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V.I.P. were a Hungarian pop boy band founded in 1997 and dissolved in 2001, consisted of 4 members including 2 brothers.
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| Years active | 1997-2001 |
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V.I.P. were a Hungarian pop boy band founded in 1997 and dissolved in 2001, consisted of 4 members including 2 brothers.
They represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" ("Why Do You Have To Go?"). They tied for twelfth place with Greece with 39 points. One of them, Viktor Rakonczai composed the song Szívverés for Csézy, who represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
Their single in 1998, "Keresem a lányt", sampled NSYNC's "Tearin' Up My Heart".
In total, VIP released four albums. In 2001, the singers each decided to go their own way, and the boy band was disbanded.
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Imre Rakonczai
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