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Slovakia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Horehronie (song), Horehronie" written by Kamil Peteraj and Martin Kavulič. The song was performed by Kristina (singer), Kristina. The Slovak entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final ''Eurosong 2010'', organised by the Slovak broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV). 60 entries competed in the national final which consisted of nine shows: six quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. In the quarter-finals, four entries were selected by a public vote to advance from each show. Twenty-four entries qualified to compete in the semi-finals where six entries were selected to advance from each show based on the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public vote. Twelve entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 27 February 2010 where "Horehronie" performed by Kristina was selected as the winner after scoring the most points from the jury and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina (singer)
Kristina may refer to: Places *the Swedish name of Ristiina, a town in Finland People *the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden * Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer * Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress * Kristina Apgar (born 1985), American actress *Kristina Bach (born 1962), German singer and music producer *Kristina Bakarandze (born 1998), Georgia-born Azerbaijani footballer *Kristina Bannikova (born 1991), Estonian footballer *Kristina Barrois (born 1981), German tennis player * Kristina Benić (born 1988), Croatian basketball player *Kristina Boden, American film and television editor *Kristina Brenk (1911–2009), Slovene author *Kristina Carlson (born 1949), Finnish author * Kristina Clonan (born 1998), Australian cyclist *Kristina Dovydaitytė (born 1985), Lithuanian badminton player *Kristina Dörfer (born 1984), German singer and actress *Kristina Đukić (2000–2021), Serbian YouTuber and livestreamer * Kristina Elez (born 1987), Croatian handball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Haiti Earthquake
A disaster, catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residential area, residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. The nation's history of External debt of Haiti, national debt, prejudicial trade policies by other countries, and foreign intervention into national affairs contributed to the existing poverty and poor housing conditions that in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The Slovakia men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. A successor to the Czechoslovakia national team, it is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world. The team's general manager is Miroslav Šatan and their head coach is Craig Ramsay. Slovakia has won four medals at the World Championships, including a gold medal in 2002 in Sweden, and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. History The Slovak national team was formed following the breakup of Czechoslovakia, as the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. While the Czechs were allowed to compete in the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former Czechoslovak team were Slovaks, Slovakia would be required to start international play in pool C. However, Slovakia's play in the lower pools won it promotion to pool A by 1996. ''See also Post-Cold War period of the IIHF wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Bezdeda
Tomáš Bezdeda (born December 2, 1985, in Žilina, Slovakia) is a Slovaks, Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in ''Slovensko hľadá SuperStar, Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar'', the Slovak version of ''Pop Idol'', shown by Slovenská televízia, STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in Slovenská televízia, STV. In 2006, Bezdeda took part in 'Let's Dance' on TV Markíza. In 2009, Bezdeda attempted to represent Slovakia at the Eurovision Song Contest and to be the first Slovak entry in the contest since 1998. Bezdeda performed at the Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Eurosong contest, and in the final came second in the televoting with the song "Každý z nás", beaten by Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková. In 2010 he will once again try to win the Eurosong contest, this time performing the song "Na strechách domov". Discography Albums *''Slovensko hľadá Superstar Top 11'' (April 2005) *''Obyčajné slová'' (August 2005) *''Ost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Schindlerová
Martina Šindlerová (born 29 June 1988 in Bratislava, Slovakia), also known as Martina Schindlerova, is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing second in '' Slovensko hľadá SuperStar'', the Slovak version of ''Pop Idol'', shown by STV. Slovensko hľadá SuperStar Performances Discography Albums *'' Slovensko hľadá Superstar Top 11'' (April 2005) *'' Patríme K Sebe'' (October 2005) *'' Čo sa to tu deje'' (May 2008) Singles *Je T'aime'' *''Neutekám'' * "Birds of Paradise" * "Len sám Boh vie" See also * The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time is a list of the best album releases issued by Slovak recording artists. As the first such list presented in Slovakia, it was published by '' Nový čas'' daily on 22 September 2007. The list is entirely ... References External links Official Site(In Slovak) 1988 births Living people Idols (franchise) participants 21st-century Slovak women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Haasová
