Benji (singer)
Benji (born December 9, 1997 in Budapest ; actually Lê Quang Huy ) is a Hungarian singer of Vietnamese descent.
life and career
The son of Vietnamese parents first became publicly known in 2014 when he took part in the casting show The X Factor at the age of sixteen . He was eliminated in the eleventh round and thus reached third place.
In 2016 he took part in the A Dal , the Hungarian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . With the song Kötéltánc he reached second place in the preliminary round, but was eliminated in the semi-finals in the shared last place.
In 2017 he repeated his participation in the A Dal, this time with the song Karcok . After he had progressed to sixth place in the preliminary round only through televoting, he was eliminated in the semi-finals in last place.
Discography
- 2015: Atmosphere / Az élet szép
- 2016: Kötéltánc
- 2016: New Day
- 2016: Filteres álmok
- 2017: Karcok
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile at the side of X-Factor
- ↑ A legfiatalabb versenyző nyerte meg az X-factor location! at rtl.hu
- ↑ Preliminary decision Hungary 2016 at ogae.de
- ↑ Preliminary decision Hungary 2017 at ogae.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Benji |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lê Quang Huy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1997 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |