Zuzana Smatanová (born 14 June 1984
Súľov-Hradná
Súľov-Hradná ( hu, Szulyóváralja) is a village and municipality in Bytča District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1193.
Geography
The municipality lies at an alt ...
) is a
Slovak pop-rock singer. She sings in
Slovak and in English, writing her own lyrics and music. She plays the piano, the flute and the guitar.
In 1998 she was accepted to Pedagogical and Social Academy in
Turčianske Teplice
Turčianske Teplice (german: Bad Stuben; hu, Stubnyafürdő) is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. The town's population is around 6,500. The town was the historic center of the Upp ...
, but was more attracted to writing music than to being a teacher
Awards in slovak competitions
She won the Slovak
Coca-Cola
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Popstar (2003) competition, the "Discovery of the Year" category at
Aurel Awards
The Aurel Awards were Slovak music accolades presented by ''Slovenská národná skupina Medzinárodnej federácie fonografického priemyslu'' (SNS IFPI) to recognize outstanding achievements in the industry for the preceding year in the regio ...
2003, Female singer of the year on "OTO" in 2004 and 2005 and Best female singer on "Slavik" in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Discography
* ''Entirely good'' (8 September 2003)
* ''Svet mi stúpil na nohu'' (10 October 2005)
* ''Tabletky odvahy'' (24 September 2007)
* ''Live!'' (CD and DVD, 2008)
* ''Gemini'' (2CD, 2009)
* ''Dvere'' (2011)
* ''Momenty'' (2013)
* ''Echo'' (2018)
She also collaborated with
Desmod
Desmod is a Slovak music band, playing mainly mainstream pop-rock songs, founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock. Nowadays, Desmod is one of the ...
(song "Pár dní" from ''Skupinová terapia'' album, and song "Čiernobiela" from ''Kyvadlo'' album) and
IMT Smile IMT may refer to:
* IMT, the IATA code for Ford Airport (Iron Mountain), Michigan, US
* ''In Melbourne Tonight'', an Australian TV show
* Individual Movement Techniques
* International Military Tribunal
* Institute for Military Technology at Royal ...
(songs "Suzanna" and "Úsmev a čaj (I Am Tea-Smile)" from ''Exotica'' album).
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 ...
External links
Official homepage (SK)Official Fanclub homepage (SK)
1984 births
Living people
21st-century Slovak women singers
People from Bytča District
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