Maszkura és a tücsökraj

Maszkura és a tücsökraj is a Hungarian funk band formed in 2007.

Maszkura és a tücsökraj
Maszkura és a tücsökraj in 2018
Background information
OriginHungary
Genres
Years active2007–present
MembersMaszkura
Csaba Kertész
Gyula Vadász
Gábor Boros
Attila Földesi

Biography

Maszkura és a tücsökraj was formed in 2007, perform continuously at multiple clubs and festivals around Hungary. The unique appearance of the Transylvanian-born Maszkura, as well as their experimental fusion of alternative, soul, funk, and hip-hop traditions give the group a distinctive style.[1]

Maszkura és a tücsökraj have so far released six singles and an EP, including Szégyentelen, Kérlek, így szeress!, and Pesti nők. Their most popular recordings (Pesti nők, Tiszta gyümölcs, Lady Maga!, etc.) are constantly present on national and local radio stations and have been featured in several compilations.

Maszkura és a tücsökraj, collaborating with Siska Finuccsi, participated in A Dal 2016, the 2016 edition of the Hungarian national process for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Kinek sírjam, but were eliminated in the heats.[2] On 6 December 2017, it was announced that they would compete again in the 2018 edition of A Dal, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song Nagybetűs szavak.[3] They were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Discography

Singles
Year Title Publisher
2009 Szégyentelen CLS
2010 Kérlek, így szeress! CLS
2012 Sztárzseni DDK Records
2013 Lady Maga! DDK Records
2015 Tedd ki! Gold Record

EPs
Year Title Publisher
2012 Pesti Nők CLS
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References
  1. "Eurovízió 2016 elődöntő: Maszkura és a tücsökraj + Siska Finuccsi - Kinek sírjam, hallgasd meg" (in Hungarian). Zene.hu. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. Horváth, Ádám (3 February 2018). "A Dal 2018: A jazz ballad wins 3rd Heat in Hungary". EuroVisionary. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Új zsűritagokkal és műsorvezetőkkel jön a Dal 2018" (in Hungarian). hirado.hu. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
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