Neoton60 - Pop Up Exhibition Opening
Neoton60 - Pop Up Exhibition Opening
This event is held in Hungarian.
Neoton (Família) was founded sixty years ago
Opening: Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:00 p.m., guest: László Pásztor
Neoton Família, the leading Hungarian pop-disco band of the late 1970s and early 1980s, was founded sixty years ago, in September 1965, by two economics students, László Pásztor and Lajos Galácz. Neoton, a typical beat band of the era, made its debut at a university competition on St. Nicholas Day, and its first period—whose biggest hit was Kell, hogy várj (You Must Wait)—ended with the release of its first album (Bolond város, Crazy City) in 1971 (at that time, Balázs Fecó, Lajos Som, and Ferenc Debreczeni were also members of the band). In 1972, they underwent a complete transformation when songwriter and keyboardist György Jakab joined them, and the Kócbabák – Éva Csepregi, Éva Fábián, and Éva Pál – appeared alongside them. In 1979, now under the name Neoton Família and with the support of Péter Erdős, brand manager of the Hungarian Record Company, they became the number one disco band in Hungary.
This marked the beginning of their international career: between 1979 and 1983, their albums were released in numerous countries (Japan, Spain, West Germany, Denmark, Italy, South Korea, and South America). Their greatest hits include Santa Maria, Hegyirabló, Don Quijote, Te Quiero, Kétszázhúsz felett, Monte Carlo, Pago Pago, Holnap hajnalig, Nyár van, Yo-Yo, I Love You, and Latin szerenád. During the political transition, the band split into two groups, then in April 1998, they gave a farewell concert at the Budapest Sports Hall in memory of György Jakab, who had passed away in the meantime. In 2005, they reunited at the People's Stadium. Since then, under the name Neoton Família Sztárjai, with Éva Csepregi at the helm, they have been giving regular concerts throughout the country.
The House of Music Club Library commemorates this notable anniversary with its third pop-up exhibition, featuring rare record covers, contemporary documents, original posters, and memorabilia.
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