Hrdza
Hrdza | |
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Origin | Prešov, Slovakia ![]() |
Genres | Folk, Rock |
Years active | 1999 - present |
Labels | Universal Music Group (formerly) |
Website | http://en.hrdza.sk |
Hrdza is a Slovak folk rock band from Prešov, formed in 1999.[2]
The band mostly performs in their native Slovakia, but they have played in numerous other nations including Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia.[3]
History[]
Hrdza was formed in 1999 in Prešov by Slavomír Gibarti and Jaroslava Sisáková. It was later joined by Tóno Potočňák, Lukáš Maťufka and Róbert "Skippy" Hatala. In 2002, they came out with their self-published debut album "Muzička". In the autumn of 2002, founding member Sisáková left the band and was replaced by Veronika Rabadová. During that period, they won more than 20 awards at home, as well as in the Czech Republic. "Pod Božími Oknami" was their second album, released in 2006. In the summer of that year, their single "Na horách býva" was on the top 50 music chart in Slovakia for 17 weeks, reaching a peak position of 17. "Hajnajnanyja" was their third album, released in November 2009. Veronika Rabadová left in 2015 and Susanna Jara took the position of lead singer. Their most acclaimed album, "Neskrotený", was released in December 2018. It entered the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE) at number 4 in April 2019. This is the top position a Slovak band has ever reached. The song and video Stephen topped the World Music Charts by Ethnocloud in March 2019.[4]
On the 15th of July, 2021, the group released its latest album, named 22.
Eurovision 2010[]
In 2010, Hrdza participated in the Slovak National Round of Eurosong in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Taká sa mi páči". The group won 19.5% of the vote, but was disqualified from the contest when it was realized that Hrdza had presented the song before 1 October 2009, which was in violation of the rules.[5]
Members[]
Current Members
- Slavomír Gibarti - Vocals and Guitar
- Susanna Jara - Vocals and Violin
- Dominik Maniak - Vocals and Violin
- Matej Palidrab - Vocals and Accordion
- Pavol Boleš - Vocals, Accordion and Bass Guitar
- Marek Szarvaš - Drums
Alternative Members[6]
- Lucia Gibarti - Vocals
- Julka Smolková - Vocals
- Ľubo Šamo - Vocals and Violin
- Mykhaylo Zakhariya - Cimbalom
Past Members
- Veronika Šoltysová-Rabadová - Vocals (2002 - 2015)
- Jaroslava Sisáková - Vocals (1999 - 2002)
- Anton Potočňák - Vocals and Violin
- Michal Brandys - Vocals and Violin (2006 - unclear)
- Michal Lörinc - Drums and Various Percussion
- Lukáš Maťufka - Drums and Various Percussion (2000 - unclear)
- Róbert "Skippy" Hatala - Vocals and Bass Guitar (2002 - 2004)
- Miroslav Szirmai - Drums and Various Percussion (ca. 2009 - unclear)
- Marián Šurányi - Vocals and Accordions (2012 - unclear)
Discography[]
Title | Translation into English | Album Details |
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Music |
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Under God's Windows | ||
Hajnajnanyja |
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Hrdza's Eighteen |
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Untamed |
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22 |
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References[]
- ^ http://www.studak.cz/vychutnejte-si-brnenske-hudebni-lahudky-podzimu-realroad-hrdza/
- ^ Aktuality.sk. "Eurosong 2010: Hrdza skončila, postupuje Horská Chata". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "Hrdza". en.hrdza.sk. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ http://en.hrdza.sk/
- ^ "Hrdza". en.hrdza.sk. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Jaroslava Sisáková". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "HRDZA - Pod Božími Oknami". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "Hrdza - HAJNAJNANYJA". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- Slovak rock music groups
- 1999 establishments in Slovakia