Magdi Rúzsa

Magdolna "Magdi" Rúzsa (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɡdolnɒ ˈruːʒɒ]; Serbian: Магдолна Ружа, romanized: Magdolna Ruža; born 28 November 1985) is a Hungarian singer who won the 2006 title of Megasztár ("Megastar"), Hungary's nationwide talent search, that resembles, but is not based on, Pop Idol. As the winner of the category "Newcomer of the Year" at the Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards in 2007, she represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland with the song "Unsubstantial Blues". She finished ninth and won a Marcel Bezençon Award in the Best Composer category. She often performs songs by her favorite singer, Janis Joplin.

The native form of this personal name is Rúzsa Magdi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Magdi Rúzsa
Rúzsa in 2012
Rúzsa in 2012
Background information
Birth nameMagdolna Rúzsa
Born (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985
Titov Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
OriginHungary
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitewww.rmfc.hu

Biography

Born in Vrbas into the Hungarian ethnic minority in Serbia, Rúzsa studied in Subotica as an obstetric nurse. She was discovered in 2005, after winning the third season of Megasztár (Megastar) in Hungary.

After winning the competition, Rúzsa's album, featuring the songs she performed during the show's finals, went triple platinum and to date has sold around 80,000 copies. Her first artist album Ördögi Angyal (Devilish Angel) was released on her birthday (28 November 2006) and has sold 36,000 copies so far. These two records were the biggest-selling releases in 2006 in Hungary.

Rúzsa was voted New Talent of the Year in 2006, representing Hungary at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. She decided to sing in English because she felt that the lyrics of the song are of high importance and wanted people to understand what Unsubstantial Blues was all about. The semi-finals took place on 10 May 2007 and Rúzsa made her way to the finals in second place with 224 points. At the final on 12 May 2007 she finished ninth with 128 points. Being the songwriter of Unsubstantial Blues, she was also granted the Best Composer Award, which is given to the best songwriter among the Eurovision song composers every year.

On February 1, 2022, Rúzsa gave birth to her children Lujza, Keve and Zalán.

Magdi Rúzsa - Royal Castle, Budapest, 2014

2005/2006 Megasztár

Song performances by Rúzsa on Megasztár:

Finale: "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA) (Crowned to be the Voice of 2006)

Discography

All figures and chart positions are given for Hungary if not stated otherwise.

Album information
A döntőkben elhangzott dalok
  • Released: 6 June 2006
  • Chart position: 1
  • Certification: 3× Platinum
  • Sales: 70.000+
  • Official singles:
    • Most élsz (2)
Ördögi angyal (Devilish Angel)
  • Released: 20 November 2006
  • Chart position: 1
  • Certification: 2× Platinum
  • Sales: 36.000+
  • Official singles:
Kapcsolat Koncert
  • Released: 1 November 2007
  • Chart position: 7
  • Certification: Platinum
  • Sales: 15.000+
  • Official singles:
    • Vigyázz a madárra (9)
Iránytű (Compass)
  • Released: 5 November 2008
  • Chart position: 2
  • Certification: Gold
  • Sales: 7.500+
  • Official singles:
    • Rövid utazás
Magdaléna Rúzsa
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Chart position: 2
  • Certification: 2× Platinum
  • Sales: 8.000+
  • Official singles:
    • Gábriel (10)
Tizenegy (Eleven)
  • Released: 11 November 2012
  • Chart position: 1
  • Certification: 2× Platinum
  • Sales: 8.000+
  • Official singles:
    • Tárd ki a szíved (33)
    • Csak a bolond remél
    • Ná-ná-ná (30)
Dalok húrokra és fúvósokra
  • Released: 28 November 2014
  • Chart position: 3
  • Certification: 1× Gold
  • Sales: 2.000+
Dalok húrokra és fúvósokra
  • Released: 28 November 2014
  • Chart position: 3
  • Certification: 1× Gold
  • Sales: 2.000+
Aduász
  • Released: 9 December 2018
  • Chart position: 1

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