Marika Gombitová

Marika Gombitová
Marika Gombitová
Birth name Mária Gombitová
Born September 12, 1956 (1956-09-12) (age 55)
Turany nad Ondavou, ČSSR
Genres Big beat, pop rock, dance, soul
Occupations singer-songwriter
Instruments vocals, bongo, piano
Years active 1975–present
Labels OPUS, Open Music, Jumbo, Sony/Bonton, Universal
Associated acts Modus, J.Lehotský, M.Žbirka, L.Lučenič, V.Patejdl, Gravis
Website

marikagombitova.com

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Marika Gombitová's signature

Marika Gombitová (Slovak: [ˈmarɪka ˈɡombɪtovaː], born September 12, 1956 in Turany nad Ondavou, Czechoslovakia) is a female singer-songwriter. Having sold one million albums at least, she is considered as the most popular female vocalist in Slovakia.[1][2] Her vocal range - falsetto excluding - overpasses two octaves; from e to fis2.[3] The authors of her biography book, published in 2008, labeled Gombitová as "a genius singer and a very exclusive person."[3]

Shortly after finishing the second album Môj malý príbeh (1981), released on the major domestic label OPUS, her career was adversely affected by a serious single-car accident on December 1, 1980. Although the singer has survived, as a result of backbone and spinal cord injuries she has been tied to a wheelchair for life. Following a six month recovery, the artist returned to the spotlight, making top rankings and even touring again. Her condition forced her to withdraw from public in the late 1990s, eventually. Prior to that, she released Zostaň (1994), her final studio set to date.[3] Gombitová's work, however, remains played by the leading Slovak and Czech radio stations. Most currently, her double platinum[4] compilation entitled Vyznanie peaked at number #23 in the Czech Albums chart in 2007,[5] while her latest airplay single "Tak som chcela všetkých milovať" charted on the Slovak Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna component chart at number #20.[6]

Amongs her most significant songs are denoted "Koloseum" and, especially, "Vyznanie"
(English: "Why (Must I Always Fail)?"). The composition received several music awards, including the first prize at the 4th Intervision Song Festival contest in Sopot, Poland in 1980.[7][8] In 2007, the single was voted by Slovak TV audience as Hit of the Century in the country.[9] On June 20, 1990 Gombitová became the first Czechoslovak singer to appear on the Austrian chart Die Großen Zehn by ORF,[10] presenting "Babylónia" from Kam idú ľudia? (1990). The title song from the album was dedicated to Stevie Wonder himself. The two met on Spring 1989, but the original plans to record a duet in common failed at last.[11][12]

Contents

Biography

1956–74: Early years and Profily band

Marika Gombitová was born on September 12, 1956 in village Turany nad Ondavou, east Slovakia, as the seventh descendent of Michal (December 19, 1913) and Margita (August 19, 1921, née Novotňáková). However two of their former daughters - one of which was already given the name [Mária] - died due to hypothermia.[13] Since the age of nine, she was taking piano lessons in the local Ľudová škola umenia (LŠU) in Stropkov. Following her failure to study singing at Music school, she continued with engineering in Košice. While on high school, she sang with an amateur band called Profily. Later she would shortly perform for the orchestras of Juraj Szabadoš and/or Július Olajoš.[12]

1975–77: Early recordings, Modus band and "Úsmev"

In 1975, Gombitová made her first recordings ("Karta" and "Nájdem hviezdu") at Slovak Radio Košice. The next year, she received an offer from Janko Lehotský, frontman of the Modus band, to join his professional group. Following the leaving exam she, therefore, moved to Bratislava[12] and got an initial exposure in Slovak Television with songs "Lúčenie" and "Túto pieseň spievam vám" (both co-written by Lehotský), performed in Chvíľa pre pesničku in 1976.[4] At first, she would release a number of singles with Modus (such as "Veľký sen mora", "Margaréta", "Zažni" - all from 1977) as a backing vocalist. Her solo part came along with the Bratislavská lýra '77 winning composition "Úsmev" that featured also vocal contributions by Lehotský, Miro Žbirka and Miro Jevčák.[14] Subsequently, Gombitová recorded her debut solo single entitled "Boľavé námestie."[15] For the first time, her name appears in the national music poll Zlatý slavík, being ranked as the 46th Most Popular Female Singer in Czechoslovakia in 1977 (Modus scored at number #6).[16]

1978–80: "Študentská láska," "Vyznanie," Intervision prize and car accident

Main article: Car Accident of Marika Gombitová
“ There's no way to accept this and if someone would claim such thing, you don't buy it. ”

—Marika Gombitová[17]

