- B. B. Gabor
B. B. Gabor was the
stage name of Gabor Hegedus (1948-17 Jan 1990), a Hungarian-born Canadian pop singer. Generally classified as aone-hit wonder , Gabor is best known for his 1980 single "Soviet Jewellery (Nyet, Nyet Soviet)", although he had two other minor hits with "Metropolitan Life", "Consumer" and "Jealous Girls".Hegedus fled with his parents to
England in 1956 after theSoviet invasion of Hungary. He subsequently moved to Canada at age 23, launching his musical career inToronto 'sQueen Street West scene.He released his self-titled debut album in 1980 on
Anthem Records , with the singles "Soviet Jewellery", "Metropolitan Life" and "Consumer". He toured across Canada, appeared at the Heatwave festival in August, was nominated for aJuno Award , and won theU-Know for best male vocalist. He released a followup, "Girls of the Future", in 1981, although that album was not as successful.After a few years without a new album, Anthem dropped Gabor from its roster. He subsequently moved to Vancouver, where he attempted to revive his career by working with producer
Todd Rundgren . These sessions, however, did not result in a new album, and he eventually moved back to Toronto.On
January 17 ,1990 , Gabor's body was found by police at his Toronto apartment. His death was ruled asuicide .His music is available on CD on the Canadian record label Pacemaker.
Discography
* "B. B. Gabor" (1980)
* "Girls of the Future" (1981)External links
* [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/G/Gabor_BB.html B.B. Gabor profile at canoe.ca, accessed April 27, 2007]
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