Robbie Williams in the spotlight — now at Madame Tussauds Budapest

Robbie Williams — or rather, his wax figure — has arrived in Budapest. Madame Tussauds Budapest is honoring the rock star, who has been at the top of his game for over three decades and will be performing in the capital in two days. From now on, for just over a month, visitors can lounge next to Robbie in the Madame Tussauds Budapest exhibit and hum along to their favorite hits, from Rock DJ to Let Me Entertain You.

This is the first time Robbie Williams has appeared in Budapest as a wax figure, but he has performed live for Hungarian audiences multiple times over the years: he has been a headliner on the Sziget Main Stage and has filled both the Puskás Stadium and the Papp László Sports Arena (both of whose namesakes are also featured in the Madame Tussauds Budapest exhibit). The figure arrived from Vienna and had no special requests; after a quick haircut and outfit adjustment, he took his place at the Cinema Café.

At the Hungarian premiere, radio legend Csaba Abaházi shared his own experiences and thoughts about the singer: “Back in the ’90s, we had an inside joke on the tour bus. If someone was feeling down, the others would just ask, ‘Are you sad because Robbie left Take That?’ That shows how big of a star he already was back then. To be a rock star, you need innate talent — becoming one isn’t easy. I’m sure there are singers with better voices than Robbie’s, and others have had great songs written for them too, but he became one of the defining figures of pop music,” said Abaházi.

Another special guest at the unveiling was Vidor Greguss, who has twice been called up on stage by Robbie Williams. The tall man was first invited up in 2003 and then again in 2023. “Even Robbie was amazed that after two decades he spotted the same person in a crowd of tens of thousands. I’ll be in the front row again this Friday, and I hope there will be a third encounter — it certainly won’t be down to me if it doesn’t happen,” said Greguss.