 János Bródy was born on 5 April 1946 in Budapest as the child of András Bródy, Széchenyi Award-winning economist, and Márta Vajna, a teacher.After his graduation from the Puskás Tivadar Telecommunication Technical School, in 1964 he joined the beat band Illés after the advice of Zsuzsa Koncz.The band, which previously gained its Budapest-wide fame from small club concerts playing Italian and English hits (like ones from The Hurricanes, The Shadows and The Beatles) recorded its first albums "Long Tall Sally" and "Little Richard/Chapel".