István Cserháti

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István Cserháti (August 29, 1954-August 21, 2005) was a Hungarian hard rock keyboardist who played for two great bands: P. Mobil (1977-1980) and P. Box (1980-1986; 2001-2005).

In 1977 was he discovered by the P. Mobil members on a Napsugár-concert and was brought to play in the band. In 1978 they recorded a live album which should have been the first P. Mobil release, but it was released only in the spring of 1999. In 1980 he departed alongside with Sándor Bencsik and formed P. Box (after a Procol Harum song). He settled in Debrecen (220 kms from the capital) in 1986, and the distance caused him to disband P. Box. The other members of the band continued for a short while as Metal Company, then they united with Gyula Deák "Bill", so their name became "Bill és Box". Sándor Bencsik left Hungary in 1987, but died suddenly and between uncleared circumstances in Austria.

Cserháti started a little studio in his home. Here he discovered the band "Szfinx". He became the manager of the band.

In 1999 the first two full-length albums were re-released on CD, remastered.

In 2001 he revived P. Box, with two Szfinx and two Aberra members. They released a returning single, and a year after a new album came out. In 2003 they released the first ever official concert album of P. Box. In 2005, they started to record the new album Pangea. At this time, doctors found out Cserháti was ill. He was infected by cancer. Despite this, they continued the recordings, and Pangea came out as it had to, in July. He was so ill in July, he couldn't play more on stage. In mid-August, he gave up fighting and closed his eyes forever.