''Veronika "Vera" Schmidt'' (4 May 1982) is a

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singer-songwriter who rose to popularity after finishing fifth in the Hungarian version of

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. She is a student in

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Biography

Early life

Vera Schmidt was born in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

. Her father taught her to play the guitar. After that, she and her sister often performed in school programs. After graduating from Ferenc Földes Secondary School, she formed her first rock band. They often played in

and other cities around Miskolc.

Discography

Albums

# ''Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Best Of Megasztár'' (2004) # ''Nézhetnélek'' (2005) When Vera Schmidt worked on own album, ''Jamie Wichester'' and ''Róbert Hrutka'' helped her.

''Pop Idol'' Performances

Top 11: "Nézhetnélek" by Vera Schmidt
Top 11: "Csillagdal" by Pierrot
Top 10: "

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Top 5: "Minden szónál többet ér egy dal" by Peter Máté
Top 5: "Várj, míg felkel majd a nap" by Ferenc Demjén
Top 5: "Egyszer véget ér..." by Peter Máté
Top 5: "Fújom a dalt" by Peter Máté
Top 4: "

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Top 4: "

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Other performances in ''Pop Idol'' finale and tour: # " Sweet Dreams" by

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# "It's Your Life" by Jamie Winchester

Vera Schmidt's band

The Vera Schmidt's band members: ''Vera Schmidt'': singing and guitar, ''Zoltán Tóth'': keyboard, ''Gergő Juhász'': bass, ''Máté Hámori'': guitars, ''Ákos Kottler'' : drums.

The first album "Nézhetnélek" songs

# Ébredésre # Ne bántsd őt # Süvít a szél # Késői találkozás # Nézhetnélek # Írj nekem egy dalt # Életem szerelme # Szeretsz és féltesz # Valaki hitesse el # Ne veszítsd el # Vízcseppek

Tours

* Pop Idol Arena Tour 2004

External links

*
Vera Schmidt Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Vera 1982 births Living people 21st-century Hungarian women singers Hungarian women singer-songwriters Idols (franchise) participants Hungarian lyricists People from Miskolc English-language singers from Hungary

Biography

Early life

Discography

Albums

''Pop Idol'' Performances

Vera Schmidt's band

The first album "Nézhetnélek" songs

Tours

See also

External links