Imre Poniklo
| Imre Poniklo | |
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| Birth name | Imre Poniklo |
| Also known as | Poniklo |
| Born |
16 October 1974 Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, post-punk, post-punk revival |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Kalinkaland, Twelvetones, Firestation |
| Associated acts | Amber Smith, Poniklo, The Poster Boy, Krapulax & Bellepomme, Salt III, Yonderboi |
| Website |
Amber Smith official Poniklo Twelvetones SALT III. Official |
| Notable instruments | |
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Fender Jaguar Epiphone Casino Gibson ES-325 |
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Imre Poniklo (born 16 October 1974) is a Hungarian indie musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist of the indie rock band Amber Smith. He is also a solo artist under the name Poniklo. As a singer, Poniklo's voice lies in the baritone range.
Poniklo was born in Budapest, Hungary. He grew up in Csepel. His father was a sewing machine-engineer. He started becoming interested in pop music at the age of 12. Since 1988 he has been a big fan of the Manchester artists such as The Smiths and Morrissey. However, his first vinyl record was of Pet Shop Boys' Actually. Poniklo attended the School of Journalism of Bálint György for one year. However, after one year he realized that journalism is not his field. In 1995 he became friends with József Simon, who has been the album designer of Amber Smith, after seeing his advertisement in the Magyar Narancs. Simon was recruiting musicians in order to form a band who like The Smiths. Poniklo and Simon started writing songs together and formed the band Fanzine.
Poniklo is the founding member of Amber Smith along with Péter Egyedi, and Ádám Földes. Later, Poniklo recruited Annabarbi's Bence Bátor, Időrablók's Oszkár Ács, Zoltán Kőváry, Tamás Faragó.
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