Tomáš Bezdeda (born 2 December 1985) is a
Slovak singer.
Career
Bezdeda's popularity rose to fame after placing third in ''Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar'', the Slovak version of ''
Pop Idol
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'', on
Radio and Television of Slovakia
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The organisation was created in 2011 following a merger of Slovenská televízia (Slovak Television) with Slovensk ...
. Bezdeda worked as a moderator of the music program XXL on the same television channel. In 2006, he took part in ''
Let's Dance'' on
TV Markíza
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.
In 2009, Bezdeda attempted to represent Slovakia at the
Eurovision Song Contest
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and to be the first Slovak entry in the contest since 1998. Bezdeda performed at the
Eurosong contest, and in the final came second in the televoting with the song "Každý z nás", beaten by
Kamil Mikulčík and
Nela Pocisková.
In 2010, he once again
attempted to represent Slovakia, performing the contest "Na strechách domov" at Eurosong contest, reaching third place.
Discography
Albums
*''
Slovensko hľadá Superstar Top 11'' (April 2005)
*''
Obyčajné slová'' (August 2005)
*''
Ostrov'' (November 2006)
*
Bronzový(2013)
Singles
*''Únos''
Slovensko hľadá SuperStar Performances
Semifinals: "Malý princ" by
Aya
Top 11: "Dnes" by
Tublatanka
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Top 10: "
Tears in Heaven
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Eric Clapton
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Top 9: "
When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" by
Dr Hook
Top 8: "Hľadám" by
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Top 7: "Reklama na ticho" by
Team
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Top 6: "
Stumblin' In
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Chris Norman
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&
Suzi Quatro
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Top 6: "Ó Maňo" by and
Věra Bílá
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Top 6: "
V slepých uličkách
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" by
Miro Žbirka
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Marika Gombitová
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Top 5: "
She Loves You
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" by
The Beatles
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Top 5: "
Always on My Mind
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Elvis Presley
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Top 4: "Poďme sa zachrániť" by
Peter Nagy
Top 4: "Voda, čo ma drží nad Vodou" by
Elán
Top 3: "
They Can't Take That Away from Me" by
Fred Astaire
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Top 3: "
Theme from New York, New York
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" by
Frank Sinatra
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Top 3: "
Blue Moon
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Billy Vaughn
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See also
*
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
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The list is entirely ...
References
External links
Official Sitewww.tomas-bezdeda.com
Official Fan Forumwww.bezdedoland.sk
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Slovak pop singers
1985 births
Living people
Idols (franchise) participants
Bezdas
21st-century Slovak male singers
English-language singers from Slovakia