User:Eino81/Zoltán Téglás
Zoltán Téglás | |
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 Zoli Téglás at Rio Rock in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zoltán Téglás |
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Labels | Abacus Recordings TVT Records Rovers Records Conversion Records Lost & Found Records |
| Website | igniteband.com |
Zoltán Téglás (1969) is an American singer, sondwriter and producer. He is the frontman of the Ignite, but sometimes he collaborated with other bands, like The Misfits, Motörhead or Blind Myself. He has an other band: Zoli Band.[2] He has Hungarian ancestry (his surname means bricky, and there is a village in Hajdú-Bihar County called Téglás).
Music career
[edit]He toured with The Misfits in October–November 2000, he filled in on vocals for the Misfits during a number of North American tour dates after Michale Graves left the band.[3] In the Motörhead-song God Was Never on Your Side (on the Kiss of Death album) he added backing vocal. Since 1993 he is the member and lead singer of the California-based band Ignite, and he plays in an other band, the Zoli Band. In 2006 he helped the Hungarian metalcore band Blind Myself to tour in the USA, they sung a song together (Lost in Time).
Personal life
[edit]His father immigrated to the USA after the Second World War, his mother in the 1960ies, both came from Hungary.[4] Téglás is proud of his Hungarian roots, he has several tattoos about Hungarian motives and symbols (like Stephen I of Hungary, the Coat of arms of Hungary).[5] On a hidden track at the end of A Place Called Home (Hungarian-language version: A csitári hegyek alatt[6]) and "Our Darkest Days", Téglas sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian to the music of the title track.[7] He speaks English and Hungarian fluenty.
He lives in Los Angeles, California, He is head volunteer for Pacific Wildlife Project, he rescues and take pelicans and other sea birds to rehabilitation hospital.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b http://quadtribute.com/bios/index.html
- ^ a b Zoli Band on Myspace
- ^ Downey, Ryan (2000-11-08). "Misfits charge on after losing singer, drummer". MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ http://index.hu/wanted/winterju/ignite/
- ^ http://www.pcguru.hu/pcguru/blog_index.php?id=32&hszid=1203
- ^ Youtube-video about the song
- ^ Band web site, "Bio" page
External links
[edit]- igniteband.com
- Zoltán on artistdirect
- Interview with Zoltán (in Hungarian)
- Interview with Zoltán in Hungarian Television TV2 (in Hungarian)
Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:American punk rock musicians Category:Hungarian-Americans Category:Musicians from California Category:People from Los Angeles, California