Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1999) Winner
Márta Sebestyén
セベステーン マルタ
Sebestyén Márta
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-08-19 （Budapest）
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Residence History
- Budapest, Hungary
Career
- Occupations
- folk vocalist, composer, actress
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Muzsikás
- Influenced
- Ivor Cutler
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miklós Radnóti Grammar School | — | — | — | — | Hungary |
Miklós Radnóti Grammar School
Country:
Hungary
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UNESCO Artist for Peace | — | — | UNESCO | awarded |
UNESCO Artist for Peace
2010
Organization:
UNESCO
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Márta Sebestyén and Muzsikás
1987 Folk musicCollaboration album with Muzsikás
Hungarian folk songs
Apocrypha
1992 Folk musicSolo album
Traditional folk
Kismet
1996 Folk musicSolo album
Bibliography
- Márta Sebestyén and Muzsikás (1987)
- Apocrypha (1992)
- Kismet (1996)
- EastWind (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional Hungarian folk style
- Recurring Motifs
- Somogy folk songsErdély folk songs
Legacy
Internationally renowned Hungarian folk vocalist, contributed to film soundtracks and Grammy-winning albums. Awarded UNESCO Artist for Peace.
In Popular Culture
- 'Szerelem, szerelem' featured in The English Patient
- Songs featured in Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday
Trivia
- Mother was a student of Zoltán Kodály
- Father was an economist and author
- Exposed to Smithsonian ethnic music collection at age 7