Zsolt Palotai

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Zsolt Palotai
Also known asDJ Palotai
Born(1961-05-28)28 May 1961
Tilos Radio,[3] playing all kinds of music.[4]

Biography

Zsolt Palotai was the son of

Karoly Palotai.[5] As a child, he attended a primary music school, practicing daily. His father's work and frequent travels, as well as the closeness of the Austrian border in his home town, allowed him to experience music that was different from what was generally available in his home country.[6] This influenced him heavily to the point that he devoted his life to music. He played his first gig as a DJ in 1989.[7]

In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, he was an important figure in the emergence of Budapest's cultural meeting point called

He used to have regular shows on the air.[10][11][7]

He died away on 18 November 2023. He was posthumously awarded Budapest's Pro Cultura Urbis medal in recognition of his contributions to culture.[12] Parties celebrating his work were held after his death.[13]

References

  1. ^ Ecser, Vera (21 November 2023). "HungaroStudio – in memoriam DJ Palotai".
  2. ^ Barna, p. 128
  3. ^ "Palotai Zsolt – Tilos Rádió". tilosradio.
  4. ^ a b "Interview: DJ Palotai". Telekom Electronic Beats. 14 October 2011.
  5. ^ Correspondents, B. N. N. (19 November 2023). "Hungarian DJ Palotai Dies at 62; Posthumously Awarded Pro Cultura Urbis".
  6. ^ Barna, p. 124
  7. ^ a b Barna, p. 123
  8. ^ Erlanger, Steven (5 March 2001). "Budapest Journal; A Real Voice, at Last, for Hungary's Pariah People". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  9. ^ "sajtó 1993 – Tilos Rádió". tilosradio.
  10. ^ "Jövőzene – Tilos Rádió". tilosradio.
  11. ^ "Szerda esti – Tilos Rádió". tilosradio.
  12. ^ "Kiosztották az idei Pro Cultura Urbis-díjakat". Papageno. 18 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Telekom Spots – Palotai Forever". telekomspots.hu.

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