ByeAlex

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ByeAlex
ByeAlex Studio Eurovision 5.jpg
ByeAlex with Dániel Kővágó
Background information
Birth name Alex Márta
Born (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984 (age 32)
Kisvárda, Hungary
Origin Hungarian
Genres Indie pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, journalist, novelist
Instruments Vocal
Labels CLS Music,  Hungary

Alex Márta (born 6 June 1984), better known by his stage name ByeAlex, is a Hungarian indie pop singer, songwriter, journalist, and novelist. He represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Kedvesem", coming 10th in the final.[1] In 2014 his debut novel Özséb, egy öngyilkos Miskolcon (Özséb, a suicide in Miskolc) was published in Hungary.[2]

Early life[edit]

ByeAlex was born in Kisvárda. He started singing at an early age. He studied in Kisvárda and Fényeslitke. He got a degree in philosophy from the University of Miskolc. He became famous when he won A Dal, the national selection competition in Hungary for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013. Then he represented Hungary with the song Kedvesem.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
HUN AUT GER ICE NL SWI
"Csókolom" 2012 Szörpoholista
"Láttamoztam"
"Kedvesem" / "Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)" 1 58 39 18 35 40
"One For Me" 2013 Non-album single
"Nekemte" Szörpoholista
"Messziről"
"30" 2015 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

  • John the Valiant - "Te vagy" (2012)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brey, Marco. "It's ByeAlex for Hungary!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 March 2013. 
  2. ^ Sebok, Judit. "HUNGARY: BYEALEX WRITES CRIME STORY ÖZSÉB, A SUICIDE IN MISKOLC". Wiwi Bloggs. wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.