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, the hosts of the show were Adela Banášová and Matej "Sajfa" Cifra.

Presenters

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Winners and nominees

Main categories

; Television ; Music

Others

Superlatives

In the main categories, Ján Mečiar and Marcel Merčiak received two simultaneous nominations, respectively. Merčiak scored one win, having also achieved two special awards as the first such recipient in the so far history of the poll.

Multiple nominees

; 2 nominations * Ján Mečiar * Marcel Merčiak

Reception

TV ratings

The show has received a total audience of more than 587,000 viewers, making it the most watched

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in the region.

References

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External links

Archive > ''OTO 2012'' – 13th edition
(Official website)

(at ''24hod.sk'')

(at ''Teraz.sk'')
Winners and nominees
(at ''

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