Tony Wegas
Austrian singer and actor
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Anton Hans Sarközi as Tony Wegas (born 3 May 1965 in Oberschützen) is an Austrian singer and television actor.
3 May 1965
Tony Wegas | |
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Wegas performing at Euro Fan Cafe in Vienna, 2015. | |
| Born | Anton Hans Sarközi 3 May 1965 Oberschützen, Austria |
| Occupations | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Biography
Wegas participated in "Ein Lied für Rom", the Austrian heat of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song "Wunder dieser Welt". The song was placed second but Wegas was invited to represent Austria in 1992. He performed "Zusammen geh'n" in Malmö and despite being one of the favourites to win, he finished in tenth place. Austrian television decided to give him another chance in 1993 and he performed all of the songs in the national selection contest, "Veni Vidi Wegas". The winning song, "Maria Magdalena" came fourteenth in Millstreet.
After his Song Contest appearance, he became a regular cast member in the ORF show Tohuwabohu. In 1993 he appeared in the Austrian set comedy series Hochwürden erbt das Paradies.
In the following years Wegas had major problems with alcohol and other drugs and in 1997, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison. In 1999 he published a book about his life, rise and fall, Nüchtern betrachtet (Viewed soberly).
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT [1] | ||
| Feuerwerk / Durada Dschal |
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33 |
| ... Für Dich |
|
33 |
Compilations
| Title | Details |
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| The Very Best of Tony Wegas |
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Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT [1] | ||
| "Zusammen geh'n" | 1992 | 9 |
| "Maria Magdalena" | 1993 | 33 |
