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Vera Schmidt is a singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

who rose to popularity after placing fifth in the Hungarian version of Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

Megasztár

Megasztár - Voice of the Year is a Hungarian voice talent television series that started in 2003 and is currently in its fifth season, on TV2...

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She is a student in Eötvös Loránd University, 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...

Early life

Vera Schmidt's 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

Ferenc Földes Secondary School

Ferenc Földes Secondary School is a secondary school in Miskolc, Hungary. It is famous for being one of the best secondary schools of the country.-History:...

, she formed her first rock band. They often played in Miskolc

Miskolc

Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

and other cities around Miskolc.

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: Kiss from a Rose
Kiss from a Rose
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by Seal

Seal (musician)

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Top 9: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
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by the Beatles

The Beatles

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Top 9: "Let It Be"
Let It Be (song)
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by the Beatles

The Beatles

Top 8: You'll Be in My Heart
You'll Be in My Heart
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by Phil Collins

Phil Collins

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Top 8: We Have All the Time in the World
We Have All the Time in the World
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by Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Top 7: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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by U2

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Top 7: We are the world
We Are the World
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written by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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and Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

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Top 6: "Thank You
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" by Dido

Dido (singer)

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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: Somethin' Stupid
Somethin' Stupid
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by Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

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and Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

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Top 4: Another Day in Paradise
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by Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Other performances in "Pop Idol" finale and tour:

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (Patsy Cline song)
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by Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
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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

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