It is expected to be ready and accessible by mid-September Tamás Toldi lyricist-singer’s solo album, which is another significant milestone in the career of the artist from Vác. Along with the fact that, as he said earlier, it is his peak year, their year with his frequent co-author this year Gergely Pálinkás together with a songwriter-guitarist. It is enough to think of the enormous success of their composition, Magyar fóhász 2023, created in honor of the visit of Pope Francis, or Charlie to his gold record, in which they are also both part.
The album will initially be released to the general public in digital form, together with the accompanying clip, but Tamás Toldi would definitely like to release it on CD, as he said, he likes things that can be touched and thinks that there would also be demand for the disc format.
– The album included ten brand new songs. Of course, I wrote the lyrics for all of them, but I was also actively involved in shaping the melodies, and there is one track whose music Peter Retzler notes. A sketch was first made of the songs, in which József Beszkid my friend helped me, then the final arrangement was made in the Northsound studio, Norbert Szűcs under the direction of my friend, who, in addition to being an excellent guitarist, has also been in the music industry for a long time as a music producer. I am very grateful to both of them for helping the album to be created with patience, humility and love. There was no need for session musicians for the recordings, because the two of them plus me were able to solve everything – said Tamás Toldi in response to our inquiry. He added: – I’ve been waiting for this album for many, many years, so it means a lot to me. I collected the text and melody ideas diligently, and then a successful NKA application allowed us to record the songs under professional conditions. Then, when the material was ready, I was a little unsure and asked myself, do I really want this? As a lyricist and background singer, life is much less stressful than on the front line, so I was unsure, but many people encouraged me, especially Norbi Szűcs, that this material has a right to exist and that it is authentic if these songs are sung in my voice. Now I don’t have any doubts and I also realized that I owe this album to myself. The release of the compilation is an important milestone in my career, but there are also important tasks ahead of me, which I will report on in real time, I promise.
We asked Tamás Toldi to list, as completely as possible, the artists for whom he has written songs since 2004, when his musical activities also included writing lyrics, here is the illustrious list: Miklós Varga, Tamás Hevesi, Charlie Horváth, Ildikó Keresztes, Judit Szűcs, Attila Pataky, Attila Kökeny, Gigi Radics, Nikolas Takács,
Péter Szolnok, Bálint Gájer, Bebe, Micheller Myrtill, Joe Rudán, Csaba Vastag, Gyula Éliás, Gábor Majsai, Gábor Tamás, Ress Hajnalka, Zsolt Árpád Mészáros (MÁZS), Nagy
Szilárd, Ragány Misa. At the same time, he also writes down the lyrics of the image songs of three cities, these settlements are Vác, Esztergom and Dunakeszi.
This is how the performer responded to the request to create a top three list of the compositions (also) associated with his name:
– It is difficult to choose three of these songs, as my soul is in each of the lyrics. It is certain that I can best identify with the song Csemetekert, which
My friend Peti Retzler and I wrote to Miklós Varga. My life and karma are also thick in this composition, which is probably why I feel it so close to me. Second
I would mention the song Álarc sénl, written together with Gergő Pálinkás, as my favorite. It’s probably my most mature lyrics and the melody is also wonderful. Third, Pope Francis
I would say Magyar fóhász 2023, prepared in his honor. I think it’s a soul-lifting composition that could be realized in a form that we didn’t even dare to dream of.
I would definitely like to mention the song Utcazenész as a bonus, which Varga Anti we wrote with my friend, this song has already been covered countless times, but the most successful one is the one sung by Attila Kökeny.
– Having reached another milestone in your career, please state what you think about the profession of a musician and songwriter!?
– I think that every person comes to this world with a certain mission and task. My mission manifested itself at a very young age and worked in me with such an overwhelming force that I had no chance to possibly choose another path, so I have to say that the artistic career chose me and not the other way around. This way of life is often not easy, as we travel a lot and spend the night, but every profession and profession has its downsides, which must be accepted. I always trust in divine providence, but unfortunately, even after all these years and so many performances, I am still stressed, so I try to relax, I constantly work on myself.
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On September 22, Gergely Pálinkás and Tamás Toldi invite the public to an author evening at the Imre Madách Cultural Center. The program is the author duo Songs-Stars-Stories
is fed by his album, which represents a completely different musical direction than the lyricist’s solo album. A variety of styles can be found in the joint composition of the duo, with this
on the other hand, my solo album is a rock record, which can be classified within the category of melodic rock music.
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