Miklós Vig (11 July 1898 – 19 December 1944) was a Hungarian cabaretHungarian Electronic Library and jazzThe JAZZ DiscographyMagyar Jazzkutatási Társaság singer, actor, comedianSzocHáló Társadalomtudomány and theater secretary 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 Party.Yad Vashem A Page of Testimony
Background and biography
Early life Vig was born Miklós VoglhutVoglhut Family History, by Imre Voglhut, unpublished in 1898 to Vilmos Vogelhut (1867-1942) and Roza Vogelhut (1870-1942) in a Hungarian Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. 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, because Voglhut was a Jewish-sounding name and antisemitism was growing at the time. Vig means cheerful or merry in Hungarian.
Family Other musicians from the Vig family include Vig's brother, saxophone and clarinet player György Vig, and his nephew, jazz musician Tommy Vig. 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
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. A 1935 article in Színházi Élet described Vig as a singer of popular sentimental songs.Ökotáj Színházi Élet, 1935. 32. szám
According to Gramofon (the Hungarian Jazz and Classical music magazine), Vig was considered part of the first generation of recorded Hungarian musicians.Gramofon – Klasszikus és Jazz 1997.10.01 by Oldal Gábor When Deutsche Gramophone found themselves falling behind the competition, they signed Vig, who became their first dance-music star.
As a comedian, he performed in the early 1920s at various cabarets including the Rakéta Kabaré, occasionally with female partner Annus Nagy.
Discography Date of Release Title Label1929Akácvirág akácvirágPolydorÁlmodtam az éjszakaDélután mosogatás utánPolydor1929Egyszer voltam a bálban...Polydor1938Én nem tudom már, hogy minek becézzelek...Radiola1929Éppen csak a szivem fájPolydor1929Éva keringöPolydor1929Feketeszemű kis párom1929GyöngyvirágPolydor1938Hallod te ló...Radiola1929Hej, Kikelt ucca 3!Hogy is tudtam eddig élni nélküledIllúzió a szerelem1929Jönnél te még...Polydor1929Kadarka nótaPolydor1929KonstantinápolyPolydor1929Lesz-e párom már a nyáron?Polydor1929MadridbanPolydor1929Maga rég nem lesz a világonPolydor1929Majd ha újra sírni tudsz...Ervé1927Malvin, ne húzza el a derekátSzerenád Média 1929Messze van a Mester uccaPolydor1929Minden lány csak Wiener Walzert jártPolydor1931Minden ugy lesz, ahogy te kivánodPolydorMinden veréb tudjaHungarian Jazz Discography 1905-2000 by Géza Gábor Simon, Budapest, 2005. PolydorMondd, nem kívánsz te túl sokat1929Mostanában mind a bárban...Ervé1929Nekem nem kell szerelemPolydorŐszi Fekete fellegek1929Pici piros, kicsi csókos szája1931Sose jön egy szebbPolydor1929Szép volt...Polydor1929Szeresd a régi muzsikátPolydor1929SzervuszPolydorSzibill levele1938Szombat vasárnapRadiola1930Szomorú nyárfalevélPolydor1929Tarka LepkémPolydorTubicámPolydorValamit a kis fülébeDiscographie der österreichischen Populärmusik Erfassung österreichischer Tanz-, Jazz- und U-Musikaufnahmen 1900 - 1958Polydor1929Valami van magában...Polydor1930A vén TabánbanPolydor1929Vig Miklósnak jó kedve vanPolydor1929A Volga rabja (Ey uchnjem)...Polydor
References
External links Audio Samples