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Hungarian footballer and countertenor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gergely Oláh |
| Born | 26 November 1988 Salgótarján, Hungary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, countertenor |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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]
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.
| Year | Song | Highest rank | Album | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 1. Rank numbers | |||||||||
| Top 10 included | |||||||||
| Top 40 included | |||||||||
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