Tamás Cseh
Tamás Cseh | |
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| Born | 22 January 1943 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 7 August 2009 (aged 66) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation(s) | composer, singer, actor |
| Years active | 1967-2007 |
Tamás Cseh (22 January 1943 in Budapest – 7 August 2009 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer, singer and actor. He won the Kossuth Prize and also the Liszt Ferenc prize.
From 1967 to 1974 he taught art at a primary school in Budapest. From 1970 he worked together with Géza Bereményi, composing a vast collection of songs, many of which became popular and are still revered today. A bronze statue was erected after his death, which stands outside Szent Gellert Ter - Muegyetem metro station in Buda.