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Panelák (TV Series)
Panelák is a Slovak daily television series that aired from 2008 until 2017 on TV JOJ. In Slovak language, Slovak, ''panelák'' means "block of flats". The soap opera follows the lives of a group of people living in an apartment building. Background ''Panelák'' originally aired for fifteen seasons from 18 February 2008 until 17 June 2015 as a daily series, becoming the longest-running television show in Slovak history. In 2017, it was brought back for one more season upon its fifteenth anniversary, from 29 March until 30 August. The soap opera is loosely connected to the earlier Slovak series ''Susedia'' (Neighbours), broadcast by Markíza from 2006 until 2007, and later rebooted in 2018. The creator of ''Panelák'', Andrej Kraus, had worked on the older show as well. The two series also shared some cast members, including Kraus himself, and Viktória Ráková. The two actors also worked together on the sitcom ''Kutyil s.r.o.'' The show featured appearances by both domestic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktória Ráková
Viktória Ráková Lakatos (born 15 March 1981) is a Slovak television and theatre actress. She is best known for starring in the TV Shows ''Panelák'' and ''Susedia''. Biography Viktória Ráková was born on 15 March 1981 in Rimavská Sobota. She is of Hungarian ethnicity. She studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 2006. Following graduation, Ráková became a member of the Hungarian-language ''Thália'' theatre in Košice. From 2008 to 2022 she was a cast member of the TV Show ''Susedia'', for which she was twice nominated for the OTO Award for TV Female Actor. In addition, she appeared in the shows ''Panelák'' and Kutyl s.r.o. In 2022 she became the winner of the reality show Tvoja tvár znie povedome. Ráková has two sons with her husband, the musician Róbert Lakatos. They reside in the village of Chotín Chotín (, Hungarian pronunciation:) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Lehotský
Ján, also credited as Janko Lehotský (born 16 April 1947) is a Slovak composer and former leader of the Modus band. Lehotský began his performing career when he was four years old, when he performed in a marionette theater. He was a freelance composer during the Velvet Revolution. In 1974 he began managing the band Modus, in which performed also Marika Gombitová and Miroslav Žbirka. He created about 20 records in his career. His music has drawn similarities to Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selli ... and he tries to make music that makes people feel good. Discography ;Solo: *1992: ''Janko Lehotský a priatelia,'' OPUS *1996: ''Čiernobiely svet,'' OPUS *2000: ''Poslední a prví,'' Universal *2002: ''Láv sa píše "Love",'' Universal *2003: ''Balíček t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Müller (singer)
Richard Müller (born 6 September 1961) is a Slovak singer, songwriter, photographer, and occasional actor. He is one of the most successful singers in both Czechia and Slovakia, where he has sold more than one million records. At the beginning of his musical career, he was a member of Pavel Daněk's band Burčiak and later formed his own group, Banket (band), Banket, with whom he recorded three studio albums. He launched a solo career in the early 1990s and has issued sixteen studio albums as well as several compilations and live recordings. Müller collaborated with pianist Jaroslav Filip until the latter's death in 2000. Career Banket: 1984–91 Müller started his career as a music journalist. In the beginning of the 1980s, while studying drama and screenwriting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, he started writing for the daily paper and the only specialized periodical at the time, ''Popular'', and later for ''Gramorevue''. His first song, "Radio", was recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Smatanová
Zuzana Smatanová (born 14 June 1984 Súľov-Hradná) is a Slovaks, Slovak pop-rock singer. She sings in Slovak language, 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, but was more attracted to writing music than to being a teacher. Awards in slovak competitions She won the Slovak Coca-Cola Popstar (2003) competition, the "Discovery of the Year" category at Aurel Awards 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 (song "Pár dní" from ''Skupinová terapia'' album, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisa Sklovská
Sisa Sklovská (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovak singer. She studied at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and subsequently joined the Slovak National Theatre, where she performed for five years as a soloist. Sklovská was among the judges for the X Factor (Czech and Slovak series). Slovak president Ivan Gašparovič attended her wedding to Juraj Lelkes in January 2011. Discography Studio albums *2000: ''Sisa'' *2003: ''Viem, čo chcem'' *2009: ''Kouzlem spoutaná'' *2010: ''Piesne vianočné (Christmas Songs) zlatá edícia'' *2010: ''Láska'' *2011: ''Pop Collection 2000–2010'' References External links * * 1965 births Living people People from Žilina 20th-century Slovak women opera singers 21st-century Slovak women opera singers {{Slovakia-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celeste Buckingham
