György Ligeti (musician)

The native form of this personal name is Ligeti György. This article uses the Western name order.
Not to be confused with the composer György Ligeti.
György Ligeti
Birth name György Ligeti
Also known as Gyuri Ligeti
Born (1972-12-19) 19 December 1972
Kaposvár, Hungary
Genres indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, post-punk, post-punk revival
Instruments vocals, guitar
Years active 1997–present
Associated acts The Puzzle, We Are Rockstars, Žagar
Website www.wearerockstarsband.com
Notable instruments
Fender Stratocaster

György Ligeti (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟørɟ ˈliɡɛti]; born 19 December 1972) is a Hungarian indie musician, record producer, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist of the indie rock band We Are Rockstars, and the disbanded The Puzzle. He is also the singer and guitarist of the Hungarian electro band, Žagar.[1] [2] He is not related to the avant-garde classical composer of the same name, György Ligeti (1923-2006).

Early life and personal life

Ligeti was born in Kaposvár, Hungary. He attended the Munkácsy Mihály Gimnázium és Szakközépiskola in Kaposvár. Ligeti obtained a Master of Arts in Communication and media studies from the University of Pécs in 2012.

Ligeti moved to London, United Kingdom where he worked as a shop assistant at the Algerian Coffee Stores from 2004 to 2009.

On 26 February 2009, Ligeti was interviewed by Magyar Rádió.[3]

In 2010 Ligeti became the radio presenter of the Stockholm Syndrome Radio which aims to present new Hungarian indie rock bands.[4]

On 25 July 2013, Ligeti was interviewed by Phenomenon.hu in order to present his favourite meal, Aglio olio peperoncino.[5]

In 2014 Ligeti sang Odett's song called Éjszaka, while Odett sang We Are Rockstars's 2014 single Rólunk szól at the Szimfonik Live 2014.[6]

Ligeti considers himself as a Parni -Scythian.

The Puzzle

Main article: The Puzzle (band)

Ligeti formed The Puzzle in 1997 in Kaposvár, Hungary.[7]

Ligeti moved to London, The United Kingdom in 2004 to promote his band.[8]

We Are Rockstars

Ligeti is the founding member of We Are Rockstars along with Tamás Faragó and Csaba Kovács. Their first album was released in 2011.[9]

Production career

Production

Mixing

Discography

With The Puzzle:

With Žagar:

With We Are Rockstars:

Instruments

See also

References

External links


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