B. B. Gabor

Gabor Hegedus (1948 Ô[][] 17 Jan 1990), known by the stage name BB Gabor, was a Hungarian-born Canadian pop singer. Gabor is best known for his 1980 single "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry)", and had other minor hits with "Metropolitan Life", "Consumer" and "Jealous Girl". Gabor fled with his parents to England in 1956 at the time of the Hungarian Revolution. In a 1980 interview by Paul McGrath of the Globe and Mail, the family was said to have made their exit just "one step ahead of the Russian tanks". From that same interview, Gabor recalls that the family first stayed "in a derelict home for sailors in Wapping, probably the dirtiest, darkest area of London". He subsequently moved to Canada at age 23, launching his musical career in Toronto's Queen Street West scene. He released his self-titled debut album in 1980 on Anthem Records, with the singles "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry)", "Metropolitan Life" and "Consumer". He toured across Canada, appeared at the Heatwave festival in August, was nominated for a Juno Award, and won the U-Know for best male vocalist. He released a followup, Girls of the Future, in 1981, although that album was not as successful.