Viktor Király
| Viktor Király | |
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Király performing in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born |
29 March 1984 New York, United States |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | R&B, Soul, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | King Music, Magneoton-Warner |
| Associated acts | Twinz (with Benjamin Király), Face to Face, Linda Király, Jordan Smith, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani |
| Website | www |
Viktor Király (born in New York, 29 March 1984) is a Hungarian–American pop singer. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian music competition Megasztár. He is the younger brother of the Hungarian pop singer Linda Király. In 2012 and 2014, he took part in A Dal, a selection process in an unsuccessful bid to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, he took part in season 9 of the American series The Voice initially as part of Adam Levine's team, and later Gwen Stefani's, but was eliminated on 11 November during the Live Playoffs round in which the Top 24 compete for the public's vote and coach's choice.
Viktor Király (Hungarian: Király Viktor) was born in New York, a son of Hungarian immigrants. His father, Tamás Király, a musician, was the drummer in the band Universal együttes between 1972 and 1982. His mother Gabriella Király (born Gabriella Gecsényi) sang as a backing vocalist in the band. Growing up in New York, Király played drums in a number of garage bands. After his mother became seriously ill, the family returned to Hungary in 1999, where he continued his musical career.
Viktor started a musical career in Hungary alongside his identical twin brother Benjamin Király forming a Hungarian musical band in 2006 called Twinz. The band released a number of singles, and their single "Aranyásók" had some good airplay in Hungary. The band is active still and is known as Face to Face. Linda Király, Viktor's sister, is also a very well-known Hungarian singer, who had a great number of hits charting many times on the Mahasz Top 40, the Hungarian Singles Chart.
Viktor Király competed as a solo contestant on a show on Hungarian television channel M1. The series titled A Társulat was dedicated to choosing performers for roles in the well-known Hungarian rock opera István, a király (István the King). The language hurdle and his clear American accent in pronouncing the Hungarian language prevented him from moving to the later rounds of the show.
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