Bea Palya

Who is Bea Palya?

Bea Palya is a Hungarian folk-song singer and performer. Bea is continually studying the art of song. The strength of her talent is such that she is able to use what she learns to develop her own style. She spent her childhood in the village Bag, where she danced and sang in the local dance-group. She began her education in the Apáczai Csere János Gimnázium, and studied ethnography at Eötvös Loránd University. She graduated in 2002.

She was a singer in the group Zurgó, and Laokoón. In 2002, she started her solo career. She performs Hungarian and Bulgarian folk music; besides this she plays jazz and world music. She has also studied both Indian and Persian music.