Gjon Delhusa (; born 9 August 1953) is a Hungarian singer, composer and lyricist, and the cousin of singer Gábor Ihász and footballer

Kálmán Ihász Kálmán Ihász (6 March 1941 – 31 January 2019) was a Hungarian footballer. During his club career he played for Vasas SC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, ...

. He was the 1996 representative for Hungary in the

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Early life

Delhusa was born on 9 August 1953, in

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. His mother, Erzsébet Ihász, was Gábor and Kálmán Ihász's aunt. His paternal grandparents were Greek and Albanian and his maternal side was mixed German-Hungarian.

Eurovision

In 1996, he was chosen via national final to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in

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with the song Fortuna, but was eliminated in the audio-only qualify round. The system was unique, but also had its controversies, as along with Hungary, Germany, one of the main financial contributors to the contest, had also been eliminated. This caused the system to be disposed of after that year.

References

1953 births 20th-century Hungarian male singers Hungarian people of Albanian descent Hungarian people of Greek descent Hungarian people of German descent Living people Musicians from Budapest {{Hungary-singer-stub