Zuzana Haasová (born 20 March 1981) is a Slovak actress and singer. She studied at the . Haasová played Soňa Jančová in the Slovak soap ''Panelák'' between 2008 and 2015. She performs music as part of the Susie Haas Band. Haasová has type 1 diabetes. She is the youngest of three sisters. Selected filmography *''Najmenší hrdinovia'' (television, 1989) *''Dvadsaťštyri hodín zo života istej ženy'' (TV film, 1994) *''Pod vŕbou'' (TV film, 1994) *''O krásnej strige'' (TV film, 1994) *''O Zorali a dvoch bratoch'' (1994) *''Škriatok '' (1995) *''Silvánovci'' (1996) *''Duchovia'' (1997) *'' Cruel Joys'' (2002) *''Ordinácia v ružovej záhrade'' (television, 2007) *''Panelák () is a colloquial term in Czech and Slovak for a panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete, such as those extant in the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in the world. Paneláks are usually located in housing e ...'' (television, 2008–2015) *'' Rex'' (telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominika Mirgová
Dominika Mirgová (born 23 December 1991) is a Slovak singer and actress from Trnava. She first appeared at age 15 in the third season of ''Slovensko hľadá SuperStar'' (based on the British TV show ''Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...''), where she came in second. One year later, in 2008, she debuted with her first solo album. Slovensko hľadá SuperStar performances Singles * 2010: "Cesta snov" * 2013: "Je Koniec" (ft. Kali) * 2013: "L.A.S.K.A." (ft. Rakby) * 2013: "Swing" (ft. Mafia Corner) Albums * 2008: ''Dominika Mirgová'' * 2012: '' NOVÁ'' * 2016: ''Armáda'' References 1991 births Living people Musicians from Trnava Actors from Trnava {{Slovakia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Slovakia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times, debuting in 1994. It had attempted to debut in 1993, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the first three finals that Slovakia participated in, it placed no better than 18th, which it achieved in 1996. Because of its poor results, Slovakia was relegated in 1995 and 1997, and eventually withdrew in 1999. The country returned in 2009, although they withdrew again within four years, having failed to qualify for the final every year since their return. History Before participation During the time of Czechoslovakia, (ČST) is known to have broadcast a number of editions of the contest in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Karel Gott, one of the most popular Czechoslovakian artist, represented Austria in the 1968 contest, held in London, United Kingdom. Furthermore, the Prague Theatre of Illuminated Drawings from the Czech capital performed as interval act in the 1984 cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Language
Slovak () , is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is closely related to Czech, to the point of mutual intelligibility to a very high degree, as well as Polish. Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German and other Slavic languages. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Slovakia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times, debuting in 1994. It had attempted to debut in 1993, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the first three finals that Slovakia participated in, it placed no better than 18th, which it achieved in 1996. Because of its poor results, Slovakia was relegated in 1995 and 1997, and eventually withdrew in 1999. The country returned in 2009, although they withdrew again within four years, having failed to qualify for the final every year since their return. History Before participation During the time of Czechoslovakia, (ČST) is known to have broadcast a number of editions of the contest in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Karel Gott, one of the most popular Czechoslovakian artist, represented Austria in the 1968 contest, held in London, United Kingdom. Furthermore, the Prague Theatre of Illuminated Drawings from the Czech capital performed as interval act in the 1984 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tublatanka
Tublatanka is a Slovakia, Slovak rock band formed in the autumn of 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia, best known for the hits "Pravda víťazí" (The Truth Prevails) and "Dnes" (Today). The band's classic lineup consisted of Maťo Ďurinda (also known as Martin Durinda), Palo Horváth, and Juraj "Ďuro" Černý from 1982 to 1992. In 1992, Palo exited the band, leaving Maťo and Ďuro to record their 1993 album with Maťo composing guitar and bass melodies. Ďuro left the band in 1995 due to complications with drugs. Currently, the band consists of Maťo Ďurinda, Juraj Topor, and Peter Schlosser. Biography Early years Tublatanka was formed in 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia, by Martin "Maťo" Ďurinda, Palo Horváth, and Ďuro Černý. Ďurinda was a student at Comenius University in Bratislava at the time, where he met drummer Ďuro Černý in a wine bar called Veľkí Františkáni through a friend. The two talked about their favorite bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
