Kristina (singer)
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Kristína Peláková professionally known as Kristina, is a Slovak singer
. Kristina started singing, dancing and playing the piano in her childhood in Svidník
, Slovakia. She took her music teacher's advice to attend the conservatory in Košice
and to major in singing. During her studies, Kristina frequented the Jazz Club in the town where she met her future producer Martin Kavulič. He helped her to get a contract with the H.o.M.E. Production record label. Her first single "Som tvoja", featuring the rapper Opak, was released in 2007. The first track that became a hit in Slovakia was "Vráť mi tie hviezdy" in 2008. Her debut album ....ešte váham was released in the same year. Kristina won the national selection
to represent Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
with the song "Horehronie
" getting the largest share of televotes and coming second in the jury vote. The track, an ode to the homonymous region in Slovakia, was composed by Kavulič. The song peaked at #1 on the Slovak airplay chart.
Kristina failed to qualify to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
final from semifinal 1 on 25 May.
In October 2010, her sixth single "V Sieti ťa mám" reached #1 on the Slovakian airplay chart; making it her second chart-topping single of the year. On 18 October 2010, she released her second album with the same name.
Music of Slovakia
The music of Slovakia has been influenced both by the county's native Slovak peoples and the music of neighbouring regions. Whilst there are traces of pre-historic musical instruments, the country has a rich heritage of folk music and mediaeval liturgical music, and from the 18th century onwards,...
. Kristina started singing, dancing and playing the piano in her childhood in Svidník
Svidník
Svidník is a town in eastern Slovakia, acting as the capital of Svidník District in Prešov Region. It has a population of 12,384 .-Geography:...
, Slovakia. She took her music teacher's advice to attend the conservatory in Košice
Košice
Košice is a 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...
and to major in singing. During her studies, Kristina frequented the Jazz Club in the town where she met her future producer Martin Kavulič. He helped her to get a contract with the H.o.M.E. Production record label. Her first single "Som tvoja", featuring the rapper Opak, was released in 2007. The first track that became a hit in Slovakia was "Vráť mi tie hviezdy" in 2008. Her debut album ....ešte váham was released in the same year. Kristina won the national selection
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Slovakia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway with the song Horehronie, which failed to qualify for the final...
to represent Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
with the song "Horehronie
Horehronie (song)
-Charts:-External links:* - Youtube...
" getting the largest share of televotes and coming second in the jury vote. The track, an ode to the homonymous region in Slovakia, was composed by Kavulič. The song peaked at #1 on the Slovak airplay chart.
Kristina failed to qualify to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
final from semifinal 1 on 25 May.
In October 2010, her sixth single "V Sieti ťa mám" reached #1 on the Slovakian airplay chart; making it her second chart-topping single of the year. On 18 October 2010, she released her second album with the same name.
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| CZE Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
SVK Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
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| 2008 | "Vráť mi tie hviezdy" | — | 6 | ....ešte váham |
| "Ešte váham" | — | 6 | ||
| 2009 | "Stonka" | 28 | 4 | V sieti ťa mám |
| 2010 | "Horehronie Horehronie (song) -Charts:-External links:* - Youtube... " |
33 | 1 | |
| "Tak si pustím svoj song" | — | 27 | ||
| "V sieti ťa mám" | — | 1 | ||
| 2011 | "Pri oltári" | — | 1 | |
| "Life is a Game" | — | 3 | 2011 IIHF World Championship soundtrack | |