Martin Ďurinda (also known as Maťo Ďurinda, born 8 November 1961) is the vocalist and guitarist for the Slovak hard rock/ heavy metal band

Tublatanka Tublatanka is a 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 M ...

. His hometown is

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Biography

In his youth, Ďurinda had aspirations of becoming a hockey player while teaching himself to play guitar and piano. Martin learned to sing from his mother, who was a high school music teacher. Between 1977 and 1980, he was a member of the pop group Nervy. In 1982, he enrolled at

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, where he majored in pharmacy. It was there that he met Juraj Černý and Pavol Horváth, and created the band Tublatanka. Together with his band Tublatanka he represented Slovakia at the

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/ref> Ďurinda has had a lengthy career with his band Tublatanka and they continue to perform to this day. He has also released a solo album, titled ''Perfektný svet'' (Perfect World), which came out in 1997.

Discography

with Tublatanka

Studio albums

* 1985: ''

'' * 1987: '' Skúsime to cez vesmír'' * 1988: '' Žeravé znamenie osudu'' * 1990: ''

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'' * 1992: ''Volanie divočiny'' * 1993: ''Poďme bratia do Betlehema'' * 1994: ''Znovuzrodenie'' * 2001: '' Pánska jazda'' * 2005: ''

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'' * 2006: ''Vianočný deň'' * 2010: '' Svet v ohrození'' * 2023: '' Uprostred chaosu''

Compilations

* 1994: ''Neverending Song'' (six-track rare CD composed of Czech and English mixes of the track "Neverending Song", issued on the occasion of the band's participation in the Eurovision contest) * 1996: ''Najvačšie hity No.1 - Pravda víťazí'' * 1998: ''Najvačšie hity No.2 - Ja sa vrátim!'' * 2002: ''Láska útočí'' (credited as Maťo Ďurinda, Tublatanka) * 2003: ''Zlatá Tublatanka - 20 rockov'' * 2006: ''Gold'' (credited as Tublatanka, Maťo Ďurinda) * 2012: ''Najvačšie hity No.3 - Cítim sa fajn''

Solo

* 1997: ''Perfektný svet''

References

External links

Tublatanka official website
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