Károly Frenreisz

Károly Frenreisz in 2015.

Károly Frenreisz (born 8 November 1946, Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian rock singer and songwriter.

Life

Frenreisz first studied piano, and then learned to play the clarinet, saxophone, and bass. He was, from 1965 to 1971, part of the band to Metró. He was known in the band for the Citromízű banán. Played a significant role in getting the Metró through the end of the sixties, and being part of the era of modern musical trends of experimenting. In 1971, he was a founding member of Locomotiv GT, of which, until January 1973, was the bassist, brass, and lead singer. He wrote his first hits for Locomotiv GT (Boldog vagyok, Érints meg), and in connection with one of his song was the first international calling of the band. In 1973, he founded Skorpió, which is still active with some interruptions. He was the frontman and band leader of the band. He was the Double-bass player of the Year in 1974 and 1981. His half brother was actor Zoltán Latinovits (1931–1976) and his brother was actor István Bujtor (1942–2009). His maternal grandfather was restaurateur Károly Gundel, and Gundel's father was János Gundel.

He was a judge on the 2016 edition of A Dal, the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was also part of the Hungarian national jury for the jury voting. He was again a judge on A Dal for the 2017 edition.

Recognitions

Discography

Metro

Locomotiv GT

Skorpió

Károly Freinreisz (1978)
People's Garden Court, Jubilee Rock Festival, Károly Frenreisz, Scorpio joint (1983)

Notable bandmates

Károly Frenreisz in 2012

Film roles

Film music

Family tree

Károly Frenreisz family tree[1][2]
Károly Frenreisz

(born 18 November 1946, Budapest)
singer

 István Frenreisz

(27 May 1907, Budapest
–
23 October 1982, Budapest)
Hospital chief medical officer

 Ferenec Frenreisz[3]

(7 Feb 1873, Pest,
–

5 Jul 1916, Budapest)

chief medical officer, militia army regimental surgeon

 István Frenreisz

(approx. 1840
–
Budapest, 1909. jún. 13.)
Board Chairman of the Royal Courts of Appeal in Budapest

Etelka Anna Bujtor

(12 Jul 1846, Budapest
–
11 Nov 1923 Budapest)

Lujza Virava[3]

(31 Jul 1880, Budapest
–
?)

 József Virava

(1836–
10 Jan 1914, Budapest)
lawyer, member of parliament

Zsófia Simon

Katalin Gundel
(2 May 1910, Budapest
–
June 2010, Balatonszemes)

Károly Gundel
(23 Sep 1883, Budapest
–
28 Nov 1956, Budapest)
Restaurateur

János Gundel
(3 Mar 1844, Ansbach
–
28 Dec 1915, Budapest)
Restaurateur


Anna Kommer
(24 Dec 1851, Pest-Buda,
–
12 Dec 1920, Budapest)

Margit Blasutigh

(30 May 1885, Veszprém
–
5 Jul 1961, Budapest)

Mátyás Blasutigh
(1840, San Pietro al Natisone –
Budapest, ?)
trader


Illona Gerlits
(1851, Veszprém –
1919, Gölle)

References

  1. ↑ Gundel Imre: Gasztronómiáról és Gundelekről.
  2. ↑ OSZK gyászjelentések
  3. 1 2 Frenreisz Ferenc és Virava Lujza házasságkötése, Bp. IX., 1906. aug. 6./718

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