Gergő Oláh (singer)

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.

For the footballer, see Gergő Oláh.
The native form of this personal name is Oláh Gergő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Gergő Oláh
Background information
Birth nameGergely Oláh
Born (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988
Salgótarján, Hungary
Occupation(s)Singer, countertenor
Instrumentsvocals
Years active2012–present

Personal life & music career

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

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
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
  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".
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