Instruments vocals, accordion Genre Pop | Years active 2011–present | |
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Born 22 June 1992 (age 24)
Budapest, Hungary ( 1992-06-22 ) Occupation(s) Singer, musician, accordionist Similar Zoltán Mujahid, ByTheWay, Gyula Éliás, Olivér Berkes, András Kállay‑Saunders | ||
Ádám Szabó (born 22 June 1992, Budapest) is a Hungarian singer, musician, and accordionist. He achieved fifth place in the fourth season of X-Faktor, Hungary's version of X-Factor.
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Personal life and career
Ádám Szabó was born on 22 June 1992 in Budapest, but grew up in the town of Érd. At the age of 5, he became interested in the accordion. He has participated in a number of Hungarian and international competitions. In 2011, he came as runner-up in the RTL Klub Got Talent-like competition "Csillag születik". Ádám finished secondary school and studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In 2013, Ádám participated in the fourth season of X-Faktor and achieved fifth place. In March 2014, he released the song 'Nem kell többé félj'. Since 2015, he has been a part of the band yesyes.
A Dal
In 2013, Szabó competed in the 2013 edition of A Dal, the national selection of the Hungarian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. He participated in the second heat with the song Hadd legyen más, and was eliminated in his respective heat.
In December of 2014, it was revealed that Szabó would attempt again to win the 2015 edition of A Dal, with the song Give Me Your Love. On 31 January 2015, his song passed through the second heat, scoring the highest amount of points at 46. On 14 February, he also passed through the first semi-final, going onto the final, gaining 47 points, tying with fellow contestant Boggie for the highest set of points. In the final, he received 28 points from the judges, the highest amount of points in the final, but Boggie was chosen by televote to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Szabó is now again participating in A Dal, this time in the 2017 edition, with the song Together. He progressed to the semi-finals and was eliminated.