recording artist
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and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television
musical
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''Zázračný autobus'' (1981). The early role established a formula for her regular assignments as a child singer, who had no trouble hitting note B6 and possibly above (in the TV series song Strasidla ("Spooks") to a Juraj Jakubisko's TV series
Frankenstein's Aunt
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), and resulted in recording her debut album ''Keby som bola princezná Arabela'' (1983) on OPUS Records. By her late teens, Rolins appeared in a number of made-for-TV films of varying quality, as well as managing to deliver a series of
teen pop
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-orientated albums, such as ''Darinka'' (1986), ''Čo o mne vieš'' (1988) and soundtrack ''Témeř růžový příběh'' (1990), all released by
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, oriented mainly towards publishing classical music and popular music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.
History
The Supraphon name was first registered as a trademark in 1932. T ...
. Along with
Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine CharlieGerman-speaking region in 1986, peaking with their duet "Fang das Licht" ("Catch the Light") (the German version of their Czech duet "Zvonky štěstí") at number seven on the
Austrian Singles Chart
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, and number fifteen in
Germany
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.
As she reached adulthood, her popularity had stalled in the nineties. However, she made an attempt to replicate her local status abroad via the English set ''What You See Is What You Get'' (1996). The work distributed through a subsidiary of BMG, however, failed to attract the international market and she returned to homebase to resume her former course. ''Sen lásky'' (1997), which served as her initial comeback release featuring
cover version
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s of various composers of classical era, produced a
ZAI Awards
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-nomination within Slovak outputs. Following that, she continued in publishing dance material, namely ''What's My Name'' (2002) and ''D1'' (2005); both on
Epic
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christmas album
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''Šťastné a veselé'' (2009), released on
Universal
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. On TV, she rebuilt her presence in 2007 for one season as a co-judge of reality show ''
Slovensko hľadá SuperStar
''SuperStar Search Slovakia'' (''Slovensko hľadá SuperStar'') was a casting television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show was a contest to determine the best young singer in Slovakia and was shown by the national TV netwo ...
'', and in the 2009 series of ''
Česko Slovenská Superstar
''SuperStar'' (previously known as ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'') is a joint Czech- Slovak version of the Idol series' ''Pop Idol''. It was merged from '' Česko hledá SuperStar'' and ''SuperStar Search Slovakia'', which previously had three i ...
'', also based on United Kingdom ''
Pop Idol
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''. She later joined the cast of '' Let's Dance'' (2011) and ''
X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'' (2014).
Besides her recording achievements, Rolins posed
topless
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Expose ...
in October 1999 for the Czech and Slovak issues of a
men's magazine
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as a ''
Playboy
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K ...
''
cover girl
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. She also upgraded her physical assets such as
breasts
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prior to undergoing
plastic surgery
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. The national press speculated about a
rhinoplasty
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as well. In the new millennium, she has become the subject of more scrutiny. First, there was a 2009 revelation regarding her factual surname printed by ''Plus 7 dní''; for over thirty years since her first public performance, she referred to herself exclusively under an adopted name. The following year, Rolins was accused of a
negligent homicide
Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against a person who, through criminal negligence, allows another person to die.
Examples include the crash of Aeroperu Flight 603 near Lima, Peru. The accident was caused by a piece of duct tape ...
caused by her 10 July 2010, traffic collision. The
legal case
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, initially dropped due to a lack of
probable cause
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, was later re-launched. In 2011, pop singer released a new studio album on
EMI
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entitled ''Stereo'' (2011). Receiving mixed reviews, the work featured an explicit, almost nude
cover
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. Most recently, she released album ETC without a label. Even in her adulthood, Dara has no troubles hitting 6th octave's F#6 with her full and very tender voice live, and showed her still stunning range during her live online recorded concer Up-close (Nablízko) in 2021
Biography
Early years
Dara Rolins, or Darina Rolincová, was born Darina Gambošová on 7 December 1972 in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, former
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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. She is the younger daughter of Zlatica Rolincová (1945) and Dušan Gamboš (1948), parents of Slovak ancestry. She was raised with her
half-sister
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Jana Labasová (1964), better identified as Jana Hádlová-Rolincová per marriage with Czech record producer Daniel Hádl. When four years old, Rolincová provisionally appeared in front of television cameras during ''Matelko'', produced by STV. The regular program that starred a
hand puppet
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named Drobček (''Petit'') was crafted for children. In 1978, encouraged by winning
talent contest
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''Hledáme mladé talenty'' (''Young Talents Wanted''), she started to participate in local
musical ensembles
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such as the Children's Choir of Czecho
slovak Radio
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in Bratislava. Later on, she had
piano lesson
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s.
