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Márta Sebestyén
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Hungarian singer of folk songs (born 1957)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Muzsikas
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Film & TV
Known for
- Hungarian Wedding — Énekes asszony2026
- Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania — Herself1991
- Stephen, the King — Réka (singing voice)1984
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Hungary
- Active from
- 1957-08-19
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18,147
- Total plays
- 112,999
Tags
hungarianfolkfemale vocalistsworldWorld Music
Born in Budapest in 1957, Márta Sebestyén has been an active member of the Hungarian folk music scene from a young age. Considered by some to be the best voice in Europe, she rose to stardom when her hauntingly beautiful Szerelem, Szerelem (Love, Love) was included in the score for the movie The English Patient. She is also well-known amongst the Hungarian folk music scene as the permanent guest/lead vocalist for the group Muzsikás. She has also recorded solo albums, including the worldly Kismet
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Márta
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.martasebestyen.com
- Image
- Sebestyén Márta.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1957-08-19
- Commons category
- Márta Sebestyén
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- name in native language
- Sebestyén Márta
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