Hungaroton

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| url = {{URL|hungarotonmusic.com}}

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'''Hungaroton''' is the oldest [[record label|record]] and music publisher company in [[Hungary]].

'''Hungaroton''' is the oldest [[record label]] and music publisher company in [[Hungary]].

Hungaroton was founded in [[1951 in music|1951]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Hungaroton |url=https://sfdh.us/encyclopedia/hungaroton.html |website=The Society of Folk Dance Historians |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref> when its only competitors in the Hungarian music market were record labels like [[Melodiya]], [[Supraphon]] and {{Interlanguage link multi|Eterna (label)|de|3=Eterna (Plattenlabel)|lt=Eterna}} from other socialist countries. Previously called [[Qualiton]], its name was changed to Hungaroton in the mid-1960s, though the Qualiton brand remained as a label for [[operetta]] and [[Gypsy style|gypsy music]] releases. Also new popular music, rock and jazz labels (Pepita, Bravó, and Krém) were founded.

Hungaroton was founded in [[1951 in music|1951]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Hungaroton |url=https://sfdh.us/encyclopedia/hungaroton.html |website=The Society of Folk Dance Historians |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref> when its only competitors in the Hungarian music market were record labels like [[Melodiya]], [[Supraphon]] and {{Interlanguage link multi|Eterna (label)|de|3=Eterna (Plattenlabel)|lt=Eterna}} from other socialist countries. Previously called [[Qualiton]], its name was changed to Hungaroton in the mid-1960s, though the Qualiton brand remained as a label for [[operetta]] and [[Gypsy style|gypsy music]] releases. Also new popular music, rock and jazz labels (Pepita, Bravó, and Krém) were founded.