Celeste Rizvana Buckingham (born 3 May 1995) is a Slovak singer and songwriter. Buckingham began her career in 2011, after finishing fifth in the second season of '' Česko Slovenská SuperStar'', the joint Czech-Slovak version of '' Idol''. Born in Switzerland to an American father and Iranian mother, Buckingham settled with her family in Slovakia at the age of three. After beginning her professional career with ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'', Buckingham released the singles "Blue Guitar" and " Nobody Knows", both of which became top ten radio hits in Slovakia. The singles were followed by the release of her debut studio album '' Don't Look Back'' (2012). While a moderate commercial success, the album spawned the release of the single " Run Run Run", becoming a number-one radio hit in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and the most-played song of the year by a Slovak artist. Buckingham has since gone on to release four additional studio albums as an independent artist: ''Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastacia
Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Her first two studio albums, '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001), achieved chart success with the singles " I'm Outta Love", " Not That Kind", " Paid My Dues", and " One Day in Your Life". Her third album, 2004's '' Anastacia'', continued her commercial success, while her duet with Eros Ramazzotti, " I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)", was a hit throughout Europe in 2006. After switching labels, she released her fourth studio album, '' Heavy Rotation'', in 2008, followed in 2012 by the cover album '' It's a Man's World''. She later released ''Resurrection'' (2014) and ''Evolution'' (2017), which included the single " Caught in the Middle". In 2023, she released an album of German songs translated into English, entitled '' Our Songs''. Singing was Anastacia's third career choice. She has disclosed several health issues, including Crohn's disease and two instances of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markíza
Markíza (also known as Televízia Markíza) is a Slovak television channel launched on August 31, 1996. The channel was founded by a later politician Pavol Rusko, and is now part of the Central European Media Enterprises (CME). It also operates television channels Doma (since 2009), Dajto (since 2012), Markíza International (since 2016), Markíza KRIMI (since 2022) and Markíza Klasik (since 2024). In 2020, CME was bought out by Peter Kellner's investment group PPF. PPF is therefore the new owner of tv Markíza. In addition to its news and local programs, TV Markíza has secured exclusive broadcast rights to a variety of popular American and European films and series produced by major international studios including Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Disney, NBCUniversal, and ViacomCBS. The Markíza Plus free video archive offers popular series and programs for a limited period of time after they are broadcast, as well as a wide range of exclusive bonus content. TV Markíza's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panelák
Panelák is a colloquial term in Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak for a Large panel system-building, large panel system panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete, such as those extant in the former Socialist Republic of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic & Slovakia) and elsewhere in the world. Paneláks are usually grouped together, creating a housing estate (, ). (plural: ) is derived from the standard or meaning, literally, "panel house / prefabricated-sections house". The term ''panelák'' is used mainly for the elongated blocks with more sections with separate entrances – simple panel tower blocks are called (tower house) or colloquially . The buildings remain a towering, highly visible reminder of the Communist era of Czechoslovakia, Communist era. The term ''panelák'' refers specifically to buildings in the former Czechoslovakia, however, similar buildings were a common feature of urban planning in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Language
Slovak ( ; endonym: or ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech-Slovak languages, Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script and formerly in Cyrillic script. It is part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is closely related to Czech language, Czech, to the point of very high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish language, Polish. Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology (linguistics), morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German language, German, as well as other Slavic languages. History The Czech–Slovak gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV JOJ
TV JOJ is a Slovak private TV channel owned by J&T Enterprises and launched in March 2002. The channel screens serial dramas and TV shows. The name JOJ is derived from a Slovak interjection, comparable to ''oh là là''. History It was launched on 2 March 2002 as a successor of the network TV Global, which had been broadcasting since March 2000. The station's first slogan was "Nuda na Slovensku skončila," which translates to "Boredom in Slovakia has finished." TV JOJ was built by former head of the Czech channel TV Nova, Vladimír Železný, when he was at war with TV Nova's U.S. investor Central European Media Enterprises (CME). Through Joj, Železný wanted to shake the dominance of CME's station in Slovakia, TV Markíza, which was enjoying almost 50 percent of the country's nationwide audience. When TV JOJ first started, it was unpopular. The station was beaten by TV Nova, a more popular station. In 2004, when CME bought back TV Nova, the Americans had to divest from TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
