Margaret Island (band)

Margaret Island, founded in 2014, is a Hungarian indie pop band, named after Margaret Island in Budapest. Their pop songs are combined with acoustic and folk elements.[1] Their music is influenced by Mumford & Sons and Passenger.[2] Their first album, Egyszer volt, was released in September 2015. The album includes the song Nem voltál jó, which was originally in English, Soaked in life, later translated to Hungarian by János Bródy.[3] They are currently signed to Gold Record. They performed as the interval act for the first heat for A Dal 2017, the national selection for Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, as well as the interval act for the second heat for A Dal 2018.

Margaret Island
Margaret Island in 2017
Background information
OriginHungary
GenresIndie pop
Years active2014–present
LabelsGold Record
MembersViki Lábas
Kristóf Törőcsik
Bálint Füstös
Dániel Gerendás
Kurszán Koltay
Tamás Verók

Members
  • Viki Lábas – singing
  • Kristóf Törőcsik – bass guitar
  • Bálint Füstös – guitar
  • Dániel Gerendás – drums
  • Kurszán Koltay – piano
  • Tamás Verók – guitar

Awards
  • 2014: Our Voice Grand Prix Hungary
  • 2014: Joy of Music Award - Breakthrough Performance of the Year musical (Bálint Füstös)
  • 2015: Bolyongó was number one for several weeks on Petőfi Rádió.
  • 2015: Csillagtalan and Eső were, for several months, high on the hit list of Class FM.
  • 2016: Fonogram award - Discovery of the Year - Egyszer volt (Gold Record)

References
  1. "Ők hozzák újra divatba a népzenét". HVG (in Hungarian). 2015-07-18. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Class Kultúra hétfő: Margaret Island" (in Hungarian). Class FM. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. "Ezt érdemes meghallgatni! Itt a Margaret Island újdonsága" (in Hungarian). Zene.hu. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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