Gergő Szekér

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
Szekér in 2019.
Background information
Born (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995
Štúrovo, Slovakia
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrumentsvocals, piano
Years active2012–present

Biography

Szekér 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!.[4] First, on 19 January 2019, he went on stage in the first heat, where he won a tied first place with Gergő Oláh, earning 41 points and went to the semi-finals.[5][6] He qualified for the final from there.

Discography

Singles
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
  1. "Egy versenyző, aki a színészet mellett énekesi babérokra tör".
  2. "Hungary: Gergő Szekér's profile at rtl.hu" (in Hungarian). rt.hu. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. Gallagher, Robyn (2018-09-28). "Hungary: Duna Media launches A Dal 2019… and confirms participation in Tel Aviv". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. "A Dal 2019 – jövőre is együtt keressük Magyarország legjobb dalát" (in Hungarian). mediaklikk.hu/adal. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. "Szekér Gergő: Madár, repülj! (A Dal 2019 első válogató)" (in Hungarian). mediaklikk.hu/adal. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. "Megvannak A Dal 2019 első válogatójának nyertesei" (in Hungarian). hirado.hu. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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