No Name is a
Slovak rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band. It was formed in
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
on 26 August 1996 by
Viliam Gutray
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* Viliam Amersek or Vili Ameršek (born 1948), retired Slovenian football player
*Viliam Figuš-Bystrý (born Viliam Figuš) (1875–1937), Slovak composer, teacher, author of the first ...
and three Timko brothers - Igor, Roman, and Ivan.
Marián Čekovský joined No Name as a keyboardist and was replaced by Zoli Šallai after leaving the band. A few years later, the youngest Timko brother, Dušan, also became a member of No Name.
No Name became known to Slovak audiences in part by playing the
Bratislavská lýra
Bratislavská lýra was a Czechoslovak festival of popular songs that took place every year from 1966 until 1990 and was held in Bratislava. It was renewed in 1997 but cancelled again in 1998.
History
The idea for the festival arose between ...
festival
, but their came with their second album, ''Počkám si na zázrak'' (I'll Wait for a Miracle), which featured the hit singles "Ty a Tvoja sestra" (You and Your Sister) and "Žily" (Veins).
Band members
Current members
* Igor Timko - vocals
* Roman Timko - guitar, vocals
* Zoltán Šallai - keyboards, vocals
* Ivan Timko - drums, vocals
* Dušan Timko - guitar
* Pavol Jakab - bass
Past members
* Marián Čekovský - keyboards
* Viliam Gutray - bass
Discography
Studio albums
* ''No Name'' (1998)
* ''Počkám si na zázrak'' (2000)
* ''Oslávme si život'' (2001)
* ''Slová do tmy'' (2003)
* ''Čím to je'' (2005)
* ''V rovnováhe'' (2008)
* ''Nový album'' (2011)
* ''Love Songs'' (2012)
* ''S Láskou'' (2015)
EPs
* ''Kto Dokáže'' - with
Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine Charlie[Český slavík
Český slavík ( en, Czech Nightingale) is a Czech award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which was establishe ...]
2016 - Best Slovak Artist
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 website
Culture and Arts in Košice
Slovak musical groups
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