András Lovasi

András Lovasi (born 20 June 1967[1]) is a Hungarian singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of alternative rock group Kispál és a Borz from 1987 to 2010.[2] Currently, he is the lead vocalist of Kiscsillag.

The native form of this personal name is Lovasi András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
András Lovasi
Background information
Born (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967
Pécs, Hungary
GenresAlternative rock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
Years active1987–present
Associated acts

In 2008, he co-founded the annual Fishing on Orfű music festival.[3] In 2010, Lovasi received the Kossuth Prize, the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary.[3]

Early life

Lovasi was born in Pécs. From 1984, he studied geography at the University of Pécs until 1987 when he was kicked out of the university.[4]

Career

Lovasi first started playing music in 1980 in the bands Déjá vu and Piros Ló, with limited success. Having already played together with Gábor Bräutigam in these bands, he was then joined by András Kispál and Rezső Ózdi to form Kispál és a Borz in 1987.[5] He released ten full-length studio albums with the band from 1991 to 2004. Kispál és a Borz officially disbanded in 2010.[2]

Lovasi released his first solo album, Bandi a hegyről in 2001. The album also featured Kispál és a Borz's other members and Gábor Leskovics of Pál Utcai Fiúk.[6] His second solo album, Tűzijáték délben was released in 2019.[7]

Lovasi started Kiscsillag in 2005 with Gábor Bräutigam and Rezső Ózdi (both formerly of Kispál és a Borz), as well as Gábor Leskovics of Pál Utcai Fiúk.[8] The band immediately became Lovasi's priority as Kispál és a Borz were put on the back burner and eventually disbanded.[9] Kiscsillag have released five studio albums as of 2019.

Lovasi received the eMeRTon Prize for Kispál és a Borz's Sika, kasza, léc in 1994[10] and the Hungarian Music Awards for Kiscsillag's Néniket a bácsiknak! in 2012.[11] In 2010, he received the Kossuth Prize, the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary.[3]

Personal life

Lovasi married actress Eszter Földes in 2015.[12] He has two daughters from his previous marriage, Dóra and Eszter.[13] His son, Álmos Fülöp was born in 2018.[14]

He stood in the 2009 European Parliament election, placing 16th on the joint list of Politics Can Be Different and Humanist Party. The parties failed to receive a place in the European Parliament.[15]

In 2019, Lovasi was criticised by several left-wing publicists for his decision to play at Tusványos, an event closely associated with the Fidesz political party.[16]

Discography
Solo
  • Bandi a hegyről (2001)
  • Tűzijáték délben (2019)
Kispál és a Borz
  • Naphoz Holddal (1991)
  • Föld kaland ilyesmi… (1992)
  • Ágy, asztal, tévé (1993)
  • Sika, kasza, léc (1994)
  • Ül (1996)
  • Bálnák, ki a partra (1997)
  • Holdfényexpressz (1998)
  • Velőrózsák (2000)
  • Turisták bárhol (2003)
  • Én, szeretlek, téged (2004)
Kiscsillag
  • Greatest Hits Vol. 01. (2006)
  • Örökre szívembe zártalak (2009)
  • Néniket a bácsiknak! (2011)
  • Szeles (2014)
  • Semmi konferencia (2017)

References
  1. ""Na és most szeress" – Lovasi András ötvenéves" (in Hungarian). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Valuska, László (7 August 2010). "Miért is ért véget a Kispál és a Borz?". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. Bárkay, Tamás (12 March 2010). "Lovasi András Kossuth-díjat kap". Népszabadság (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. VL (16 March 2010). "Így jutott el Lovasi András a Kossuth-díjig". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. Mészáros, Endre B. (12 October 2011). "Alapítóként Kispálékról és a Kiscsillagról". bama.hu. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. Uj, Péter (26 November 2001). "Lovasi András, a hegyről". index.hu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. Haász, János (4 March 2019). "Valaki szóljon Lovasinak, mielőtt végképp Ákossá válik". index.hu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. "Kiscsillag, avagy az örök ifjúság titka" (in Hungarian). 19 October 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. Ildikó, Dávid (8 February 2011). "Lovasi András: A Kiscsillag régi álmom volt" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. "Kispál: új album és nyereményözön". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 11 April 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  11. "Jelöltek 2012" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2014.
  12. "Lovasi András titokban feleségül vette Földes Esztert" (in Hungarian). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. "Lovasi András: "A lányaim után megyek"" (in Hungarian). 22 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. Bionszki, Renáta (23 May 2019). "Földes Eszter Lovasi András kedvéért vágott bele az anyaságba". 24.hu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. "AZ EURÓPAI PARLAMENT TAGJAINAK 2009. ÉVI VÁLASZTÁSA - Lovasi András". Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. Lovasi, András (12 August 2019). "Lovasi András: Válasz Hont Andrásnak (és TGM-nek)". Retrieved 23 August 2019.

Further reading
  • Lévai, Balázs (2014). Lovasi: Idáig tudom a történetet (in Hungarian). Budapest: Libri. ISBN 9789633102176.
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