Miklós Vig

Miklós Vig (11 July 1898 – 19 December 1944) was a Hungarian cabaret[1] and jazz[2][3] singer, actor, comedian[4] and theater secretary[1] in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Born in Budapest on 11 July 1898, he was murdered there on 19 December 1944 by members of the Arrow Cross.[5]

Miklós Vig
Miklós Vig
Miklós Vig
Background information
Birth nameMiklós Voglhut
Also known asMiklós Vig
Born11 July 1898
Budapest, Hungary
OriginHungary
Died19 December 1944(1944-12-19) (aged 46)
Budapest, Hungary

Background and biography

Early life

Vig was born Miklós Voglhut[6] in 1898 to Vilmos Vogelhut (1867-1942) and Roza Vogelhut (1870-1942) in a Hungarian Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary.[7][1] Although he went to acting school, he had better success as a cabaret singer. In 1924 as his career was picking up he changed his surname to Vig,[6] because Voglhut was a Jewish-sounding name and antisemitism was growing at the time. Vig means cheerful or merry in Hungarian.[6]

Family

Other musicians from the Vig family include Vig's brother, saxophone and clarinet player György Vig,[3] and his nephew, jazz musician Tommy Vig.[8] Another nephew, John Vig, is a physicist and was president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2009.

Murder

The fact that Vig was married to a Catholic woman, Kató Szőke, and the fact that he changed his name, did not save him from the Holocaust. On 19 December 1944 he was among a group of Jews who were bound, lined up along the banks of the Danube and machine-gunned into the river by Hungarian Nazis, members of the Arrow Cross Party. The Shoes on the Danube Promenade commemorates those who were murdered in this fashion.

Music and comedy

1920's-era Intim Kabaré Poster advertising performances by Miklós Vig

Vig had his first major successes as a soloist, and later performed frequently in other cabarets including the Budapest Operetta Theatre and Budapest Orfeum. Although he made many recordings, he became most famous as a singer of popular music on the radio.[1] A 1935 article in Színházi Élet described Vig as a singer of popular sentimental songs.[9]

According to Gramofon (the Hungarian Jazz and Classical music magazine), Vig was considered part of the first generation of recorded Hungarian musicians.[10] When Deutsche Gramophone found themselves falling behind the competition, they signed Vig, who became their first dance-music star.[10]

As a comedian, he performed in the early 1920s at various cabarets including the Rakéta Kabaré, occasionally with female partner Annus Nagy.[4]

Discography

Date of Release Title Label
1929 Akácvirág akácvirág Polydor
Délután mosogatás után[11] Polydor
1929 Egyszer voltam a bálban... Polydor
1938 Én nem tudom már, hogy minek becézzelek...[12] Radiola
1929 Éppen csak a szivem fáj Polydor
1929 Éva keringö Polydor
1929 Feketeszemű kis párom[13]
1929 Gyöngyvirág Polydor
1938 Hallod te ló...[12] Radiola
1929 Hej, Kikelt ucca 3![13]
Hogy is tudtam eddig élni nélküled
Illúzió a szerelem
1929 Jönnél te még... Polydor
1929 Kadarka nóta Polydor
1929 Konstantinápoly Polydor
1929 Lesz-e párom már a nyáron? Polydor
1929 Madridban Polydor
1929 Majd ha újra sírni tudsz... Ervé
1927 Malvin, ne húzza el a derekát[13]
1929 Messze van a Mester ucca Polydor
1931 Minden ugy lesz, ahogy te kivánod Polydor
Minden veréb tudja[12] Polydor
Mondd, nem kívánsz te túl sokat
1929 Mostanában mind a bárban... Ervé
1929 Nekem nem kell szerelem Polydor
Őszi Fekete fellegek
1929 Pici piros, kicsi csókos szája[13]
1931 Sose jön egy szebb Polydor
1929 Szép volt... Polydor
1929 Szeresd a régi muzsikát Polydor
1929 Szervusz Polydor
Szibill levele
1938 Szombat vasárnap[12] Radiola
1930 Szomorú nyárfalevél[11] Polydor
1929 Tarka Lepkém Polydor
Tubicám[11] Polydor
Valamit a kis fülébe[11] Polydor
1929 Valami van magában... Polydor
1930 A vén Tabánban[11] Polydor
1929 Vig Miklósnak jó kedve van Polydor
1929 A Volga rabja (Ey uchnjem)... Polydor

References

  1. Hungarian Electronic Library (in Hungarian)
  2. The JAZZ Discography
  3. Magyar Jazzkutatási Társaság (in Hungarian)
  4. SzocHáló Társadalomtudomány Archived 2009-01-11 at WebCite (in Hungarian)
  5. Yad Vashem A Page of Testimony
  6. Voglhut Family History, by Imre Voglhut, unpublished
  7. "Miklós Vig". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  8. All About Jazz
  9. Ökotáj Színházi Élet, 1935. 32. szám (in Hungarian)
  10. Gramofon – Klasszikus és Jazz 1997.10.01 by Oldal Gábor (in Hungarian)
  11. Hungarian Jazz Discography 1905-2000 by Géza Gábor Simon, Budapest, 2005. ISBN 963-219-002-5
  12. Szerenád Média (in Hungarian)
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