Friderika Bayer
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Friderika Bayer is a Hungarian singer.
In 1994 she won the Song Contest called by the Hungarian Television. The title of her winning song was: "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?
" ("To whom can I tell my sins?") Later in 1994
she was the third runner up in the Eurovision Song Contest
staged in Dublin. This was the first time that a Hungarian singer ever got into its final. She finished in the 4th place with 122 points.
Her first album came out on CD and cassette on 30 April, 1994. It became a gold album in less than two months.
She was awarded the EMERTON prize by the Hungarian Radio honouring her success at the Eurovision Song Contest
, and according to the votes of the music business as well as the public, in 1994 she was awarded the Golden Deer prize as Popsinger of the Year. This prize was created by Axel Springer Publications. The same year she was also billed Female Popsinger of the Year by the readers of Youth Magazine. On 25 January 1995, broadcast by TV and radio, she received the EMERTON prize (now for the second time) this time as Newcomer of the Year. In addition to this she was given the Golden Giraffe prize, created by Mahasz
, in the same category.
In August 1995 she won second place at the 32nd Sopot Festival
in Poland, and performed on the same stage with Annie Lennox
and Chuck Berry
in the Grand Finale.
She gave her life to Christ in 1996, since then she and her husband have regularly been attending the services of Faith Church
in Budapest
.
In 1998 the first single "Feltárcsáztad a szívemet" ("You dialled my heart") of her third album became the most often played radio-hit in Hungary.
Since December 2001 she can be seen on the Hungarian ATV in the "Vidám Vasárnap" ("Happy Sunday") program, where she sings in the band of Faith Church every Sunday from 11 o'clock.
Her two gospel albums are performed in a traditional but nonetheless classic style and phrasing. She authored several songs on her last gospel album.
In Hungary she is considered, nowadays, as one of the most important female pop artists of her generation. Her breakable voice and her jazzy style contributed to making of Friderika an outstanding performing artist. In addition, she has contributed in the 1990s to the renewal of Hungarian pop music, which, after all, was also in line with the country's cultural integration into Europe.
Albums for Children:
In 1994 she won the Song Contest called by the Hungarian Television. The title of her winning song was: "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?
Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?
Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet? was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Hungarian by Friderika...
" ("To whom can I tell my sins?") Later in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
she was the third runner up in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
staged in Dublin. This was the first time that a Hungarian singer ever got into its final. She finished in the 4th place with 122 points.
Her first album came out on CD and cassette on 30 April, 1994. It became a gold album in less than two months.
She was awarded the EMERTON prize by the Hungarian Radio honouring her success at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, and according to the votes of the music business as well as the public, in 1994 she was awarded the Golden Deer prize as Popsinger of the Year. This prize was created by Axel Springer Publications. The same year she was also billed Female Popsinger of the Year by the readers of Youth Magazine. On 25 January 1995, broadcast by TV and radio, she received the EMERTON prize (now for the second time) this time as Newcomer of the Year. In addition to this she was given the Golden Giraffe prize, created by Mahasz
Mahasz
Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....
, in the same category.
In August 1995 she won second place at the 32nd Sopot Festival
Sopot International Song Festival
The Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contest held in Sopot, Poland. It was the biggest Polish music festival altogether with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, and one of the biggest annual song contest in Europe...
in Poland, and performed on the same stage with Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
and Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
in the Grand Finale.
She gave her life to Christ in 1996, since then she and her husband have regularly been attending the services of Faith Church
Faith Church, Hungary
Faith Church is a major Pentecostal church in Hungary. The community is one of Europe's largest pentecostal-evangelical Christian churches, and the country's fourth most supported church...
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
In 1998 the first single "Feltárcsáztad a szívemet" ("You dialled my heart") of her third album became the most often played radio-hit in Hungary.
Since December 2001 she can be seen on the Hungarian ATV in the "Vidám Vasárnap" ("Happy Sunday") program, where she sings in the band of Faith Church every Sunday from 11 o'clock.
Her two gospel albums are performed in a traditional but nonetheless classic style and phrasing. She authored several songs on her last gospel album.
In Hungary she is considered, nowadays, as one of the most important female pop artists of her generation. Her breakable voice and her jazzy style contributed to making of Friderika an outstanding performing artist. In addition, she has contributed in the 1990s to the renewal of Hungarian pop music, which, after all, was also in line with the country's cultural integration into Europe.
Discography
- Friderika (1994)
- Friderika II (1996)
- Boldog vagyok ("I Am Happy") (1998)
- Kincs, ami van ("Treasure") (1999)
- Hazatalálsz ("You'll Find the Way Home") (2001)
- Gospel (2003)
- Sáron rózsája ("Rose of SharonRose of SharonRose of Sharon is a common name that applies to several different species of flowering plants that are highly valued throughout the world. The name's colloquial application has been used as an example of the lack of precision of common names, which potentially causes confusion...
") (2006)
Albums for Children:
- Bölcsődalok ("Lullabies")
- Az álmok tengerén (Bölcsődalok 2) ("On the sea of dreams (Lullabies 2)") (2003)