ^ "Hungary: MTVA presented the last 10 acts for A Dal 2015". 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Hungary: Participants of A Dal 2016 announced - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". www.eurovision.tv.
  6. ^ "Radics Gigi nyerte A Dal utolsó válogatóját". hirado.hu. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  7. ^ "Hungary presents their top 30 for 'A Dal' 2019". eurovision.tv. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  8. ^ Herbert, Emily (2019-02-18). "Hungary: Petruska Disqualified from A Dal 2019". EuroVoix. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  9. ^ "Főoldal".