Alex Márta (born 6 June 1984), better known by his stage name ByeAlex, is a Hungarian
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...
singer, songwriter, journalist, and novelist. He
represented Hungary in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
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in
Malmö
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, Sweden, with the song "
Kedvesem", coming 10th in the final. In 2014 his
debut novel
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''Özséb, egy öngyilkos Miskolcon'' (Özséb, a suicide in Miskolc) was published in Hungary.
In the summer of 2015, ByeAlex decided to add 'és a Slepp' ('and the Slepp') to the name of band referring to the following musicians playing with Alex: Szeifert Bálint – bass guitar, vocals, Schnellbach Dávid – guitar, Tóth G. Zoltán – (acoustic) guitar, (and manager), Fekete Balázs – drums.
In 2017, the formation Senkise was formed consisting of Alex Márta and Gergő Schmidt (aka TEMBO).
Early life and career
ByeAlex was born in
Kisvárda
Kisvárda (; , ) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. It is the 3rd largest town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg after Nyíregyháza and Mátészalka ...
. He started singing at an early age. He went to school in
Fényeslitke
Fényeslitke is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population of 2407 people (2015).
Situated in a flatland of the river Tisza it is on ...
, and went on to study at the Bessenyei György Highschool in Kisvárda. He got a Master's degree in philosophy from the
University of Miskolc
The University of Miskolc (before 1990: ''Technical University of Heavy Industry'') is the largest university of Northern Hungary.
Location
Most of the buildings can be found in Egyetemváros ("University Town"), a part of the city of Miskolc. ...
. He became famous when he won ''
A Dal
''A Dal'' (English: The Song) is an annual music competition in Hungary organised by the national broadcaster Duna since 2012 and served as the national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest between 2012 and 2019.
The contest was i ...
'', the national selection competition in
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in 2013. He then represented
Hungary
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with the song
Kedvesem. He returned to A Dal for the
2018 edition, writing the music and lyrics for ''H Y P N O T I Z E D'', performed by
Roland Gulyás.
Discography
See also
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Hungarian indie
Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith (band), Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars (band), We Are Rockstars.
History
Beginnin ...
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Hungarian pop
Hungarian pop is the pop music scene of Hungary. It is often associated with Rezső Seress's song "Gloomy Sunday" which was covered by numerous artists. The most notable artists include Zsuzsa Koncz, Kati Kovács, János Bródy, Zorán Sztevanovit ...
References
21st-century Hungarian male singers
Living people
1984 births
People from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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