The second solo single by Gombitová, "Študentská láska," was issued in 1978. The song won two awards at the Bratislavská lýra '78 festival, being classified as the most selling SP in July in Slovakia.[18] She also recorded four tracks on the Motion Picture Soundtrack of Smoliari (issued in 1979), and her position in annual Zlatý slavík skyrocketed to number #4 this time (Next year she scored at #3, while at #2 in 1980).[19] Following her contribution to the Collegium Musicum's full length project entitled On a Ona, Gombitová along with Modus was headed in February 1979 to the recording studio to work on their self-titled debut album. In addition, she would also release her own debut set Dievča do dažďa. With its pilot single "Vyznanie," Gombitová entered the 4th Intervision Song Festival held in Sopot, Poland on August 20-23, 1980. As a result, she received the first prize in the competition representing record companies, shared with Nikolai Gnatiuk from Russia (for the song "Dance on a Drum").[20]

Discography

Main article: Marika Gombitová discography
Studio albums
with Modus:
  • 1979: Modus
  • 1980: Balíček snov
  • 1981: 99 zápaliek
  • 1983: Záhradná kaviareň
Export albums
  • 1981: Rainy Day Girl
  • 1984: My Friend the Tree
  • 1985: Marika No. 5

Bibliography

Year Title Publisher Notes
1986 Piesne OPUS Records

Filmography

Year Film Role Director(s) Production
Cinema
1983 Tisícročná včela [A] Song(s) performer Juraj Jakubisko CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyAustria
2005 Hostel Eli Roth United States
Television
1978 Smoliari Song(s) performer Dušan Kodaj Czechoslovakia
1981 Neberte nám princeznú Katka Martin Hoffmeister Czechoslovakia
1984 Tisícročná včela [A] Song(s) performer Juraj Jakubisko CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyAustria
1985 Obyčajný deň ? Czechoslovakia
1986 Pa a Pi [B][C] Miroslav Sobota CzechoslovakiaWest Germany
2005 Medzi nami [B] Ladislav Halama, Martin Kákoš Slovakia
Notes
  • A ^ While the motion picture features two parts, its televised release consists of four.
  • B ^ Denotes a TV-series.
  • C ^ Denotes a short film.

Tours

  • 1977/78: Úsmev Tour (with Modus)
  • 1978/80: Balíček snov Tour (with Modus)
  • 1983: Mince na dne fontán Tour
  • 1985/87: Adresa ja, adresa ty Tour

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 7, 422
  2. ^ "Marika Gombitová Recorded A New Single". Slovak News Agency. SITA. 2007-10-21. dnes.atlas.sk. http://dnes.atlas.sk/showbiz/128821/. Retrieved 2011-04-20.  (Slovak)
  3. ^ a b c Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 7
  4. ^ a b Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 419
  5. ^ "TOP 50 Czech Albums Chart - Marika Gombitová - Vyznanie". IFPI Czech Republic. ČNS IFPI. ifpi.cz. http://www.ifpi.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=145458&sec=449b384a0d0bb46345f713241d6e7d47. Retrieved 2011-07-12. (Czech)
  6. ^ "Slovak Rádio Top 50 – Marika Gombitová - "Tak som chcela všetkých milovať"". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Slovakia. SNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=20&titul=144716&sec=d9ca73251c8129ddef6a9382c8dd5bf8. Retrieved 2011-04-10.  (Slovak)
  7. ^ Waschko, Roman (1980-09-06). "Finn Singer Triumphant At Sopot Contest". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media): p. 65. http://books.google.com/books?id=NyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT64&dq=marika+gombitova&hl=cs&ei=mKKbTaS3AcuYOvff0f8G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=marika%20gombitova&f=true. Retrieved 2011-04-05.  (English)
  8. ^ "Международный фестиваль польской песни "Сопот"". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20071017110215/http://pesnyagoda.by.ru/sopot.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-07.  (Russian)
  9. ^ "The Hit Of The Century Finale: Marika Hasn't Come, Her 'Why?' Won However". Nový čas. Zoznam, s.r.o.. 2007-07-07. topky.sk. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100141/163756/Finale-Hitu-storocia-Marika-neprisla-jej-Vyznanie-vsak-vyhralo. Retrieved 2011-04-05.  (Slovak)
  10. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 200
  11. ^ Lehotský, (2008), p. 31-32
  12. ^ a b c "Marika Gombitová – Biography". Czecho-Slovak Film Database. POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1167-marika-gombitova/. Retrieved 2011-03-31.  (Czech)
  13. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 9, 11
  14. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 417
  15. ^ Lehotský - Gombitová Catalogue (2008), p. 55
  16. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 424
  17. ^ "Marika Gombitová: Feared Of The World". Blesk. Ringier Axel Springer CZ. 2007-07-08. blesk.cz. http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/celebrity/69779/marika-gombitova-50-ma-strach-ze-sveta.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05.  (Czech)
  18. ^ "Študentská láska By Marika Gombitová Is Thirty Years Old". News Agency of the Slovak Republic. Bratislava, Slovakia: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 2008-07-27. cas.sk. http://www.cas.sk/clanok/83872/video-gombitovej-studentska-laska-ma-uz-tridsat-rokov.html. Retrieved 2011-04-08.  (Slovak)
  19. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil (2008), p. 425-426
  20. ^ Waschko, Roman (1980-09-06). "Finn Singer Triumphant At Sopot Contest". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media): p. 65. http://books.google.com/books?id=NyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT64&dq=marika+gombitova&hl=cs&ei=mKKbTaS3AcuYOvff0f8G&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=marika%20gombitova&f=true. Retrieved 2011-04-05.  (English)
  21. ^ Gombitová, Marika; Peteraj, Kamil (1986). Cón, Peter. ed (in Slovak). Marika Gombitová - Piesne (1st ed.). Bratislava, Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records. pp. 33. OCLC 165899286. http://www.worldcat.org/title/piesne/oclc/165899286&referer=brief_results. Retrieved 2011-10-11. (English)(Slovak)

