Dirty Slippers is a

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band from Gyula,

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, formed in 2005. Led by singer-guitarist Lázár Lobó-Szalóky, the line-up of the band has changed multiple times since its foundation.

Career

In 2008, Dirty Slippers released their self-titled first album, produced by Zoltán Jappán Takács, which was followed by a 20-date headline tour of Hungary. The band achieved minor success in their home country in September 2009 with their song "Élned kell", which was used in a Hungarian campaign against

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run by

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. The band's following video, "Te oyd a Fény", topped the

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charts for 8 weeks. In 2011, they established Suliturné, a cancer awareness and anti-alcohol school tour program. On 8 October 2012, they released the album ''Közel Hozzád'' () on the HungaroSound label, which was recorded in the US with producer

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, and spent over 10 weeks on the

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album chart. They became a regular opening act for the Hungarian pop-rock band

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, and toured Europe three times, first with

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in November 2012, then with the Romanian rock band Rezident EX, and lastly with

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. The band also appeared on the Hungarian

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, '' Édes élet''. They began touring their next album, ''Müzsa'', in November 2015. They worked with Shilling again in 2021 on their album ''Vársz szalóky'', recorded at

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in London.

References

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