Katus Várallyay is a multi-award-winning Hungarian singer and songwriter. Being raised in a musician family of seven children, choral music always played an important role in her life. In 2005, she founded her own acapella group Jazzation, which soon became the central part of her musical persona.
As the creator and artistic director of “Duplicappella!” concert series, she performs with the greatest vocal groups from all over the world. She collaborated with The Real Group and Bobby McFerrin, and was the recipient of prestigious international acknowledgements such as the first prize of Aarhus Vocal Festival 2019.
Being an expert both in fields of vocal music and drama-based pedagogy, Katus leads community workshops all over Hungary. In these interactive events she works with disadvantaged children, using music and movement to liberate creative ideas, make connections and raise self-confidence.