Further reading

External links

v · Discography · Awards · Car Accident
Studio albums:
Dievča do dažďa (1979) · Môj malý príbeh (1981) · Slnečný kalendár (1982) · Mince na dne fontán (1983) · Marika No.5 (1984) · Voľné miesto v srdci (1986) · Ateliér duše (1987) · Kam idú ľudia? (1990) · Zostaň (1994)
with Modus:
Modus (1979) · Balíček snov (1980) · 99 zápaliek (1981) · Záhradná kaviareň (1983)
Export albums:
Rainy Day Girl (1981) · My Friend the Tree (1984) · Marika No. 5 (1985)
with Modus:
Modus (1980)
Compilations:
Moje najmilšie (1985) · Polnočné otázky: 16 Naj 1984-1993 (1993) · The Best of the Best (1998) · Gold (2005) · Vyznanie (2007) · Na Bratislavskej Lýre (2008) · Duetá (2010)
with Modus:
Zrkadlo rokov (1987) · The Best of 1977-1988: Vol 1 (1995) · The Best of 1979-1988: Vol 2 (1998) · Úsmev (1998) · Gold (2005)
Soundtracks:
Smoliari (1979) · Neberte nám princeznú (2001) · V obrazech II (2003)
Video albums:
Ateliér duše (1987) · Roky a piesne (2004)
Other albums:
On a Ona (1979) · Doktor Sen (1980) · Nežná revolúcia (1990) · Good Vibes: Remixes (1997) · 100 let české a slovenské písničky 3 (2001) · Modrý album (2001) · Dúhy (2005)
Extended plays:
Slávnosť úprimných slov (1987)
Tours:
Mince na dne fontán Tour (1983) · Adresa ja, adresa ty Tour (1985-87)
with Modus:
Úsmev Tour (1977-78) · Balíček snov Tour (1978-80)
Filmography:

Smoliari (1979) · Neberte nám princeznú (1981) · Tisícročná včela (1983) · Obyčajný deň (1985) · Pa a Pi (1986) · Medzi nami (2005) · Hostel (2005)
Related articles:
Modus · Janko Lehotský · Miro Žbirka · Laco Lučenič · Vašo Patejdl · Pavol Hammel · Best Slovak Albums
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v · Marika Gombitová singles
1970s:
"Boľavé námestie" (1978) · "Študentská láska" (1978) · "Vyznanie" (1979)
with Modus:
"Veľký sen mora" (1977)  · "Margaréta" (1977) · "Úsmev" (1977) · "Zažni" (1977) · "Stará láska" (1977) · "Letná láska" (1977) · "Známy tón" (1977) · "Dievčatá" (1978) · "Malý veľký vlak" (1979)
1980s:
"Kufor a šál" with J.Lehotský (1980) · "Domy na zbúranie" (1980) · "Svet stromov" (1980) · "Cirkusový kôň" (1980) · "Chcem sa s tebou deliť" (1981) · "Srdcia dievčat" (1982) · "Záhradná kaviareň" (1983)  · "Nenápadná" (1986) · "Tváre pred zrkadlom" (1989)
with Modus:
"Mágovo číslo" (1980)
1990s:
"Peklo milencov" (1994)
Other songs:
"Deň ako z pohľadnice" (1978) · "Ty vieš, mama" (1978) · "S tou nádejou choď spať" with J.Lehotský (1978) · "Nostalgia" (1980) · "Tajomstvo hier with J.Lehotský (1980) · "V slepých uličkách" with M.Žbirka (1980) · "Deň letí" (1980) · "Výmeny" (1981) · "Slnečný kalendár" (1982) · "Muž Nula (1983) · "Zem menom láska" (1985) · "Chlapci v pasci" (1986) · "Mami, mami" (1986) · "Koloseum" (1987) · "Neznámy pár" with K.Gott (1987) · "Ave Mária" (1989) · "Babylónia (1990) · "Paradiso" (1994) · "Nespáľme to krásne v nás" with M.Žbirka (2001) · "Tak som chcela všetkých milovať" (2007) · "Chlapci v pasci (Jarek Šimek Remix)" (2008)
"Luk a šíp" (1978) · "Včielka" (1980) · "Hrajme píseň" with K.Gott & J.Laufer (1987)

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