Discography
;Studio albums
;;Solo
*1983: ''Keby som bola princezná Arabela''
*1986: ''Darinka''
*1988: ''Čo o mne vieš''
*1996: ''What You See Is What You Get''
*1997: ''Sen lásky''
*2002: ''What's My Name''
*2006: ''D1''
*2011: ''Stereo''
*2017: ''ETC''
;;Live Recordings
*2009: ''Šťastné A Veselé''
*2021: ''Nablízko''
;;With Others
*1991: ''Snehulienka A 7 Pretekárov''
*1994: ''
Thumbelina
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(Czech version)''
*1998: ''Sexy Dancers – Butcher's on the Road''
*2002: ''Wedding Band – Na Slovenskej Svadbe 1''
Filmography
;Notes
*A Denotes a televised musical theatre.
Bibliography
Copyrights
Awards
Major awards
;Notes
*B Best Album category of 1997 was won by ''Svet lásku má'', credited to various artists such as Pavol Habera,
Peter Dvorský
Peter Dvorský (born 25 September 1951) is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories.
Dvorsk ...
and
Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine Charlie
*C Aurel Awards allowed only three nominated artists per category. As a result of the equal number of votes received from academics, Rolins was nominated in 2006 for Best Female Vocal Performance with Barbara Haščáková. The other nominees were Tina and
Katarína Knechtová
Katarína Knechtová (born March 14, 1981) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha.
Biography
Katarína was born in Prešov, to a Czech mother and Slovak father. In Prešov she attended t ...
. Tina eventually won the award.
*D Best Music Video category in 2006 went to "Miles" by Lavagance band, directed by Branislav Špaček.
Music polls
;Notes
*E In 1998, Rolins shared her top ranking (#27) as Female Singer with Marcela Holanová.
*F In 2000, Rolins was classified in Teenagers' Choice list at No. 63.
*G Within the Slovak Act category, Rolins finished at No. 10 in 2008.
*H In 2009 and 2011, she was ranked as the 9th Slovak Act.
*I In 2010, Rolins finished at No. 11 in the Slovak category.
*J Within the Žebřík 1998 pool, Rolins was also classified as the 11th in the so-called Biggest Surprise category.
Controversies
Car accident
On 8 October 2010 Rolins was officially accused by the
Police of the Czech Republic
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of
negligent manslaughter
Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against a person who, through criminal negligence, allows another person to die.
Examples include the crash of Aeroperu Flight 603 near Lima, Peru. The accident was caused by a piece of duct tape ...
as the result of her traffic collision on Saturday 10 July 2010 in
Prague
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, Czech Republic. The singer, driving her
Mercedes-Benz
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, had hit a
motor scooter
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with a 63-year-old man named Jindřich Rotrekl, who died of his injuries three hours after he was escorted into hospital. She would deny all charges, however, and the case was dropped due to a lack of
probable cause
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on 2 November 2010.
;New prosecution
In August 2011, the prosecution against Rolins was re-launched following a new assessment, provided on behalf of the victim's family. According to the report, Rolins' vehicle had entered the opposite lane and hit the motorcyclist. On 19 September the singer was, therefore, re-interrogated by the police officers, while facing up to six years in prison.
On 13 August 2012 the jury of the District Court for Prague 2 found Rolins guilty. She got a suspended sentence of two years and two months to three years probation period. The singer also needs to reimburse about four million
Czech crown
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s (approx. €160,224) damage. In addition to court costs, the singer must pay compensation to the family and all costs associated with the burial of the victim. She is also banned from operating a vehicle for three years. The verdict, however, is not yet final and Rolins may appeal, which she probably will.
See also
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The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
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The list is entirely ...
YouTube
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Discogs
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