Twiins (stylized as TWiiNS) is a Slovak pop duo consisting of twin sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová. They were born on 15 May 1986 in

Hronský Beňadik Hronský Beňadik (1920–1948: , 1948–1960: ; ; , until 1888: ; ) is a village in central Slovakia. It has a population of 1233 (2005). According to the local tourist information officer, this is the site referred to in what may be the first wr ...

. They represented

Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Slovakia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I'm Still Alive", written by Bryan Todd (record producer), Bryan Todd, Sandra Nordstrom, and Branislav Jančich, and was performed by the duo Twiins. The Slovak particip ...

with the song " I'm Still Alive".

Career

The twins' music career started in 1996, when the 10 years old girls competed in the children singing competition "Hviezdička", under the name Tweens suggested by the poet and songwriter Daniel Hevier. In 2008, the due changed its name to Twiins. Twiins were background singers and dancers for

Tereza Kerndlová Tereza Kerndlová (born 6 October 1986 in Brno) is a Czech singer. She rose to fame as a member of the trio Black Milk since 2001. After the trio split in 2005, she started a solo career and released the album ''Orchidej''. She represented t ...

, the Czech entry in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

. In January 2010, the duo covered "

Boys (Summertime Love) "Boys (Summertime Love)" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina, released in May 1987 as the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (1987). The song topped the charts in France (where it became the first number-one single by an Ital ...

" under the title ''Boys, Boys, Boys'' featuring

Carlprit Rudi Schwamborn (; born 20 May 1988 in Avenues, Harare, Zimbabwe), professionally known as Carlprit, is a German-Zimbabwean rapper, songwriter, DJ and music manager. He has performed and written for acts such as Cascada, Alexandra Stan and Lau ...

, originally by

Sabrina Salerno Sabrina Debora Salerno (; born 15 March 1968), known mononymously as Sabrina, is an Italian singer, songwriter, model, actress and television presenter. During her career, she has scored ten international hits, including three number ones. Inte ...

. Twiins represented

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...

with their song, "I'm Still Alive", which failed to qualify for the final. They gave Slovakia their best result since entering the competition again in 2009. The song was co-written and produced by Bryan Todd. The song peaked at number 18 in Slovakia. Twiins released "One Night Stand" featuring

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...

in 2012. They performed during his shows in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, Florida. In 2014 Twiins posed for the Slovak edition of the

Playboy magazine ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefn ...

. In 2018 they appeared in the

reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

Farma on

Markíza Markíza (also known as Televízia Markíza) is a Slovak television channel launched on August 31, 1996. The channel was founded by a later politician Pavol Rusko, and is now part of the Central European Media Enterprises (CME). It also opera ...

network.

Personal life

Each of the twins has a daughter. Daniela gave birth to Linda in 2020 with the footballer

Stanislav Lobotka Stanislav Lobotka (; born 25 November 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Slovakia national team. Club career AS Trenčín Lobotka made his Corgoň Liga debut for AS Tren ...

, while Veronika's daughter Nea, whose father is the actor Matúš Kolárovský was born in 2022. Until 2024 they lived together in the

Tlmače Tlmače is a town and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1075 as ''Talmach''. It has town status since 1986. From 1986 to 1994 the villages of Mal ...

village, but due to the conflicts between their daughters, Daniela moved to

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a List of towns in Slovakia, city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech Republic, Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a populati ...

Discography

Albums

* ''Tweens'' (2000) * ''Máme čas...'' (2001) * ''Škrtni zápalkou'' (2003) * ''Láska chce viac'' (2005) * ''Compromise'' (2009) * ''Zlatá brána dokorán'' (2021)

Singles

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Twin musical duos Slovak pop singers Slovak women pop singers 21st-century Slovak women singers Musical groups established in 1996 Female musical duos Musical groups disestablished in 2019 Musical groups reestablished in 2021 Child musical groups English-language singers from Slovakia Eurovision Song Contest entrants