Carson Coma

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Carson Coma
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Carson Coma performing at SZIN Festival 2022
Background information
Origin Budapest, Hungary
Genres Alternative rock
Years active2018-present
LabelsGold Record
MembersZsombor Bóna
Giorgio Fekete
Péter Gaál
Barnabás Hera
Attila Jónás
Bálint Kun
Website carsoncoma.hu

Carson Coma is a Hungarian alternative rock band formed in 2018, which won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hungarian Act in 2022. [1] They released their first album Corduroy Club in April 2019, which included the singles "What A Time To Be Alive" and "Song About My Grandma". Since their first album, on which the majority of songs were in English, they have switched to producing Hungarian-language music. They have subsequently released four further albums, as well as ten non-album singles, and an EP.

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History

The band released their first single, titled "What A Time To Be Alive", in September 2018, to positive critical reception. [2] They released a further single, "Song About My Grandma", in April 2019, and then their debut album Corduroy Club (on which both songs featured) in the same month. The album was described as "1960s Hungarian beat and dance music-inspired" by Müpa Budapest. [3] [4]

2020 saw an increase in recognition for the band, as they won the Fonogram Award for Best Hungarian Discovery of the Year in April of that year. [5] Their second album, Lesz, ami lesz, was released in October, and featured four previously released singles: "Peti és Én", "Én még sohasem", "Egyszerűen semmi sem egyszerű", and "Na mindegy". [6]

In March 2022, the band released their third album, entitled Digitális/Analóg. A month later, they achieved their first chart success, with the single Immunissá válunk entering at #38 on the Hungarian Single Top 40 in April - the album would reach #35 in July. [7] [8] They also performed for the first time at Sziget Festival in August. [9]

The latest album, IV, was released in June 2023, and featured the singles FELDOBOM A KÖVET and FANTOMREZGÉS, the former of which was noted for its strong political message. [10] [11] They performed a sold-out concert in Budapest Park to promote the album that month, [12] and then organised a "mini-festival" there in September featuring 8 Hungarian performers. [13]

In early 2024, the band released the single Frida Kahlo featuring Beton.Hofi  [ hu ], using the eponymous Mexican artist as a device to demonstrate contempt for mainstream culture. [14] Two more singles were subsequently released, titled Paul McCartney halott? and Orrvérzés. Having reached their 5th anniversary the year before, the band performed a celebratory concert at the MVM Dome in April featuring their greatest hits and guest performances from Beton.Hofi and Ivan & The Parazol, from which a live album was released. [15]

The band participated in the semi-finals of San Marino Song Contest, San Marino's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. [16] They reached the second chance round but failed to make the final. [17]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak positions
HUN
2019Corduroy Club –
2020Lesz, ami lesz27 [18]
2022Digitális/Analóg23 [18]
2023IV15 [19]
" –" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

YearTitle
2024MVM DOME 2024 (Live)

Extended plays

YearTitle
2024Frida Kahlo

Singles

As lead artist
YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
HUN
2018What A Time To Be Alive –Corduroy Club
2019Song About My Grandma –
Nem vagyok ideges (Live session) –Non-album single
Peti és Én –Lesz, ami lesz
2020Én még sohasem –
Egyszerűen semmi sem egyszerű –
Na mindegy –
2021Pók – [a] Digitális/Analóg
Kék Hullám Kemping – [b]
2022Osztálytalálkozó – [c]
Immunissá válunk19 [20]
Bábu vagy –Non-album single
Marokkó –
Körforgalom34 [21]
2023FELDOBOM A KÖVET36 [22] IV
FANTOMREZGÉS – [d]
2024Frida Kahlo(featuring Beton.Hofi)33 [23] Non-album single
Paul McCartney halott? –
Orrvérzés –
plusz egy (+1) –
2025Daddy Said No –Non-album single
Libikóka17 [24]
" –" denotes a release that did not chart.
As featured artist
YearTitlePeak positions
HUN
2021Kérdőjelek és a válaszok by Ivan & The Parazol  – [e]
" –" denotes a release that did not chart.


Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Did not enter the Single Top 40 chart, but peaked at #18 on the Stream Top 40
  2. ↑ Did not enter the Single Top 40 chart, but peaked at #31 on the Radio Top 40
  3. ↑ Did not enter the Single Top 40 chart, but peaked at #23 on the Stream Top 40
  4. ↑ Did not enter the Single Top 40 chart, but peaked at #34 on the Stream Top 40
  5. ↑ Did not enter the Single Top 40 chart, but peaked at #35 on the Radio Top 40

References

  1. 1 2 "Taylor Swift tarolt, a Carson Coma lett a legjobb magyar előadó az MTV EMA-gálán". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Megérkeztek a Carson Coma Kikeltetős koncertvideói!". keretblog.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ↑ "The Corduroy Jazz Club Presents: the Carson Coma Ensemble". mupa.hu. Müpa Budapest. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ↑ "„A beatzene lett a közös nevező"". kortarsonline.hu (in Hungarian). 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  5. 1 2 "A Carson Coma tagjai koccintással köszöntötték a Fonogram-díjukat!". fonogram.hu (in Hungarian). Fonogram - Hungarian Music Awards. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Carson Coma "Lesz, Ami Lesz"". goldrecord.hu (in Hungarian). Gold Record. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ↑ "2022/16. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2022-04-22. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ↑ "2022/29. heti Album Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2022-07-22. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  9. ↑ "#SZIGET2022 — Program - Discover the Sziget2022 Line-up! – Sziget Festival - The Island of Freedom". szigetfestival.com. Sziget Festival. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Carson Coma: Huszonéves korban egyre nagyobb a tét minden szempontból". telex.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ↑ "Feldobom a követ: az idő begyógyítja a sebeket?". ujszo.com (in Hungarian). 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ↑ "CC crew forever! – Ilyen volt a Carson Coma a Budapest Parkban - Recorder". recorder.blog.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  13. ↑ "Minifesztivált rendez a Carson Coma szuper fiatal zenekarokkal a Budapest Parkban - Recorder". recorder.blog.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  14. ↑ "Összeállt egy közös dalra Beton.Hofi és a Carson Coma". telex.hu (in Hungarian). 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  15. ↑ "Carson Coma - 5th birthday". mvm-dome.hu. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  16. ↑ "Semifinali – Una Voce per San Marino". Una Voce per San Marino (in English and Italian). San Marino RTV . Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  17. ↑ "San Marino: Una Voce per San Marino 2025 Sammarinese Semi-Final & Second Chance Results". eurovoix.com. 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  18. 1 2 "2023/35. heti Album Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2023-09-01. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  19. ↑ "2023/27. heti Album Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2023-07-07. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  20. ↑ "2022/27. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  21. ↑ "2022/41. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  22. ↑ "2023/21. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2023-05-26. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  23. ↑ "2024/11. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2024-03-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  24. ↑ "2025/18. heti Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2025-05-02.
  25. ↑ "Artisjus-díjasok Artisjus - Artisjus - 3. oldal". artisjus.hu (in Hungarian). Artisjus Awards . Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  26. ↑ "Nyertesek 2024". fonogram.hu (in Hungarian). Fonogram - Hungarian Music Awards. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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