Márta Sebestyén

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Sebestyén in 2010

Márta Sebestyén (Hungarian: [ˈmaːrtɒ ˈʃɛbɛʃceːn]; born 19 August 1957) is a Hungarian folk vocalist, composer and actress.[1]

Early life

Sebestyén was born in

Miklós Radnóti Grammar School, Budapest
.

Career

Sebestyén is a founding member of Hungarian folk group

Bulgarian, Slovak folk songs into traditional Hungarian style. She sang in and contributed material to the album Kaddish by Towering Inferno (Richard Wolfson and Andy Saunders, 1993). She also sang "Rivers" on the multiple artist album Big Blue Ball
released in 2008.

Sebestyén's song "Szerelem, szerelem", performed with Muzsikás, featured in the movie The English Patient (1996). Three more songs she recorded with Muzsikás appeared in the Japanese anime film Only Yesterday (1991) by Studio Ghibli: "Teremtés" ("Creation"), "Hajnali nóta" ("Morning Song"), and "Fuvom az énekem" ("I Sing My Song").[2] Costa-Gavras' 1989 film Music Box featured the opening half of Sebestyén's song "Mária altatója".

On 1 June 2010, Sebestyén was awarded the UNESCO Artist for Peace title.[3]

Influence

Ivor Cutler was a fan of Sebestyén, citing her influence on several occasions, most notably in an article for The Guardian newspaper in January 2004.[4] Cutler selected two of her songs for a CD (Cute, eh?) released in 1999 containing his favourite musical tracks.[5] Cutler also chose songs by Sebestyén for his 1991 BBC Radio series, Cutler the Lax.[6]

Selected discography

As primary artist

  • Márta Sebestyén and Muzsikás (Hannibal, 1987)
  • Apocrypha (Hannibal, 1992)
  • Kismet (Hannibal, 1996)

With Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane

With various artists

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "CD // Only Yesterday t". Nausicaa.net.
  3. ^ "Hungarian folk singer Sebestyen UNESCO Artist for Peace". culture.hu. Hungarian Ministry of National Resources. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
  4. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ Ivor Cutler - Cute, (H)ey?, retrieved 15 February 2023
  6. ^ "Ivor Cutler - Cutler the Lax - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

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