Name Bea Palya Role Singer | Movies Transylvania | |
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Albums EgyszalEnek, En leszek a jatekszered, Alom‑alom - kitalalom, Adieu Les Complexes, Ezeregy szefard ejszaka Similar People Tony Gatlif, Kalaka, Agi Szaloki, Marta Sebestyen, Makam Profiles | ||
Education Eotvos Lorand University |
Bea palya runaway szalad s balconytv
Bea Palya ( []; born in Makó, 11 November 1976) is a Hungarian folk and world music singer and songwriter, sometimes appearing in films as actress or singer. She is known in her country, Hungary as "Palya Bea" since Hungarian uses family name first.
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- Bea palya runaway szalad s balconytv
- Skal world congress opening ceremony with hungarian singer bea palya at mupa
- Background
- Discography
- Filmography
- References

In her early years she was influenced by Hungarian folk songs, Bulgarian, Jewish and Gypsy music following her multiple ethnical roots.

In parallel with her musical career film makers discovered her character and acting abilities. First she sang the title song for Hungarian film Portugal (2000) As amateur actress Palya appeared in a supportive role in Miklós Jancsó's A mohácsi vész (2004). She played a more important role in French film Transylvania (2006), sang in Kolorado Kids (2010). In 2017 she made her feature film debut with a leading role in Etienne Comar's biographical film, Django (2017) as gipsy wife of title character guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Skal world congress opening ceremony with hungarian singer bea palya at mupa
Background

She spent her childhood in the Hungarian village Bag, where she danced and sang in the local dance-group. She continued her education in Budapest at Apáczai Csere János Gimnázium, than studied ethnography at Eötvös Loránd University. She graduated in 2002.
First she sang in the Hungarian folk music groups Zurgó and Laokoón. She started her solo career in 2002 . She performs Hungarian and Bulgarian folk music; besides this she plays jazz and world music. She has also studied both Indian and Persian music.