Miklós Vig

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Miklós Vig
Miklós Vig
Miklós Vig
Background information
Birth name Miklós Voglhut
Also known as Miklós Vig
Born July 11, 1898
Budapest, Hungary
Origin Flag of Hungary Hungary
Died December 19, 1944 (aged 46)
Budapest, Hungary

Miklós Vig was a Hungarian cabaret[1] and Jazz[2][3] singer, actor, comedian[4] and theater secretary[5] in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. He was murdered in 1944 by members of the Arrow Cross[6].

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[edit] Background and Biography

[edit] Early life

He was born Miklós Voglhut[7] in 1898 in Budapest, Hungary.[8] Although he went to acting school, he had better success as a cabaret singer. In 1924 as his career was picking up he changed his surname to Vig.[9] He changed his name because Voglhut was a Jewish-sounding name and antisemitism was growing at the time. Vig means cheerful or merry; it is a nice, short, typically Hungarian name that also made a great stage name.[10]

[edit] Family

Other musicians from the Vig family include saxophone and clarinet player György Vig[11] (brother) and jazz musician Tommy Vig (nephew)[12]

[edit] Murder

The fact that he was married to a Catholic woman, Kati Szőke, and the fact that he changed his name did not save him from the Holocaust. On December 19, 1944, Miklós was among a group of Jews who were bound, lined up along the banks of the Danube and machine-gunned into the river[13] by Hungarian Nazis, members of the Arrow Cross Party.

[edit] Comedy

As a comedian, he performed in the early 1920s at various cabarets including the Rakéta Kabaré - occasionally with female partner Annus Nagy.[14]

[edit] Music

He was a student of Géza Boross and his talent was discovered by Dezső Gyárfás and Antal Nyáray. He had his first major success in the Intim Kabaré as a soloist. He performed frequently in other cabarets too, including the Budapest Orfeum. He became most famous as a singer of popular music on the radio. He also made several recordings. [15] [16]

[edit] Discography

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label
1929 Lesz-e párom már a nyáron? Polydor
1929 Szeresd a régi muzsikát Polydor
1929 Madridban Polydor
1929 Tarka Lepkém Polydor
Egyszer voltam a bálban... Polydor
Jönnél te még... Polydor
A Volga rabja (Ey uchnjem)... Polydor
Éppen csak a szivem fáj Polydor
Szép volt... Polydor
Valami van magában... Polydor
Sose jön egy sebb Polydor
Minden ugy lesz, ahogy te kivánod Polydor
Illúzió a szerelem
A vén Tabánban
Szomorú nyárfalevél
Őszi Fekete fellegek
Hogy is tudtam eddig élni nélküled
Szibill levele
Majd ha újra sírni tudsz... Ervé
Mostanában mind a bárban... Ervé
Mondd, nem kívánsz te túl sokat

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hungarian Electronic Library (Hungarian)
  2. ^ The JAZZ Discography
  3. ^ Magyar Jazzkutatási Társaság (Hungarian)
  4. ^ SzocHáló Társadalomtudomány (Hungarian)
  5. ^ Hungarian Electronic Library (Hungarian)
  6. ^ Yad VashemA Page of Testimony
  7. ^ Voglhut Family History, by Imre Voglhut, unpublished
  8. ^ Hungarian Electronic Library (Hungarian)
  9. ^ Voglhut Family History, by Imre Voglhut, unpublished
  10. ^ Voglhut Family History, by Imre Voglhut, unpublished
  11. ^ Magyar Jazzkutatási Társaság (Hungarian)
  12. ^ All About Jazz
  13. ^ Eye-witness testimony of a girl (name?) who saw what was happening and jumped into the river to get away - she then informed the surviving family.
  14. ^ SzocHáló Társadalomtudomány (Hungarian)
  15. ^ Hungarian Electronic Library (Hungarian)
  16. ^ Ökotáj Színházi Élet, 1935. 32. szám (Hungarian)

[edit] External links

  • Audio Samples
  • Jazz Kutatas - Alternative link for Magyar Jazzkutatási Társaság references - the original site seems down.