Monika Bagárová (born 5 July 1994) is a Czech singer. In 2009, she competed in the first season of the ''

Česko Slovenská SuperStar ''SuperStar'' (previously known as ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'') is a joint Czech- Slovak version ''Česko hledá SuperStar'' and '' SuperStar Search Slovakia'' based on the ''Idol'' franchise. Three seasons of this competition were broadcas ...

'' (Czech-Slovak version of ''

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''), where she finished fifth, the most successful Czech female participant in the competition.

Life and career

Monika Bagárová was born on 5 July 1994 in

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. In 2009, she participated in the ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'' competition and placed fifth. The following year, she began working with Rob Opatovský, with whom she sang the song "Prší". 2011 proved to be a turning point for Bagárová: she released her debut album, ''Shining'', which included "I want", a duet with

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. For the album, Bagárová won the Best Newcomer prize at the

Český slavík Český slavík () is an award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which were established in 1962 in Czechoslova ...

awards in 2011. In 2012, she was cast in the romantic film ''Definice lásky''. In 2013, Bagárová released a new single, "Let Me Love U", which foreshadowed the album she was working on. The following year, she recorded the song "Skús zabudnúť" with Igor Kmet in Slovakia. Bagárová's second album, titled ''Flashback'', was released in 2017. In 2018, she participated in the ninth season of the '' StarDance'' competition, finishing in tenth place. In 2020, she became a juror on the sixth season of ''

''.

Personal life

Bagárová dated singer and fellow ''SuperStar'' contestant

from 2009 to 2012. In 2017, she started a relationship with Slovak drummer Dávid Hodek. The two broke up in the summer of 2018. In December 2018, Bagárová began dating MMA fighter

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. They welcomed their first child, daughter Rumia, on 27 May 2020. In December 2021, Bagárová announced the couple had split. However, in February 2022, she confirmed they had reconciled. They separated again in July 2022. She began a relationship with Albanian businessman Leonard Lekaj in December 2022.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Shining'' (2011) * ''Flashback'' (2017) * ''Silnější'' (2022) Singles * "Prší" (Robo Opatovský feat. Monika Bagárová) (2010) * "Let Me Love U" (2013) * "Skus zabudnúť" (Igor Kmeťo feat. Monika Bagárová) (2014) * "Never Had" (2015) * "Little Piece of Heaven" (2017) * "Offline" (2018) * "Zůstaň se mnou" (feat.

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) (2019) * "Viva La Vida" ( Jan Bendig feat. Monika Bagárová) (2019) * "Sestra" (feat. Natalii) (2019) * "Stay" (D-Fly feat. Monika Bagárová) (2019) * "Like" (feat. Natalii) (2020)

References

External links

* * Czech women pop singers 1994 births Living people Musicians from Brno 21st-century Czech women singers Czech Romani people English-language singers from the Czech Republic {{CzechRepublic-singer-stub