Pavol Habera (born Pavel Habera, 12 April 1962, in
Brezno
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, Czechoslovakia), better known as Paľo Habera, is a Slovak singer, musician, composer, and musical actor. He gained popularity in the 1980s as the leader of the rock band
TEAM
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and has since been known through his successful solo career, and most recently as a judge on the television shows '' SuperStar Search Slovakia'' and ''
SuperStar
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'', based on the British music competition television series ''
Pop Idol
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''.
Biography
Career
Habera studied economics at school, but eventually found his specialization in music. Before performing compulsory military service, he sang in the band Tristo hrmených – 300 HR, which also included
Andrej Šeban
Andrej Šeban (born 23 June 1962), is a Slovak jazz fusion musician, composer, producer, studio guitarist, and instructor. He is also an occasional actor.
Life and career
Šeban was born in Bratislava in 1962. As a child, he took piano lesson ...
, and later in Burčiak, also with Šeban. After returning from the army, Habera played with the band Avion. In 1988, he joined
TEAM
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to inf ...
, a pop rock band from the city of
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
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, whose fame rose with the arrival of their new lead singer. He has remained the group's frontman to this day.
In 1991, Habera won the Zlatý slavík and Anděl music awards. The following year, he launched a successful solo career.
Habera was a judge on the panel of the Slovak music competition television show '' SuperStar Search Slovakia'', modelled on the British program ''
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 ...
''. Since 2009, he has been a judge on the show ''
SuperStar
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'', a Czech-Slovak co-production of the same format.
Habera has also written music for other artists, including
Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine CharliePeter Dvorský.
In addition to his musical activities, Habera has also dabbled in acting. He played the lead role in the 1993 musical film ''Fontána pre Zuzanu 2'', which also starred Malian-Slovak singer and actor Ibrahim Maiga and famous Czech singer
Lucie Bílá
Lucie Bílá (born April 7, 1966 as ''Hana Zaňáková'') is a Czech pop singer. According to her label, EMI Czech Republic, the singer has sold over one million albums. She won the Czech musical award, Český slavík 13 times, the highest ...
.
Personal life
Habera lived in the United States for four years and now lives in
Prague
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. He is married to Czech model
Daniela Peštová
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, with whom he has a daughter, Ela, and a son, Paul. He also has a daughter, Zuzana, from a previous marriage.
Studio albums
* ''Pavol Habera'' (1991)
* ''Habera 2'' (1992)
* ''Zhasni a svieť'' (1995
* ''Svet lásku má'' with Peter Dvorský,
Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine CharlieSlovak Philharmonic
The Slovak Philharmonic or Slovak State Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a Slovak symphony orchestra based in Bratislava. Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constr ...
, conducted by
Ondrej Lenárd
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(1996)
* ''Habera '97'' (1997)
* ''Vianočné koncerty'' with Peter Dvorský (1998)
* ''Vianočná hviezda'' with Peter Dvorský (1999)
* ''Boli sme raz milovaní'' (2000)
* ''To sa stáva'' (2006)
Soundtrack albums
* '' Fontána pre Zuzanu 2'' (1993)
Compilations
* ''Pavol Habera výber'' (1995)
* ''Zlaté Hity'' (2001)
Singles
* "Chcem to zažiť eště raz" (featuring Ben Cristovao and Viktor Hazard) (2019)
* "Láska a smrť" (2020)