Enikő Muri(born 24 April 1990, Nyíregyháza, Hungary) is a Hungarian musical and theater actress, singer, and political activist, known for coming in 2nd place on the second season of X-Faktor, the highest placing female contestant for that season and for being a political activist of the Fidesz party.

Life

Born in Nyíregyháza, Muri was raised in Nagyvarsány. She started singing as a child. In 2006, she took part in a karaoke TV show on VIVA Hungary, Shibuya, which she won. She then graduated from secondary school in Nyíregyháza and majored in marketing in college. In 2008, she released Szomorú, but was unsuccessful. In 2010, she appeared on the RTL Klub show X-Faktor, but failed. It was a big disappointment for her and almost decided to stop singing, but in 2011, she appeared again in X-Faktor, and this time got into the live broadcast. She was mentored by Feró Nagy, and eventually earned second place, and became a well-known singer. Her first album, consisting of the songs sung from the X-Faktor, was released in 2011, which reached the MAHASZ sales list in second place, and in addition has been certified as a double-platinum album. She also performed at the Madách Theatre in December 2011, and played the role of Márta Vágó, the love interest of Attila József in the play Én, József Attila. In May 2012, she performed with Mária Gór Nagy. She released her first solo album on 27 August 2012, titled Enciklopédia. She also contributed to Attila Dolhai's album Shining. In 2016, she was on the fourth season of Sztárban sztár[hu] and finished fourth. She participated in A Dal 2017, 2017 the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Jericho. She was eliminated in the third heat.

Discography

Album

YearAlbumTop positionMilestones
MAHASZ Top 40
2011Az első X – Az élő show-k 10 legnagyobb kedvence Released: 19 December 201122× Platinum
2012Enciklopédia Released: 27 August 20122

Singles/Video clips

  • 2012: Késő már
  • 2012: Botladozva
  • 2012: Amikor minden összedől
  • 2013: Give some get some
  • 2013: Maradj még
  • 2015: Velem ma éjjel
  • 2015: Gömbölyű
  • 2017: Jericho

Chart-topping singles

YearSongTop positionAlbum
VIVA ChartClass 40MAHASZ Editors' ChoiceMAHASZ Rádiós Top 40MAHASZ Dance Top 40MAHASZ Single (track) Top 10EURO 200
2012Késő már626183Enciklopédia
2013Maradj még
2015Velem ma éjjel
Summarization
Number 1. rank in numbers
Top 10 rankings11
Top 40 rankings1111

Theatre roles

From the Színházi adattár.

PlayRoleTheatreDateReference
Gone With the WindMelanie HamiltonBudapest Opera Theatre30December 2013
Én, József AttilaMárta VágóMadách Theatre10 February 2012
GhostMolly JensenBudapest Opera Theatre31 May 2013
Mamma Mia!Sophie SheridanMadách Theatre26 September 2014
MenyasszonytáncRózsi PatkóBudapest Opera Theatre24 November 2013
Szegény gazdagokCsárdásnéAttila József Theatre9 October 2010
Szép nyári napRiaBudapest Opera Theatre7 January 2015

See also

Further information