Kati Wolf | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Katalin Wolf |
Born | 24 September 1974 |
Origin | Szentendre, Hungary |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1982 – present |
Labels | Sony Music Hungary |
Kati Wolf (born 24 September 1974, Szentendre) is a Hungarian singer and former airline purser. Wolf represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "What About My Dreams?".
At the age of seven, Wolf sang the title track for the popular Hungarian cartoon Vuk. Besides singing she also took piano and jazz dance classes. After her graduation as solfege teacher - chorus master at the Hungarian Music Academy, she worked with numerous bands in different genres but her big breakthrough came in 2010 as a finalist of the Hungarian version of the talent show "X-Faktor".
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Wolf-áramlat (2009)
- Az első X — 10 dal az élő showból (2011)
- Vár a holnap (2011)
Charted singles[]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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AUS | BEL | SWI | UK | HUN | ||||
2011 | "What About My Dreams?" | 47 | 45 | 53 | 128 | 1 | Vár a holnap | |
2012 | "Lángolj" | - | - | - | - | 15 | ||
"Az aki voltam (The Last Time)" | - | - | - | - | 29 |
Other single releases[]
- "Vuk dala" (1981)
At Own Eurovision Song Contest[]
Kati Wolf represented Hungary in Own Eurovision Song Contest, three times. First participation was in the OESC #07 where she placed 18th. The second time she represented her country was in the special edition OESC #14, she didn't manage to qualify and ended in 12th place in the semi-final. Last time she represented Hungary in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 16 with her song "Vár a holnap", this time she managed to qualify and ended in 25th place.
After Hungary won the Own Eurovision Song Contest, she was selected to present the Own Eurovision Song Contest 19 in Budapest, Hungary.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Tolvai Renata "Lazadas" |
Hungary in Own Eurovision Song Contest OESC #07 |
Succeeded by Brigitta feat. Snoop Dogg "Play me like a violin" |
Preceded by Hien "Not livin' in yesterday" |
Hungary in Own Eurovision Song Contest OESC #14 |
Succeeded by Enikö Muri "Késö már" |
Preceded by Enikö Muri "Késö már" |
Hungary in Own Eurovision Song Contest OESC #16 |
Succeeded by NOX "Szeretem" |
Preceded by Andrei Leonte, Antonia and Inna |
Presenter of Own Eurovision Song Contest OESC #19 |
Succeeded by TBA |