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Česko Slovenská SuperStar (season 1)
''SuperStar'' (previously known as ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'') is a joint Czech Republic, Czech-Slovakia, Slovak version ''Česko hledá SuperStar'' and ''SuperStar Search Slovakia'' based on the Idol (franchise), ''Idol'' franchise. Three seasons of this competition were broadcast separately in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but in 2009, they were merged to reduce costs and increase attractiveness for viewers. The first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, and Košice. It aired on two channels, TV Nova (Czech Republic) and Markíza (Slovakia), which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons. Determining to legitimate a fair chance for each country's contestants to reach the final, twelve contestants split into genders and nationalities in the semifinals, assuming a 50% share for each country in the top 12. Format In Season 1, the age limit was set from 15 to 30 years old. However, 14-year-old contestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American series ''American Idol''. Fuller came to prominence in the 1990s for managing the British girl group the Spice Girls, and he has since managed acts in various fields of entertainment, from sports stars David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton to other musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox. Since 2020, Fuller has been working with tech firm TikTok to aid development of new TikTok creatives and in the same year he announced a partnership with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021, Pearson PLC announced a partnership with Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts. In 2016, Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to reunite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Deník
''Deník'' is a regional daily newspaper in the Czech Republic. History Originally owned by German publishing company Verlagsgruppe Passau (VGP), ''Deník'' has been owned by Penta Investments since 2015. VGP has a monopoly on the Czech regional press. In September 2006, regional newspapers across the Czech Republic were rebranded to ''Deník'' with a regional adjective appended, including ''Pražský deník'' (). Apart from the Prague-based version, further 72 regional newspapers were branded as part of this launch. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 328,319 copies, making it the second most read paper in the country. The circulation of ''Deník'' was 295,307 copies in 2008 and 247,987 copies in 2009. It was 224,122 copies in 2010 and 204,084 copies in 2011. See also * List of newspapers in the Czech Republic In 1995 there were eight national newspapers in the Czech Republic and their total circulation was about 1.8 million copies. The number of daily newspapers was 96 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Katarína Knechtová
Katarína Knechtová (born March 14, 1981) is a Slovakia, Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha. Biography Katarína was born in Prešov, to a Czech mother and Slovak father. In Prešov she attended the Ján Adam Raymann Gymnasium. After finishing school, she studied philosophy. For seven years she studied to play keyboard, she is also a self-taught guitarist. She started her music career in local band named ''Prešovčatá''. Katarína has a younger sister, Veronika. Music career Katarína Knechtová debuted on the Slovak music scene in 1996 in the band IMT Smile led by Ivan Tásler. One year later she left the band with drummer and moved to Peha band, which was later in 1999 called the revelation of a year in Slovakia. Two years later, Katarína won the ''Aurel'' award as the best female singer (in 2005 she won again). She is also a winner of OTO award in 2007. Even though she is a writer of a lot of lyrics, she admits t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ben Cristovao
Ben da Silva Cristóvão (born 8 June 1987), known professionally as Ben Cristovao or Benny Cristo, is a Czech singer. He was nominated to represent the Czech Republic in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, after winning the national round with the song " Kemama". After the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Czech Television confirmed that Cristo would instead represent the nation in the 2021 contest. Cristo sings in both Czech and English. Music career In 2009, Benny Cristo was one of the finalists on the talent show '' Česko Slovenská SuperStar''. The experiences gained in this show motivated him to focus on his singing career. In 2010, he released his debut album, ''Definitely Different''. A year later, his second studio album, called ''Benny Cristo'', came out. It contains two collaborations with Monika Bagárová, another contestant from ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar''. In 2013, Cristo was nominated for the Český slavík award in the cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monkey Business (band)
