SuperStar is a joint Czech-Slovak version of the Idol series' Pop Idol. It was merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and SuperStar Search Slovakia, which previously had three individual seasons each. The first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on two channels: «TV Nova» and «Markíza» (Slovakia) which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons. Also both hosts have been their hosts countries before as have been three out of the four judges. To legitimate a fair chance for each country's contestants to reach the final, twelve of the contestants will compete split into genders and nationalities in the semifinals, guaranteeing a 50% share for each country in the top 12.
Katarína Knechtová is a Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha.
"Voľný pád" is a song by Slovak singer Dara Rolins, featuring rap by Orion. The composition was released on March 3, 2008 as a download single and issued on the singer's remix album D2: Remixy from 2008.
The solo discography of Slovak recording artist Szidi Tobias consists of six studio albums, one box set, an extended play and a music video. As featured vocalist, she participated on five compilations, one original motion picture soundtrack as well one video album.
Strážce plamene is a compilation album by Czech recording artists Petr Hapka and Michal Horáček, released on Universal Music in 2006.
The solo discography of Slovak recording artist Miroslav Žbirka consists of fourteen studio albums, five export releases, eight compilations, one live recording, one extended play and twelve official singles. As a member of Modus, Žbirka contributed to two albums of the group, as well as a number of singles issued from 1967 until 1980.
Celeste Rizvana Buckingham is a Slovak singer and songwriter of Swiss-American origins. The former finalist of Česko Slovenská SuperStar (2011), Buckingham gained early recognition on the second season of the Czech and Slovak reality television series SuperStar, co-produced for audiences of the two nations. Even though eliminated from the talent contest, having placed tenth, she promptly established herself as a independent artist. Her first singles, "Blue Guitar" and "Nobody Knows", each found a top-ten response on the component airplay chart in her home country, and so did her first collaboration with Majk Spirit on "Ja a ty", recorded for the rapper's studio album Nový človek. Nevertheless, her mainstream record followed the eventual release of her full-length debut entitled Don't Look Back (2012).
The discography of Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham consists of three studio albums, one compilation and fourteen singles, including three featuring her contribution. In addition to, she has appeared on twelve music videos, has two other appearances as well a number of unreleased songs.
Don't Look Back is the debut album by Slovak-based recording artist Celeste Buckingham, released on April 3, 2012 through a distribution by EMI Records.
Nový človek is the debut album by Slovak rapper Majk Spirit released on November 11, 2011 on BeatBan Records. During first six weeks upon its release, the set sold over 6,000 copies in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
"Run Run Run" is a 2012 song by the Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham. Released on April 4, 2012, the singer herself wrote the song, with assistance from producers Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek.
"Nobody Knows" is a 2011 song by Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham, distributed by Universal. Co-written and co-produced by herself along with Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek, it was pre-released on November 7, 2011 as the second forerunner of the singer's then upcoming studio album Don't Look Back (2012), which followed a few months later.
Česko Slovenská SuperStar is the joint Czech-Slovak version of Idol series' Pop Idol merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and Slovensko hľadá SuperStar which previous to that had three individual seasons each. The second season premiered in February 2011 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on two channels: «TV Nova» and «Markíza» (Slovakia) which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons. Also both hosts have been their hosts countries before as have been three out of the four judges. To legitimate a fair chance for each country's contestants to reach the final, twelve of the contestants will compete split into genders and nationalities in the semifinals, guaranteeing a 50% share for each country in the top 12.
"Blue Guitar" is a 2011 song by the Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham. Released on July 20, 2011, the composition wrote singer herself along with producers Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek. Upon its release on the corresponding album Don't Look Back, her debut single received positive reviews from music journalists.
"Nevzdávám" is a 2011 song by the top twelve finalists of the second season of the Czech and Slovak talent show, Česko Slovenská Superstar. Issued on April 22, 2011 by Universal Music, the composition was written by Tomáš Zubák, Václav Pokorný, Peter Graus and Marián Kachút as the main theme of the series.
"Ja a ty" is a 2011 song by Majk Spirit and Celeste Buckingham. As the first music collaboration of the Slovak recording artists, their common duet was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2012. Prior to that, the single was issued on the rapper's own studio album entitled Nový človek (2011), distributed by BeatBan Records.
"Never Be You" is a 2012 song by Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham. Released on November 12 through iTunes, the track composed the singer along with Littlebeat producers Martin Šrámek—Andrej Hruška, and US-based musicians Aaron Harmon—Jordan Reyes, both from BoyGenius Studios. While the lyrics co-wrote Paula Winger, the music video directed by Roland Wraník was shot in a Slovak spa town, Trenčianske Teplice.
"I Was Wrong" is a 2013 song by Celeste Buckingham and Majk Spirit, released through iTunes on May 6, 2013. Following the initial collaboration of both Slovak recording artists for a song called "Ja a ty" from 2012, their second duet was produced by Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek of Littlebeat studio.
