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| Background information | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | New wave, electronic, pop |
| Years active | 1998–Present |
| Labels | Neoworld Records |
| Members | Mátyás Milkovics Boglárka Izsó |
| Past members | Péter Kőváry Márk Moldvai Gergő Szőcs Enikő Hodosi |
Neo is a Hungarian indie-electronic band, best known for producing the music for the movie Kontroll .
The band was formed in autumn of 1998 from the idea of Mátyás Milkovics. During the first five years of existence, Márk Moldvai worked with Mátyás Milkovics as a duo. Their first single was released in 1998, an adaptation of "The Pink Panther Theme". [1]
2004 marked the birth of an entirely new Neo, in which, with Mátyás Milkovics, were Enikő Hodosi, Péter Kőváry and Gergő Szőcs, an electro-drummer who joined the creative group in the second part of the year.
On 27 June 2022, former band mate, Péter Kőváry died at the age of 50. [2] [3]
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