Márta Sebestyén

Born in Budapest, Márta Sebestyén grew up surrounded with music. Her mother, a music teacher, studied with the great composer, scholar and ethnomusicologist – Zoltan Kodaly. At 12 years of age, Sebestyén already knew that her life would be bound to music. Today she is considered to be one of the finest and most authentic interpreters of Hungarian traditional folk music. Sebestyén performs concerts all over the world both as a solo artist and also as a guest performer with several Hungarian and international folk groups. She has sung for H.M. Queen Elisabeth II, the Japanese Emperor and the Spanish Royal Family. Her collaboration with the french group Deep Forest resulted in a GRAMMY® Award in 1996. Sebestyén also recorded with Peter Gabriel and her music has been featured in several major films including The English Patient.