Monkey Business is a Czech funk and pop band formed in 1999 in Prague. It is one of the musical projects of multi-instrumentalist and producer Roman Holý, the others being J.A.R. and Sexy Dancers. The band also includes vocalist Matěj Ruppert, guitarist Oldřich Krejčoves, bassist Pavel Mrázek, drummer Martin Houdek, keyboardist Ondřej Brousek, and vocalist Tereza Černochová. As of , they have released eleven studio albums. History Monkey Business formed in Prague, Czechia, in 1999. The band initially consisted of vocalist Matěj Ruppert, guitarist Oldřich Krejčoves, bassist Pavel Mrázek, drummer Martin Houdek, and keyboardist Ondřej Brousek. Their debut album, ''Why Be in When You Could Be Out'', was released in 2000 and included contributions from Iranian-Czech percussionist Imran Musa Zangi and American trombonist Fred Wesley. The group subsequently added a second vocalist, the American-Czech Tonya Graves, who had previously sung in the band Liquid Harmony. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aha! (tabloid)
''Aha!'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. It has been in circulation since 2004. History and profile ''Aha!'' was established in October 2004 and its owner was Ebika. The daily was bought by Ringier, more specifically Ringier Axel Springer Czech Republic, in October 2007. The owner of the paper is the Czech News Center, which acquired it in 2013. The publisher is the Czech Print Center, a subsidiary of the CNC. The paper focuses on the news about the Czech celebrities. The major audience of the daily is the Czech youth. It is published in tabloid format and has a right-wing stance. ''Aha!'' has been sued by several Czech public figures, including Michal Viewegh, a Czech writer, due to its allegedly false reports. Ringier stated that ''Aha!'' was the second best-selling tabloid in the country after ''Blesk ''Blesk'' () is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. History and profile ''Blesk'' was first publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mladá Fronta Dnes
''Mladá fronta Dnes'' (), also known as ''MF Dnes'' or simply ''Dnes'', is a daily newspaper based in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... As of 2016, it is the second-largest Czech newspaper, after the tabloid '' Blesk''. History and profile ''Mladá fronta Dnes'' is owned by Mafra a.s., a subsidiary of the Agrofert group, a company owned by the former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Mafra was previously the Czech subsidiary of the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei - und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH, the publisher of the '' Rheinische Post'' that bought it from French press group Socpresse in 1994. The newspaper is published in Berliner format. It consists of four sections, one of which contains regional content. Its orientation c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jitka Nováčková
Jitka Nováčková (born 28 April 1992) is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Czech Miss 2011 and subsequently represented the Czech Republic in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Early life Born in České Budějovice, Nováčková went to school at Gymnázium Jírovcova and started modeling at age 9. She was a semifinalist in Elite Model Look Czech Republic 2009 and the face of sports apparel manufacturer ''Nordlbanc'' and its 2009 spring/summer campaign for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Česká Miss 2011 Nováčková, who stands 1.75 m tall, was crowned as Česká Miss 2011 held on 19 March 2011 at the Karlín Music Theater in Prague, Czech Republic. She succeeded outgoing Česká Miss 2010 and Miss Universe 2010's Top 15 semifinalist, Jitka Válková. Miss Universe 2011 As her national pageant winner title, Nováčková officially represented Czech Republic at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in September 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil. In the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tina (singer)
Tina (born Martina Csillagová; 11 March 1984) is a Slovak singer. She won the Best Female Singer prize at the Slávik Awards in 2011 and 2012. Tina co-hosted the 2011 edition of Czech/Slovak television series ''SuperStar'' alongside Leoš Mareš Leoš Mareš (born 27 April 1976) is a Czech television and radio presenter and singer. He has hosted a number of singer search television programmes, including '' Česko hledá SuperStar'', ''X Factor'' and '' Hlas Česko Slovenska''. He joined .... She returned to host alongside Mareš in the first two series of '' The Voice Česko Slovensko''. Personal life Tina has a son, Leo, with footballer Richard Lásik. She married rapper in 2014. Discography Studio albums *2004: ''Tina'' *2006: ''Chillin'' *2009: ''Veci sa menia'' *2011: ''S.E.X.Y.'' Other albums *2012: ''Best Of'' *2014: ''Unplugged CD 2004–2014'' Awards and nominations References External links * Slovak pop singers Slovak women pop singers 1984 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adela Banášová
Adela may refer to: People * Adela (given name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name Arts and entertainment * ''Adela'', a 1933 Romanian novel by Garabet Ibrăileanu * , a 1985 Romanian film directed by Mircea Veroiu * ''Adela'' (2000 film), an Argentine thriller * ''Adela'' (2008 film), a Philippine film Other uses * ''Adela'' (moth), a genus of fairy longhorn moths * La Adela, a place in La Pampa Province, Argentina * USS ''Adela'', an American Civil War steamer * ''Adela'' (brig), a ship launched in 1862 * Adela Investment Company, a former private investment corporation * Adela (cave), one of the entrances to the Crnopac cave system in Croatia See also * * Adel (other) * Adele (other) * Adell (other) * Adelia (other) ''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, ''Euphorbiaceae'', subfamily ''Acalyphoideae''. Adelia or Adélia may also refer to: Given name *Adelia Aguilar, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |